nonmetallic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal
    nonmetal.
    • nonmetallic elements

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Non`me*tal"lic adjective
Definitions
  1. Not metallic.
  2. (Chem.) Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a nonmetallic element.

Webster 1913