Nonmetal Definition
nŏn-mĕtl
noun
Any of those elements lacking the characteristics of a metal; specif., any of the electronegative elements (e.g., oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, fluorine, phosphorus, sulfur) whose oxides form acids and stable compounds with hydrogen.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Nonmetal
Noun
Singular:
nonmetal
Plural:
nonmetals
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