noun
a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
• Hypernyms: ↑chemical element, ↑element
adjective
not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal
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nonmetallic elements
• Syn: ↑nonmetallic
• Ant: ↑metallic (for: ↑nonmetallic)
• Similar to: ↑metalloid
Useful english dictionary. 2012.