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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal;
- Example: "nonmetallic elements"
[syn: nonmetallic, nonmetal]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nonmetallic \Non`me*tal"lic\, a.
   1. Not metallic.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Chem.) Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a
      nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a nonmetallic
      element.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nonmetallic
    adj 1: not containing or resembling or characteristic of a
           metal; "nonmetallic elements" [syn: nonmetallic,
           nonmetal] [ant: metal(a), metallic]