nonmetal

noun

Etymology

From non- + metal.

  1. derived from μέταλλον
  2. derived from metallum
  3. derived from metal
  4. inherited from metal
  5. prefixed as nonmetal — “non + metal

Definitions

  1. An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical…

    An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nonmetal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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