nonmetal

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nonmetal

noun nonmetals · non-metal

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

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noun element that does not have the properties of a metal

Español	no metal
Français	non-métal
Deutsch	Nichtmetall
Italiano	non-metallo
Ελληνικά	αμέταλλο amétallo
Română	nemetal
Русский	немета́лл nemetáll
Tiếng Việt	phi kim

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@misc{nonmetal_2026,
  title = {nonmetal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nonmetal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}