"nonmetal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nonmetals [plural]
Etymology: non- + metal Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|metal}} non- + metal Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonmetal (plural nonmetals)
  1. (chemistry) An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal. Categories (topical): Chemistry, Types of chemical element Synonyms: non-metal Translations (element that does not have the properties of a metal): no-metall [masculine] (Catalan), nemetalo (Esperanto), epämetalli (Finnish), non-métal [masculine] (French), Nichtmetall [neuter] (German), αμέταλλο (amétallo) [neuter] (Greek), nemfém (Hungarian), konukore (Maori), نافلز (nâfelez) (Persian), niemetal [masculine] (Polish), nemetal [neuter] (Romanian), немета́лл (nemetáll) [masculine] (Russian), no metal [masculine] (Spanish), icke-metall [common-gender] (Swedish), dimetal (Tagalog), ametal (Turkish), phi kim (Vietnamese)

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