Found 2 items, similar to nonmetal.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: nonmetal nonmetal adj : not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; “nonmetallic elements” [syn: nonmetallic] [ant: metallic] nonmetal n : a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
English → English (gcide) Definition: Nonmetal Nonmetal \Non"met`al\, n. (Chem.) Any one of the set of elements which, as contrasted with the metals, possess, produce, or receive, acid rather than basic properties; a metalloid; as, oxygen, sulphur, and chlorine are nonmetals. [1913 Webster]