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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nonmetal \Non"met'al\, noun (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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
nonmetal
adjective: not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements" [syn: {nonmetallic}] [ant: {metallic}]
noun: a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
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