nonmetal

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an element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal
An element that lacks the properties generally associated with metals
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
an element that is brittle and nonductile as a solid, has no luster, and is a poor conductor of heat and electricity
not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements"
an element that tends to gain electrons, becoming negatively charged; see anion
{i} chemical element without metallic properties
an element that does not exhibit the characteristics of a metal
a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
nonmetals
plural of nonmetal