| ADJECTIVE | all | nonmetallic, nonmetal | not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal |
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| Meaning | not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal. | |
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| Example | "nonmetallic elements" | |
| Synonym | nonmetal | |
| Narrower | metalloid | Of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal |
| Opposite | metallic, metal | Containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal |
| Spanish | no metálico, no metálicos, nos-metálico | |
| Catalan | no metàlic | |
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