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nonmetallic en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From non- + metallic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not metallic.
    • Boron is a nonmetallic element, and compounds of it, such as borax, have been used in products for decades, ranging from detergents to roach poison. 2018 November 20, Wayne Drash, “Consumer group warns of ‘dangerous’ slime products and other hazardous toys”, in CNN:

Forms

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Translations (4)

ca no-metàl·lic (not metallic) · cmn 非金属的 (not metallic) · gu અધાત્વિક (not metallic) · el αμέταλλος (not metallic)

nonmetallic en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal English nonmetal Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nonmetallic From nonmetal + -ic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or having the properties of a nonmetal.

Forms

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Translations (2)

hu nemfémes (chemistry: of, relating to, or having the properties of a nonmetal) · ca no-metàl·lic (chemistry: of, relating to, or having the properties of a nonmetal)