Nonmetal

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nonmetal
       adj : not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal;
             "nonmetallic elements" [syn: {nonmetallic}] [ant: {metallic}]
       n : a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties