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nonmetal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
non-metal
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal English nonmetal From non- + metal.

Inflected Forms

nonmetals (plural) non-metal (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonmetallic

Synonyms

nonmetallic

Questions

What does nonmetal mean?
An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.
Where does nonmetal come from?
Etymology tree English non- Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal English nonmetal From non- + metal.

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