nonmetallic

English

Alternative forms

• non-metallic

Etymology 1

From non- +‎ metallic.

Adjective

nonmetallic (not comparable)

1. Not metallic.

Translations

not metallic

• Catalan: no-metàl·lic
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 非金属的

• Greek: αμέταλλος (el) (amétallos)
• Gujarati: અધાત્વિક (adhātvik)

Etymology 2

From nonmetal +‎ -ic.

Adjective

nonmetallic (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Of, relating to, or having the properties of a nonmetal.

Translations

chemistry: of, relating to, or having the properties of a nonmetal

• Catalan: no-metàl·lic
• Hungarian: nemfémes (hu)