'Nonmetallic' definitions:

Definition of 'nonmetallic'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements" [syn: nonmetallic, nonmetal] [ant: metal(a), metallic]

Definition of 'Nonmetallic'

From: GCIDE
  • Nonmetallic \Non`me*tal"lic\, a.
  • 1. Not metallic. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Chem.) Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a nonmetallic element. [1913 Webster]