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noun a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
adjective not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal
originEtymology 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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