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CARBON |
Nonmetallic element |
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NONMETALLIC |
Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a
nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a nonmetallic element. |
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TANTALUM |
A rare nonmetallic element found in certain minerals, as
tantalite, samarskite, and fergusonite, and isolated as a dark powder
which becomes st... |
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-IDE |
A suffix used to denote: (a) The nonmetallic, or negative,
element or radical in a binary compound; as, oxide, sulphide, chloride.
(b) A compou... |
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TELLURIUM |
A rare nonmetallic element, analogous to sulphur and
selenium, occasionally found native as a substance of a silver-white
metallic luster, but ... |
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IODINE |
A nonmetallic element, of the halogen group, occurring
always in combination, as in the iodides. When isolated it is in the
form of dark gray m... |
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SULPHUR |
A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large
quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and
sulphates (as gypsum), or n... |
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BORON |
A nonmetallic element occurring abundantly in borax. It is
reduced with difficulty to the free state, when it can be obtained in
several differ... |
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SELENIUM |
A nonmetallic element of the sulphur group, and analogous
to sulphur in its compounds. It is found in small quantities with
sulphur and some su... |
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PHOSPHORUS |
A poisonous nonmetallic element of the nitrogen group,
obtained as a white, or yellowish, translucent waxy substance, having a
characteristic d... |
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NITROGEN |
A colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless,
comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume. It is chemically
very inert in the... |