nonmetallics
1ore — /awr, ohr/, n. 1. a metal bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit. 2. a mineral or natural product serving as a source of some nonmetallic substance, as sulfur. [bef. 900; conflation of ME ore, OE ora ore,… …
2öre — /ue rddeuh/, n., pl. öre. 1. a bronze coin of Norway, the 100th part of a krone. 2. a zinc or bronze coin of Denmark, the 100th part of a krone. 3. a bronze coin of Sweden, the 100th part of a krona. 4. a fractional currency of the Faeroe Islands …
3non|me|tal|lic — «NON muh TAL ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. not like a metal. Carbon, oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen are nonmetallic chemical elements. –n. a nonmetallic substance: »In addition to its leading position in diamonds and lithium minerals, Africa… …
