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- US Pronunciation
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- [non-poh-ler]
- /nɒnˈpoʊ lər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [non-poh-ler]
- /nɒnˈpoʊ lər/
Definitions of nonpolar word
- adjective nonpolar containing no permanently dipolar molecules; lacking a dipole. 1
- noun nonpolar (physics) Not containing a dipole. 1
- adjective nonpolar (of a molecule) not having a permanent dipole moment 0
- adjective nonpolar not polar or polarized 0
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Origin of nonpolar
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; non- + polar
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Parts of speech for Nonpolar
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nonpolar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nonpolar usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with nonpolar
- why is co2 nonpolar?
- what are the nonpolar parts of phospholipids?
- why is ch4 nonpolar?
- what is a nonpolar covalent bond?
- why are ch bonds considered nonpolar?
- what does polar and nonpolar mean?
- how to determine if a molecule is polar or nonpolar?
- what does nonpolar mean?
- why are lipids nonpolar?
- what is a nonpolar molecule?
- how are electrons shared in a nonpolar covalent bond?
- why is carbon dioxide nonpolar?
- how to determine polar or nonpolar?
- what intermolecular force attracts two nonpolar molecules to each other?
- which part of a phospholipid is nonpolar?
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