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nonpolar

American  
[non-poh-ler] / nɒnˈpoʊ lər /

adjective

Physical Chemistry.

  1. containing no permanently dipolar molecules; lacking a dipole.

Etymology

Origin of nonpolar

First recorded in 1890–95; non- + polar

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