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Nonpolar

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Not characterized by a dipole: a nonpolar covalent bond.

adj. Not ionizing when dissolved in water.

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adj. Not containing a dipole.

adj. Not ionic; not dissociating into ions when dissolved in water etc.

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adj. not ionic

Word Usage

"But nonpolar substances are effective solvents for one another; to put it in other words, nonpolar substances dissolve in other nonpolar substances."

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