nonpolar

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adjective

Not containing a dipole.

Similar
nonionic
OriginEnglish polar ← Late Latin polāri ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivenonpolar (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesNot containing a dipole.
  2. not comparablechemistryNot ionic; not dissociating into ions when dissolved in water etc.
  3. not comparableNot relating to the polar regions.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot ionic

Similar
nonionic
Also see
nonionic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*kʷel-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*kʷól-os
  16. Proto-Hellenic*pólos
  17. Ancient Greekπόλος (pólos)
  18. Latinpolus
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  21. Late Latinpolāri
  22. Englishpolar
  23. Englishnonpolar

From non- + polar.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 非極性 /非极性
  • 非極性 /非极性 (fēi jíxìng)non-polar
Czech nepolární
  • nepolárnínon-polar
Polish niepolarny
  • niepolarnynon-polar

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nonpolar

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Cite this entry
APA

nonpolar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpolar

MLA

“nonpolar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpolar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonpolar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpolar.

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