nonpolar

1. 1.

   not ionic

   “a nonionic substance”

   Synonymsnonionic

Questions about nonpolar

What does nonpolar mean?

nonpolar means "not ionic".

How many syllables are in nonpolar?

nonpolar has 3 syllables: non-po-lar. The stress falls on "non".

What is another word for nonpolar?

Close synonyms include nonionic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nonpolar a common word?

nonpolar is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.