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NONPOLAR

AdjectiveNON-po-larnon-po-lar · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2025

Meaning

Not containing a dipole.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin polārislbor. English polar English nonpolar From non- + polar.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nonionic

Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle:

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