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NON-CONDUCTOR

\nˈɒnkəndˈʌktə], \nˈɒnkəndˈʌktə], \n_ˈɒ_n_k_ə_n_d_ˈʌ_k_t_ə]\

Definitions of NON-CONDUCTOR

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Anything which does not transmit an electrical current, or heat, as the case may be.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

A substance which does not conduct electricity, heat, &c.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Any substance that does not readily transmit electricity, light, or heat.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

n. A substance which does not transmit another substance or fluid, as heat or electricity, or which transmits it with difficulty.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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