Definition of "nonpolar" [nonpolar]

• Not characterized by a dipole: a nonpolar covalent bond. (adjective)
• Not ionizing when dissolved in water. (adjective)

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• "But nonpolar substances are effective solvents for one another; to put it in other words, nonpolar substances dissolve in other nonpolar substances."
• "Because these mountains encompass the largest nonpolar ice mass in the world — some 46,298 glaciers covering 17 percent of the area's land mass — the region is known as the "third pole.""
• "Most laboratories store chemicals in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a popular solvent that can dissolve both polar (i.e., miscible with water) and nonpolar compounds."