Usually means: Contains no iron or steel.
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  3. nonferrous: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  7. nonferrous: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (nonferrous)

▸ adjective:  (of a metal or alloy) Containing no iron.

Similar:
non-ferrous, unalloyed, nonalloy, noniron, noncopper, nonsteel, refined, nonsilver, unmetallic, nonmetalliferous, more...

Opposite:
ferrous, containing iron, magnetic

Phrases:
nonferrous metal, nonferrous metallurgy, China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group, more...

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Similar:
non-ferrous, unalloyed, nonalloy, noniron, noncopper, nonsteel, refined, nonsilver, unmetallic, nonmetalliferous, more...

Opposite:
ferrous, containing iron, magnetic

Phrases:
nonferrous metal, nonferrous metallurgy, China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group, more...



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