nonconductor

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Where all the films are removed, the remaining glass is a nonconductor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mica, which laymen know as isinglass, is mainly used in peacetime as a nonconductor for electrical equipment.

From Time Magazine Archive

Through this spark-charged atmosphere, Lem Lemnitzer moved like a nonconductor.

From Time Magazine Archive

The meringue acts as a nonconductor for the upper part.

From Ice Creams, Water Ices, Frozen Puddings Together with Refreshments for all Social Affairs by Rorer, Sarah Tyson Heston

The hair furnishes protection against extreme and sudden variations of temperature by reason of the fact that hairs are poor conductors of heat, and inclose between them a still layer of air, itself a nonconductor.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry