nonconductor

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Through this spark-charged atmosphere, Lem Lemnitzer moved like 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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

All you have to do is wrap your core with a nonconductor, say nylon thread, and presto, nothing comes out.

From Sense from Thought Divide by Dongen, H. R. van

Evidently they put small faith in the "three thousand miles of cool sea-water" as a nonconductor of warfare!

From The World Decision by Herrick, Robert