1. Substances that do not conduct electricity when dissolved in water or melted, because they do not form ions.
Usage: plural of nonelectrolyte; chemistry term; contrasts with electrolytes

Examples

• Sugar and alcohol are common nonelectrolytes that dissolve in water without producing ions.
• Most organic compounds are nonelectrolytes because they do not dissociate into charged particles.
• In the chemistry lab, students tested various solutions to distinguish between electrolytes and nonelectrolytes.
• Nonelectrolytes do not conduct electric current even when dissolved in polar solvents.
• Glucose is a nonelectrolyte, whereas sodium chloride is a strong electrolyte.