nonconductor

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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

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

She had said more to Miss Nugent, but Mary was a nonconductor.

From Nuttie's Father by Yonge, Charlotte Mary