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

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

They have in them two pieces of tinfoil separated by glass, which is a nonconductor of electric currents, and various other acids and minerals.

From Walter and the Wireless by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)