nonconducting adj 1: not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound [syn: {nonconductive}, {nonconducting}, {non-conducting}] [ant: {conductive}]
Nonconducting \Non`con*duct"ing\, a. Not conducting; nonconductive; not transmitting a fluid or force; -- used especially of electric current; thus, in electricity, wax is a nonconducting substance. [1913 Webster +PJC]