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nonabusable

nonabusable adjective: not abusable, especially not addictive.

Adjective

nonabusable (comparative more nonabusable, superlative most nonabusable)

  1. Not abusable, especially not addictive.
    • I wondered, assuming that we find a legal basis for this requirement, that methadone only be dispensed in a nonabusable form, what criteria would you require to arrive at that decision?1971, United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Crime, Narcotics Research, Rehabilitation, and Treatment, page 409
    • As an alternative to psychostimulants, the use of nonabusable medications such as pemoline or bupropion may be considered and have been effective in reducing ADHD symptoms (Riggs, 1998).2002, David F. O'Connell, Eileen P. Beyer, Managing the Dually Diagnosed Patient, page 169

Forms of nonabusable

comparativemore nonabusable
superlativemost nonabusable

Origin of nonabusable

From non- + abusable.

Questions about nonabusable

What does nonabusable mean?
Nonabusable means not abusable, especially not addictive.
What part of speech is nonabusable?
Nonabusable is an adjective.

Words near nonabusable in the dictionary

  1. nonabstractive
  2. nonabstruse
  3. nonabsurd
  4. nonabulatory
  5. nonabundant
  6. nonabusable
  7. nonabuse
  8. nonabused
  9. nonabuser
  10. nonabusers
  11. nonabusive

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