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nonadapting

nonadapting adjective: not adapting.

Adjective

nonadapting (not comparable)

  1. Not adapting.
    • Nonadapting receptors, such as those detecting pain, are also essential for survival.2007, Peter J Russell, Stephen L Wolfe, Paul E Hertz, Cecie Starr, Biology: The Dynamic Science, Volume 3

Origin of nonadapting

From non- + adapting.

Questions about nonadapting

What does nonadapting mean?
Nonadapting means not adapting.
What part of speech is nonadapting?
Nonadapting is an adjective.

Words near nonadapting in the dictionary

  1. nonacylated
  2. nonad
  3. nonadaptable
  4. nonadaptation
  5. nonadapted
  6. nonadapting
  7. nonadaptive
  8. nonadaptiveness
  9. nonaddable
  10. nonaddict
  11. nonaddicted

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