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nonaddictive

nonaddictive adjective: not addictive; not able to cause addiction.

Adjective

nonaddictive (not comparable)

  1. Not addictive; not able to cause addiction.
    • Unlike methadone, the [antagonists] are nonaddictive, but the medical profession [generally] remains skeptical; results from use of the antagonists given on a daily basis have been unimpressive.1971 March 19, Richard Severo, “Addiction: Chemistry Is the New Hope, but Degree of Its Effectiveness Is Still Disputed”, in The New York Times

Origin of nonaddictive

From non- + addictive.

Questions about nonaddictive

What does nonaddictive mean?
Nonaddictive means not addictive; not able to cause addiction.
What part of speech is nonaddictive?
Nonaddictive is an adjective.

Words near nonaddictive in the dictionary

  1. nonadaptiveness
  2. nonaddable
  3. nonaddict
  4. nonaddicted
  5. nonaddicting
  6. nonaddictive
  7. nonaddicts
  8. nonaddition
  9. nonadditional
  10. nonadditive
  11. nonadditively

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