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nonageable

nonageable adjective: not ageable; that does not alter with age.

Adjective

nonageable (not comparable)

  1. Not ageable; that does not alter with age.
    • Inhibition by a nonageable phosphinate produces cholinergic toxicity, treatable with atropine and 2-PAM.2007, Curtis Klaassen, Casarett & Doull's Toxicology, page 645
    • Classic neuropathic OPs, such as diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DFP), are considered strong agonists since they cause OPIDP with 70% NTE inhibition, whereas nonageable inhibitors, such as CMs and sulfonyl fluorides, are considered partial agonists and therefore are among the weakest at initiating...2011, Ramesh C Gupta, Toxicology of Organophosphate and Carbamate Compounds, page 362
  2. For which an age cannot be determined.
    • Percentages of age/sex classes are calculated on all Collorhinus elements, including those of juveniles and nonageable specimens.2011, Todd J. Braje, Torben C. Rick, Human Impacts on Seals, Sea Lions, and Sea Otters, page 225

Origin of nonageable

From non- + ageable.

Questions about nonageable

What does nonageable mean?
Nonageable means not ageable; that does not alter with age.
What part of speech is nonageable?
Nonageable is an adjective.

Words near nonageable in the dictionary

  1. nonafluorobutanesulfonates
  2. nonafluorobutyl
  3. nonafluorobutyls
  4. nonafraid
  5. nonage
  6. nonageable
  7. nonaged
  8. nonageing
  9. nonageist
  10. nonagenarian
  11. nonagenarians

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