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nonchewing

nonchewing adjective: that does not chew.

Adjective

nonchewing (not comparable)

  1. That does not chew.
    • In particular, it appears likely that these forms had comparatively high metabolic rates and could have posed considerable competition for one another, and especially for similar-sized, nonchewing herbivores (e.g., ankylosaurs or stegosaurs).2010, Carole T. Gee, Plants in Mesozoic Time, page 348
    • In a later study, Sjogren et al (1997) showed that the fluoride concentration was two to three times higher in saliva on the chewing side compared to the nonchewing side after use of fluoride chewing gum […]2004, Per Axelsson, Preventive Materials, Methods, and Programs, page 317

Origin of nonchewing

From non- + chewing.

Questions about nonchewing

What does nonchewing mean?
Nonchewing means that does not chew.
What part of speech is nonchewing?
Nonchewing is an adjective.

Words near nonchewing in the dictionary

  1. nonchemotherapeutic
  2. nonchemotherapy
  3. nonchess
  4. nonchewer
  5. nonchewers
  6. nonchewing
  7. nonchicken
  8. nonchild
  9. nonchildbearing
  10. nonchildlike
  11. nonchildren

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