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nonconsumptive

nonconsumptive adjective: that does not consume a resource.

Adjective

nonconsumptive (not comparable)

  1. That does not consume a resource.
  2. That is not consumed (eaten).
  3. Not suffering from consumption, or tuberculosis.

Forms of nonconsumptive

alternative formnon-consumptive

Origin of nonconsumptive

From non- + consumptive.

Words formed from nonconsumptive

  • nonconsumptive research

Questions about nonconsumptive

What does nonconsumptive mean?
Nonconsumptive means that does not consume a resource.
What part of speech is nonconsumptive?
Nonconsumptive is an adjective.

Words near nonconsumptive in the dictionary

  1. nonconsumerist
  2. nonconsumers
  3. nonconsuming
  4. nonconsummation
  5. nonconsumption
  6. nonconsumptive
  7. noncontact
  8. noncontactable
  9. noncontacted
  10. noncontacting
  11. noncontacts

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