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noncontracting

noncontracting adjective: not contracting (arranging by legal contract).

Adjective

noncontracting (not comparable)

  1. Not contracting (arranging by legal contract).
    • a noncontracting party
  2. Not contracting (drawing together or nearer).
    • a noncontracting muscle

Forms of noncontracting

alternative formnon-contracting

Origin of noncontracting

From non- + contracting.

Questions about noncontracting

What does noncontracting mean?
Noncontracting means not contracting (arranging by legal contract).
What part of speech is noncontracting?
Noncontracting is an adjective.

Words near noncontracting in the dictionary

  1. noncontract
  2. noncontracted
  3. noncontractibility
  4. noncontractible
  5. noncontractile
  6. noncontracting
  7. noncontraction
  8. noncontractor
  9. noncontractors
  10. noncontractual
  11. noncontractually

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