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nonderivative

nonderivative adjective: not derivative.

Adjective

nonderivative (not comparable)

  1. Not derivative.

Noun

nonderivative (plural nonderivatives)

  1. A financial instrument that is not a derivative.

Forms of nonderivative

pluralnonderivatives

Origin of nonderivative

From non- + derivative.

Questions about nonderivative

What does nonderivative mean?
Nonderivative means not derivative.
What part of speech is nonderivative?
Nonderivative can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonderivative in the dictionary

  1. nondeprived
  2. nonderailable
  3. nonderepressible
  4. nonderivable
  5. nonderivational
  6. nonderivative
  7. nonderivatives
  8. nonderivatized
  9. nonderived
  10. nondermal
  11. nondermatologic

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