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noninheriting

noninheriting adjective: that does not inherit.

Adjective

noninheriting (not comparable)

  1. That does not inherit.
    • Noninheriting children had less security but more freedom. They became landless laborers on other farms or moved to cities looking for work.2006, Gene H Starbuck, Families in Context

Origin of noninheriting

From non- + inheriting.

Questions about noninheriting

What does noninheriting mean?
Noninheriting means that does not inherit.
What part of speech is noninheriting?
Noninheriting is an adjective.

Words near noninheriting in the dictionary

  1. noninhalers
  2. noninherent
  3. noninheritable
  4. noninheritance
  5. noninherited
  6. noninheriting
  7. noninhibited
  8. noninhibiting
  9. noninhibition
  10. noninhibitive
  11. noninhibitor

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