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nonpurple

nonpurple adjective: not purple.

Adjective

nonpurple (not comparable)

  1. Not purple.
    • Photoheterotrophic bacteria are relatively rare and include members of the nonpurple sulfur bacteria; this group is relatively insignificant in the soil ecosystem.1999, Malcolm E. Sumner, Handbook of Soil Science
    • Say you only hire purple workers. If purple workers strongly prefer to work with one another instead of with other groups, why might you prefer to hire a less productive purple worker than a more productive nonpurple worker at the same wage?2015, Robert L. Sexton, Exploring Economics, page 509

Origin of nonpurple

From non- + purple.

Questions about nonpurple

What does nonpurple mean?
Nonpurple means not purple.
What part of speech is nonpurple?
Nonpurple is an adjective.

Words near nonpurple in the dictionary

  1. nonpurified
  2. nonpurine
  3. nonpurist
  4. nonpurists
  5. nonpurity
  6. nonpurple
  7. nonpurposeful
  8. nonpurposive
  9. nonpursuit
  10. nonpurulent
  11. nonpustular

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