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nonshell

nonshell adjective: not of or pertaining to shells.

Adjective

nonshell (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to shells.
    • In both middens, the shell layers were underlaid and overlaid by nonshell cultural deposits.2002, Peter N. Peregrine, Melvin Ember, Encyclopedia of prehistory, Volume 3

Origin of nonshell

From non- + shell.

Questions about nonshell

What does nonshell mean?
Nonshell means not of or pertaining to shells.
What part of speech is nonshell?
Nonshell is an adjective.

Words near nonshell in the dictionary

  1. nonsheathed
  2. nonshedder
  3. nonshedders
  4. nonshedding
  5. nonsheep
  6. nonshell
  7. nonshelled
  8. nonshielded
  9. nonshiftable
  10. nonshifted
  11. nonshiny

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