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nonspore

nonspore noun: something (generally an organism) which is not a spore.

Noun

nonspore (plural nonspores)

  1. Something (generally an organism) which is not a spore.
    • After 2 days incubation at 22°C, sterile 3% cemulsol NP12 (Rhone-Polenc) is added to 0.3% to kill all nonspores. After 2 hours the cell residues are scraped off the plate with a silicone rubber scraper and centrifuged at 500 g x 10 min.1987, Dictyostelium Discoideum: Molecular Approaches to Cell Biology, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 443
    • It was only able to differentiate proteins from nonproteins and spores from nonspores. An improved version of the instrument has been developed by Bruker-Franzen (Germany), but because of its shortcomings, Oak Ridge National Laboratory …1998, National Research Council, […], Review of Mass Spectrometry and Bioremediation Programs of the Edgewood Research, Development and Engineering Center (National Academies Press), page 25

Forms of nonspore

pluralnonspores

Origin of nonspore

From non- + spore.

Questions about nonspore

What does nonspore mean?
Nonspore means something (generally an organism) which is not a spore.
What part of speech is nonspore?
Nonspore is a noun.
What is the plural of nonspore?
The plural of nonspore is nonspores.

Words near nonspore in the dictionary

  1. nonsponsored
  2. nonsponsoring
  3. nonsponsors
  4. nonspontaneous
  5. nonsporadic
  6. nonspore
  7. nonspored
  8. nonsporeformer
  9. nonsporeformers
  10. nonsporeforming
  11. nonspores

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