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nonstick

nonstick adjective: resistant to sticking.

Adjective

nonstick (not comparable)

  1. Resistant to sticking.
    • This nonstick cookware is easy to clean.

Origin of nonstick

From non- + stick.

Words formed from nonstick

  • nonstickness

Questions about nonstick

What does nonstick mean?
Nonstick means resistant to sticking.
What part of speech is nonstick?
Nonstick is an adjective.

Words near nonstick in the dictionary

  1. nonsteroidals
  2. nonsteroidogenic
  3. nonsteroids
  4. nonsterol
  5. nonsterols
  6. nonstick
  7. nonsticking
  8. nonsticky
  9. nonstiff
  10. nonstiffened
  11. nonstiffening

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