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nonsupporting

nonsupporting adjective: not supporting.

Adjective

nonsupporting (not comparable)

  1. Not supporting.
    • Mock equilibration involved grinding nonopposing and nonsupporting tooth surfaces and was used as a control treatment with four patients.1985, Reid J. Daitzman, Diagnosis and intervention in behavior therapy and behavioral medicine, Volume 2, page 62

Origin of nonsupporting

From non- + supporting.

Questions about nonsupporting

What does nonsupporting mean?
Nonsupporting means not supporting.
What part of speech is nonsupporting?
Nonsupporting is an adjective.

Words near nonsupporting in the dictionary

  1. nonsuppliers
  2. nonsupport
  3. nonsupported
  4. nonsupporter
  5. nonsupporters
  6. nonsupporting
  7. nonsupportive
  8. nonsupports
  9. nonsuppositional
  10. nonsuppressed
  11. nonsuppressibility

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