nonpersistent

non·per·sis·tent

adj \-pər-ˈsis-tənt, -ˈzis-\

Definition of NONPERSISTENT

: not persistent: as a : decomposed rapidly by environmental action <nonpersistent insecticides> b : capable of being transmitted by a vector for only a relatively short time <nonpersistent viruses>

First Known Use of NONPERSISTENT

1900

Rhymes with NONPERSISTENT

coexistent, equidistant, inconsistent, inexistent, nonexistent, nonresistant, preexistent, self-consistent, self-subsistent