nonpersistent
non·per·sis·tent
adj \ˌnän-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>
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