nonpersistent
adjective
non·per·sis·tent
ˌnän-pər-ˈsi-stənt 
-ˈzi-
: not persistent: such 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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Jim Mattis, secretary of defense from 2017 to 2018, ordered a Pentagon analysis on the use of nonpersistent land mines against enemy forces.
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Gordon Lubold, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2020
Gordon Lubold, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2020
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First Known Use
1875, in the meaning defined above
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nonpersistent
adjective
non·per·sis·tent
ˌnän-pər-ˈsis-tənt, -ˈzis-
: 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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