nonproducing

non·pro·duc·ing | \ ˌnän-prə-ˈdü-siŋ

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, -prō-, -ˈdyü- \

Definition of nonproducing

: not making, manufacturing, or yielding anything : not producing nonproducing wells nonproducing vegetation

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Recent Examples on the Web In January 2017, Bassler, Drescher and their colleagues showed that, in simple environments, strains that produce matrix always win out over their nonproducing cousins. — Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine, "Building Codes for Bacterial Cities," 25 July 2017

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“Nonproducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonproducing. Accessed 26 Oct. 2020.

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