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non·​pro·​duc·​ing | \ ˌnän-prə-ˈdü-siŋ How to pronounce nonproducing (audio) , -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, 25 July 2017

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1786, in the meaning defined above

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“Nonproducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonproducing. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.

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