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nonresistant

adjective
non·​re·​sis·​tant | \ ˌnän-ri-ˈzi-stənt How to pronounce nonresistant (audio) \

Definition of nonresistant

: not resistant specifically : susceptible to the effects of a deleterious agent (such as an insecticide, a pathogen, or an extreme environmental condition)
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nonresistant noun

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the nonresistant arrest of most of the demonstrators

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 In areas where antibiotic use was restricted, infections with resistant strains largely disappeared, leaving only people infected with milder, and more easily treatable, nonresistant strains. — Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times, "Limiting Antibiotics Curbs Deadly Hospital Infections," 25 Jan. 2017

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1702, in the meaning defined above

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