non-ionic detergent
— Noun
– English
~ a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions
non-insulin-dependent diabetes
— Noun
– English
~ mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
non-market economy
— Noun
– English
~ an economy that is not a market economy
non-issue
— Noun
– English
~ the state of something that has outlived its relevance
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
— Noun
– English
~ mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
non-discrimination
— Noun
– English
~ fairness in treating people without prejudice
non-miscible
— Adjective
– English
~ (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing
non-conducting
— Adjective
– English
~ not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound
non-living
— Adjective
– English
~ not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"
non-automatic
— Adjective
– English
~ operated by hand
non compos mentis
— Adjective
– English
~ not of sound mind, memory, or understanding; in law, not competent to go to trial
non-elective
— Adjective
– English
~ filled by appointment rather than by election; "a nonelective office"
non-metric
— Adjective
– English
~ not based on the meter as a standard of measurement
non-invertible
— Adjective
– English
~ not admitting an additive or multiplicative inverse
non-buoyant
— Adjective
– English
~ tending to sink in a liquid or fall in air
non-negotiable
— Adjective
– English
~ cannot be bought or sold
non-finite
— Adjective
– English
~ (of verbs) not having tense, person, or number (as a participle or gerund or infinitive); "infinite verb form"
non
— Adverb
– English
~ negation of a word or group of words; "he does not speak French"; "she is not going"; "they are not friends"; "not many"; "not much"; "not at all"
nonabsorbency
— Noun
– English
~ the property of not being absorbent