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nonresistant

adjective
non·​re·​sis·​tant | \ ËŒnän-ri-ˈzi-stÉ™nt 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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 Lastly, southeast Asian countries have a relatively low transmission rate, meaning resistant strains run up against less competition from more dominant nonresistant strains. — Washington Post, "A drug-resistant strain of malaria is making the disease ‘almost untreatable’ in southeast Asia," 30 July 2019 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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