Meanings
adjectivenonadapting (not comparable)
- not comparableNot adapting.
Nonadapting receptors, such as those detecting pain, are also essential for survival.
2007, Peter J Russell, Stephen L Wolfe, Paul E Hertz, Cecie Starr, Biology: The Dynamic Science, Volume 3
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
- Proto-Italic*aptos
- Latinaptus
- Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
- Proto-Italic*apjō
- Latinapiō
- Latinaptō
- Latinadaptō
- Middle English*adapten
- Englishadapt
- Englishadapting
- Englishnonadapting
Cite this entry
APA
nonadapting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadapting
MLA
“nonadapting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadapting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonadapting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadapting.
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