Meanings
adjectivenonconserving (not comparable)
- not comparableNot conserving.
- not comparableeducationBeing a nonconserver: not yet aware that certain properties of objects, such as the volume of a liquid or the number of items in a set, are conserved during physical transformations.
Origin
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APA
nonconserving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonconserving
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“nonconserving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonconserving. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonconserving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonconserving.
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