Definition of "nonadherent" [nonadherent]

• That does not adhere (adjective)

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• "I'll also often throw in a little roll of flourescent 1 plastic nonadherent tape, to mark trails."
• "Eighteenth-century manuals of practice often classify woad and indigo among direct dyes because they require no mordant or assistants, but their chemistry demanded a dyeing process different from typical direct methods. 8 reference Modern descriptions classify them as leuco dyes, in which the normally insoluble and nonadherent coloring material is made soluble by the removal of oxygen, a reduction process."
• "After 8 days, nonadherent cells were removed and adherent cells were detached with 0. 05% trypsin/0.53 mM EDTA and replated."