nonreplicating

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ replicating.

Adjective

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nonreplicating (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Failing to replicate; incapable of replicating.
    Near-synonym: attenuated
    the live nonreplicating type of vaccines
    • 2008, Ramandeep Singh et al., “PA-824 Kills Nonreplicating Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Intracellular NO Release”, in Science‎[1], volume 322, number 5906:
      These molecules are active not only against actively replicating bacteria, but also against bacteria that are nonreplicating by virtue of hypoxia (4).
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