nondestructive
- a word derived from destructive.
Example Sentences
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The advance makes the technique more practical for nondestructive 3D pathology.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024
In recent decades, scientists have turned toward nondestructive techniques like CT scanning to create three-dimensional renderings of fossils.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023
The new nondestructive research technique, used at a "clean room" laboratory in Leipzig, works much like a washing machine.
From Reuters • May 3, 2023
“It’s the first time to my knowledge that we have a nondestructive way to extract DNA from Paleolithic artifacts,” says co-author Marie Soressi, an archaeologist at Leiden University.
From Science Magazine • May 3, 2023
To develop a rapid, nondestructive way to identify human blood, State University of New York at Albany forensic chemists Igor Lednev and Ewelina Mistek-Morabito combined spectroscopy and statistics.
From Scientific American • May 13, 2021
