nonselective
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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They are nonselective, because every ground-dwelling animal may step into a wire snare and get caught, whether targeted or not.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024
It’s probably too late this year, so if you want to get rid of stiltgrass now in advance of grass seeding, you will need to apply a nonselective herbicide.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2020
Where weeds are entrenched, you may have to use a nonselective herbicide, which will also kill what remains of your lawn.
From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2020
Baum says that among nonselective, four-year, for-profit schools, graduation rates above 50 percent are the exception, and a few, especially online schools, have rates well below 10 percent.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2015
A significant increase in risk was found for both the selective COX-2 inhibitors rofecoxib and celecoxib and nonselective COX inhibitors like ibuprofen and diclofenac.
From Forbes • Feb. 24, 2015
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