nonunion

[ non-yoon-yuh n ]

/ nɒnˈyun yən /

adjective

not belonging to a labor union: nonunion workers.

not recognizing or accepting a labor union or union policy: a nonunion factory.

not manufactured by labor union workers.

antiunion.

noun

Medicine/Medical. failure of a broken bone to heal.

Words nearby nonunion

nontoxic goiter, nontraditional, nontransitive, nontrivial, nontropical sprue, nonunion, nonunion shop, nonunionism, nonuple, nonuser, nonvalent

Origin of nonunion

First recorded in 1860–65; non- + union

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Examples from the Web for nonunion

The implication was clear: nonunion teachers would not have acted the same way.
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The nonunion engineer is not only tolerated but is even on occasion made the beneficiary of the activities of the union.
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British Dictionary definitions for nonunion

nonunion

/ (nɒnˈjuːnjən) /

adjective

not belonging or related to a trade unionnonunion workers

not favouring or employing union laboura nonunion shop

not produced by union labournonunion shirts

noun

pathol failure of broken bones or bone fragments to heal

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Medicine definitions for nonunion

nonunion

[ nŏn-yōōn′yən ]

n.

The failure of a fractured bone to heal normally.