nonliving
Americanadjective
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According to this idea, these materials were especially important during the earliest stages of life's development, helping generate the first biologically relevant molecules from nonliving substances.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
This new AI technique works by recognizing patterns across the composition of various samples and categorizing them as living or nonliving based on what it "knows" about patterns of biotic or abiotic objects.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2023
In the Great Andamanese view of nature, the foremost distinction was between tajio, the living, and eleo, the nonliving.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2023
They held to a now discredited theory that would have required significant amounts of natural hydrogen to produce oil from nonliving processes rather than from ancient life.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 15, 2023
May we suggest this student pursue a career with nonliving things in place of a career in poultry.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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