nonstem

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ stem.

Adjective

nonstem (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to a stem.
    • 2007, Barry Nalebuff, Ian Ayres, Why not?, page 116:
      Peeling from the nonstem end is actually a bit easier and reduces the chance that those annoying, stringy fibers will stick to the banana.
    • 2009 August 14, Nicholas Wade, “New Screening Could Lead to More Potent Cancer Drugs”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 May 2023:
      “The possibility is that the nonstem cells in a tumor may regenerate de novo new stem cells,” said Robert Weinberg, a leading cancer biologist at M.I.T. and, a co-author with Dr. Lander of the Cell report.

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