nonreplicating en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + replicating.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Failing to replicate; incapable of replicating.
Near-synonym: attenuated
These molecules are active not only against actively replicating bacteria, but also against bacteria that are nonreplicating by virtue of hypoxia (4).
2008, Ramandeep Singh et al., “PA-824 Kills Nonreplicating Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Intracellular NO Release”, in Science, volume 322, number 5906:the live nonreplicating type of vaccines