nonstem
adjEtymology From non- + stem.
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Not of or pertaining to a stem.
- Peeling from the nonstem end is actually a bit easier and reduces the chance that those annoying, stringy fibers will stick to the banana.2007, Barry Nalebuff, Ian Ayres, Why not?, page 116:
- “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.2009 August 14, Nicholas Wade, “New Screening Could Lead to More Potent Cancer Drugs”, in New York Times: