noninfectious
adjective
non·in·fec·tious
ˌnän-in-ˈfek-shəs 
: not infectious or caused by infection
noninfectious diseases
a vaccine containing inactivated noninfectious viruses
noninfectious allergic conjunctivitis
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The adjuvant in the University of Houston’s fentanyl vaccine is an enterotoxin, a chemical produced by the bacteria Escherichia coli and modified to be noninfectious.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
But the immune system can be trained to make antibodies in response to an opioid like fentanyl through a vaccine that links bits of the drug to noninfectious bits of bacteria and uses substances called adjuvants.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
To effectively address noninfectious diseases and design new drugs, scientists need more detailed knowledge of how proteins, especially enzymes, bind small molecules.
—Marc Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
Despite overall health improvements, chronic noninfectious conditions such as heart disease and cancer rose to become the primary causes of human mortality.
—Ron Barrett, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
But the immune system can be trained to make antibodies in response to an opioid like fentanyl through a vaccine that links bits of the drug to noninfectious bits of bacteria and uses substances called adjuvants.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
To effectively address noninfectious diseases and design new drugs, scientists need more detailed knowledge of how proteins, especially enzymes, bind small molecules.
—Marc Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
Despite overall health improvements, chronic noninfectious conditions such as heart disease and cancer rose to become the primary causes of human mortality.
—Ron Barrett, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2024
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noninfectious
adjective
non·in·fec·tious
-in-ˈfek-shəs
: not infectious
noninfectious disease
noninfectious endocarditis
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