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nonessential definition

non·essen·tial (nän′ə sen′s̸həl)

adjective

  1. not essential; of relatively no importance; unnecessary
  2. Biochem. designating biological compounds, esp. amino acids, required by living systems, that can be made in adequate amounts from other dietary constituents

noun

a nonessential person or thing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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