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nontoxic
adjective as in harmless
adjective as in safe
Example Sentences
The luminous, pink color spreading across the Santa Monica Bay is from a temporary, nontoxic dye that researchers are using to study how ocean circulation might contribute to the bay’s poor water quality.
Proponents of building with materials derived from sources like clay, straw and hemp say they’re fire-resistant, carbon-friendly and nontoxic when scorched.
Ceramic nonstick cookware: A popular new class of nonstick cookware, these candy-colored ceramic pans — such as the Instagram-famous Always Pan — are often marketed as nontoxic.
The splintered fluorine atoms, the researchers report, are safely sequestered by reacting them with potassium hydride in solution to form potassium fluoride, a nontoxic ingredient in toothpaste.
The safest nontoxic material options for kitchen utensil are wood and stainless steel.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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