nonfunctional
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Some of these regions were once considered nonfunctional, but researchers have discovered that they can encode biologically active molecules.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Cuba’s military has declined to 40,000-45,000 soldiers, with nonairworthy warplanes and nonfunctional naval vessels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Solar-powered light attached to a nonfunctional street lamp illuminates a section of sidewalk near Orange Drive in Hancock Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
By about age 75, the thymus is essentially nonfunctional.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2025
Since mutations are random nucleotide changes, most of them are harmful or lethal, coding into existence nonfunctional enzymes.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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