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non-growing
adjective
(alsonongrowing)uk /ˌnɒnˈɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/ us /ˌnɑːnˈɡroʊ.ɪŋ/
not increasing in size or quantity:
This type of tumour is a slow growing, sometimes non-growing, one.
The population has been non-growing for some time and has now started to decline.
Non-growing cells can also be affected by the treatment, with some serious side effects.
There was an unexpectedly high number of non-growing tubers in this year's potato crop.
Even if we currently have a nongrowing economy, that doesn't mean that the prospects for future growth aren't good.
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