Recent Examples on the WebThe ReencleMicrobe mix at the heart of this process contains rice husks, vermiculite, nonpathogenic bacillus bacteria, ammonium sulfate, and wood pellets, according to the company. Richard Baguley, Wired, 31 Mar. 2022 The microbes in Russian children were dominated by a nonpathogenic form of Escherichia coli. Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2021
Word History
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
nonpathogenic
adjective
non·patho·gen·ic ˌnän-ˌpath-ə-ˈjen-ik
: not capable of inducing disease compare avirulent