non-permissive
adjective
biologyspecialized(alsononpermissive)uk/ˌnɒn.pəˈmɪs.ɪv/us/ˌnɑːn.pɚˈmɪs.ɪv/notallowingorencouragingaparticularthing tohappen:
Thecellswillstopgrowingwhen the non-permissivetemperatureisreached.
Themicrobeswere stillabletosurviveunder non-permissivegrowthconditions.
- Temperatures above fortydegreesare non-permissive forvirusreplication.
- Thesecellsarevirtuallynonpermissive forinfection.
- The highconcentrationsofsaltseemto be non-permissive for thegrowthofmicrobes.
- Humansserveas non-permissivehoststo theparasites.
- Theregeneratingnervecellsencountera non-permissiveenvironment.
Forbidding and banning things
- abolish
- abolition
- abolitionist
- anti-censorship
- ban
- curfew
- debar
- decertification
- decertify
- deny
- disallow
- off-limits
- out of boundsidiom
- outlaw
- prohibit
- prohibition
- unauthorized
- unkosher
- verboten
- veto