Definitions

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  • adjective That does not derive from an animal
  • adjective That does not involve animals
  • noun That which is not an animal.

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Examples

  • This effect is especially helpful when you eat the less-easily-absorbed “nonheme” iron, found in nonanimal sources, such as tofu, spinach, raisins and fortified cereal meat, fish and poultry deliver heme iron, which your body absorbs more easily.

    EatingWell: Eat This With That To Make It Healthier EatingWell 2011

  • This effect is especially helpful when you eat the less-easily-absorbed “nonheme” iron, found in nonanimal sources, such as tofu, spinach, raisins and fortified cereal meat, fish and poultry deliver heme iron, which your body absorbs more easily.

    EatingWell: Eat This With That To Make It Healthier EatingWell 2011

  • This effect is especially helpful when you eat the less-easily-absorbed “nonheme” iron, found in nonanimal sources, such as tofu, spinach, raisins and fortified cereal meat, fish and poultry deliver heme iron, which your body absorbs more easily.

    EatingWell: Eat This With That To Make It Healthier EatingWell 2011

  • This effect is especially helpful when you eat the less-easily-absorbed “nonheme” iron, found in nonanimal sources, such as tofu, spinach, raisins and fortified cereal meat, fish and poultry deliver heme iron, which your body absorbs more easily.

    EatingWell: Eat This With That To Make It Healthier EatingWell 2011

  • • Most nonanimal protein sources except for tofu and nut butters are low in fat.

    THE NEW ATKINS FOR A NEW YOU Dr. Eric C. Westman 2010

  • • Most nonanimal protein sources except for tofu and nut butters are low in fat.

    THE NEW ATKINS FOR A NEW YOU Dr. Eric C. Westman 2010

  • The current drug approval system doesn't yet acknowledge the superiority of human-focused, nonanimal research methods (such as microdosing) and all pharmaceutical companies must use animals to get their drugs approved.

    Simon Chaitowitz: Why I Take Animal-Tested Drugs 2009

  • The categorization of Prussian blue as animal is a measure of the tenacity of this ordering system, persisting even after it was clear that a similar result could be obtained from other, nonanimal sources. 4

    The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

  • You can also toss nonanimal food waste on the pile, but you will need to turn it more frequently with a shovel, pitchfork, or specialized tool to prevent odors that will attract vermin — and annoy you and the neighbors.

    Tip of the day: Compost your leaves this fall 2007

  • You can also toss nonanimal food waste on the pile, but you will need to turn it more frequently with a shovel, pitchfork, or specialized tool to prevent odors that will attract vermin—and annoy you and the neighbors.

    Tip of the day: Compost your leaves this fall 2007

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