nonoperative

== English == === Etymology === From non- +‎ operative. === Adjective === nonoperative (not comparable) Not requiring or involving a medical operation or surgery. Synonyms: nonsurgical; medical (in a technical sense thereof) Antonyms: operative, surgical Not operative, not operational; inoperative. Hyponyms: broken, broken down, out of order; inactive; mothballed Near-synonyms: nonfunctional, nonfunctioning 1951 January 12, An act to repeal Section 8352 of [...] the Revenue and Taxation Code, published by the California legislature in Assembly Bills, Original and Amended: ... occurring on or after the ninety-first day after adjournment of the 1951 Regular Session of the Legislature, at which time they shall become nonoperative unless extended by further act of the Legislature [...] ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === nonoperative (plural nonoperatives) (uncommon) One who is not an operative (“employee or worker”).