nonpurple

English

Etymology

non- +‎ purple

Adjective

nonpurple (not comparable)

  1. Not purple.
    • 1999, Malcolm E. Sumner, Handbook of Soil Science:
      Photoheterotrophic bacteria are relatively rare and include members of the nonpurple sulfur bacteria; this group is relatively insignificant in the soil ecosystem.
    • 2015, Robert L. Sexton, Exploring Economics, page 509:
      Say you only hire purple workers. If purple workers strongly prefer to work with one another instead of with other groups, why might you prefer to hire a less productive purple worker than a more productive nonpurple worker at the same wage?
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