nonpermissive
adjective
non·per·mis·sive
ˌnän-pər-ˈmi-siv 
: not permissive: such as
a
: not granting or tending to grant permission : not indulgent
nonpermissive parents
nonpermissive sexual attitudes
b
: not supporting growth or genetic replication (as of a virus)
a nonpermissive host cell
nonpermissive temperatures
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nonpermissive
adjective
non·per·mis·sive
ˌnän-pər-ˈmis-iv
: not supporting growth or genetic replication (as of a virus)
nonpermissive host cells
nonpermissive temperatures
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