non-selective
Adjective
Meaning
non-selective (not comparable)
Alternative spelling of nonselective
Examples
It inhibits PDE4 to the greatest extent, but also shows significant inhibition of other PDE subtypes, and so acts as a selective PDE4 inhibitor or a non-selective phosphodiesterase inhibitor, depending on the dose.
Nicotine Imitates ACh, activating ACh receptors Atropine Atropine is a non-selective competitive antagonist with Acetylcholine at muscarinic receptors.
Lincoln itself, however, is primarily non-selective, as is the area within a radius of about seven miles.
The initial popularity of the 'classic' non-selective irreversible MAO inhibitors began to wane due to their serious interactions with sympathomimetic drugs and tyramine -containing foods that could lead to dangerous hypertensive emergencies.
These channels are non-selective for small anions; however chloride is the most abundant anion, and hence they are known as chloride channels.
This gives rise to the unusual result that those who pass the Eleven plus can attend a Grammar School outside the Lincoln Comprehensive area, but those who do not pass still attend a (partly non-selective) Comprehensive school.