nonfunctional
Adjective
Meaning
not having or performing a function
not performing or able to perform its regular function
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a malfunctioning valve
L -Gulonolactone then reacts with oxygen, catalyzed by the enzyme L -gulonolactone oxidase (which is nonfunctional in humans and other Haplorrhini primates) and the cofactor FAD+.
Even so, many of these machines had complex, well-rehearsed repair procedures, and would be nonfunctional for hours because a tube burned-out, or a moth got stuck in a relay.
Chief justice S.K. Sinha has asked the attorney general to inform the government that the judiciary is becoming nonfunctional due to the non-cooperation of the law ministry and that the government should come forward to resolve this crisis.
Overall, library renovations include replacing the current false ceiling, reconstructing a corridor addition built in the 1950s that proved to be nonfunctional, re-doing the restrooms and re-painting and replacing the carpet and lighting.
Şenaylı et al. said that the histological evaluation of the clitoris, "especially of the corpora cavernosa, is incomplete because for many years the clitoris was considered a rudimentary and nonfunctional organ."