nonself
See also: non-self
English
Noun
nonself (countable and uncountable, plural nonselfs or nonselves)
- (philosophy, psychology) Any entity other than oneself.
- 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
- In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.
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- (immunology, uncountable) All agents and substances that are not the body's own.
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