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?