# nonconserving

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Not conserving.
2. Being a nonconserver: not yet aware that certain properties of objects, such as the volume of a liquid or the number of items in a set, are conserved during physical transformations.

## Etymology
From non- + conserving.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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