Mittepurustavaid
Mittepurustavaid is Estonian an adjective meaning “non-destructive,” used to describe procedures, methods, analyses, or processes that do not cause destruction or damage to the subject. It is formed from the stem purustav (destructive) with the negating prefix mitte-.
In Estonian, the base form mittepurustav describes something non-destructive, while mitterpurustavaid is the partitive plural form
Usage and context: the term is common in technical and scientific writing to distinguish non-destructive approaches
See also: Related concepts include mittepurustav testimine or mittepurustav analüüs, used to describe non-destructive testing or
Notes: mittepurustavaid is a grammatical form, not a separate technical term, and is used wherever the non-destructive