Meaning of deletorious | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of deleterious.

alt-of, alternative, proscribed

Examples

“And no maruell. For, the leaues of Boxe be deletorious, poiſonous, deadlie, and to the bodie of man very noiſome, dangerous and peſtilent[…]”

“[…]of which there are various kinds, all of them of a deletorious quality, ſome in a greater and others in a leſſer degree[…]”

“Mutations are mostly deletorious and recessive and carried by heterozygous individuals. So most of them are of no practical value since mutants are unable to compete with the wild type.”

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