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Meaning of Mellanby effect | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The phenomenon that the behavioral impairment due to alcohol is less at the same blood alcohol content, when the blood alcohol content is decreasing rather than when it is increasing.

uncommon

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Mellarose mellate mellay Mellema Mellen melleolide

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