Meaning of slowen | Babel Free

Definitions

To make or become slow

ambitransitive, nonstandard

Examples

“Muscarin has a similar action to nicotine on the chromatophorcs, but the effect is not so well marked; it would appear⟳ to slowen the circulation and to increase⟳ the secretions.”

“The action of atropia is of the same nature upon both the nerve cells and muscular substance — viz., to slowen the nutritive processes in both, and therefore is exactly the reverse of the action of the vagus in both cases.”

“Similarly, there is an increasing interest⟳ in potions and plant⟳ extracts from the science of ayurveda, preparations that have⟳ been listed to slowen the deleterious process⟳ of aging.”

“However, the principal industries (light⟳ industry, electricity production and others) suffered a continuous decline⟳ and ... less in December, 1997 than a year before. ln 1998, rates of industrial tangibly slowened down […]”

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