Deletorious
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Deletorious is an adjective meaning (now proscribed) Alternative spelling of deleterious.
Meaning
(now proscribed) Alternative spelling of deleterious.
Example Sentences
[…]of which there are various kinds, all of them of a deletorious quality, ſome in a greater and others in a leſſer degree[…]
And no maruell. For, the leaues of Boxe be deletorious, poiſonous, deadlie, and to the bodie of man very noiſome, dangerous and peſtilent[…]
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deleterious, deletery, deletive, damageous, funeste, inimicous.
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