deletério

See also: deleterio

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French délétère, from Ancient Greek δηλητήριος (dēlētḗrios, “noxious, deleterious”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.leˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [de.leˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /de.leˈtɛ.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.leˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ [de.leˈtɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /de.leˈtɛ.ɾjo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.lɨˈtɛ.ɾju/

  • Rhymes: -ɛɾiu, -ɛɾju
  • Hyphenation: de‧le‧té‧rio

Adjective

deletério (feminine deletéria, masculine plural deletérios, feminine plural deletérias)

  1. which corrupts or destroys
    Synonym: corruptor
  2. deleterious (harmful)
    Synonyms: nocivo, insalubre
  3. (genetics) deleterious (having lower fitness)

Further reading

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