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LESSER

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lesser adjectiv

mai mic, neînsemnat, inferior, minor, mărunt; secundar;

the lesser of two evils cel mai mic rău din două (rele).

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Dobutamine is a direct-acting inotropic agent and an adrenergic agonist that stimulates primarily the beta-1 adrenoceptor, with lesser effect on beta-2 or alpha receptors.

(Dobutamine, NCI Thesaurus)

The tiny star's temperature is lesser than most known gas giant exoplanets.

(Astronomers discover smallest known star, Wikinews)

Masitinib selectively binds to and inhibits both the wild-type and mutated forms of the stem cell factor receptor (c-Kit; SCFR); platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR); fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3); and, to a lesser extent, focal adhesion kinase (FAK).

(Masitinib Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

Others had their hour; and of lesser matters, none returned so often, or remained so long between them, as Mansfield Park, a description of the people, the manners, the amusements, the ways of Mansfield Park.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

Upon stimulation, the activated pDCs produce substantial amounts of interferon (IFN) alpha, and to a lesser degree IFN-beta, as well as other cytokines and chemokines, such as tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukins 1, 6 and 8.

(Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

PI3K/mTOR kinase inhibitor PQR309 inhibits the PI3K kinase isoforms alpha, beta, gamma and delta and, to a lesser extent, mTOR kinase, which may result in tumor cell apoptosis and growth inhibition in cells overexpressing PI3K/mTOR.

(pan-PI3K/mTOR Inhibitor PQR309, NCI Thesaurus)

But Elinor had no such dependence; for since Edward would still be unable to marry Miss Morton, and his chusing herself had been spoken of in Mrs. Ferrars's flattering language as only a lesser evil than his chusing Lucy Steele, she feared that Robert's offence would serve no other purpose than to enrich Fanny.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

A very important aspect of the study was the use of RNA sequencing, which provided: a broader range of analysis, especially for genes expressed at low levels; increased specificity; and the ability to identify novel genes that otherwise might not be detected through lesser technologies.

(Molecular Response of Muscle to Different Types of Exercise Identified, Editura Global Info)

The research demonstrates that fat accumulates in the liver with age, but the most striking finding is that the type of fat accumulated differs depending on the oils consumed and this means that, regardless of this accumulation, some livers age in a healthier way than others and with a greater or lesser predisposition to certain diseases.

(Long-term consumption of sunflower and fish oils damages the liver, University of Granada)

His opinion, however, made some little amends for his delay, for though acknowledging a very unexpected and unpleasant alteration in his patient, he would not allow the danger to be material, and talked of the relief which a fresh mode of treatment must procure, with a confidence which, in a lesser degree, was communicated to Elinor.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

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