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del•e•te•ri•ous
(del"i•tEr'E•us), —adj.
1. injurious to health: deleterious gases.
2. harmful; injurious: deleterious influences.
(del"i•tEr'E•us), —adj.
1. injurious to health: deleterious gases.
2. harmful; injurious: deleterious influences.