having the ability to reduce or moderate the severity of something
Examples of 'alleviatory' in a sentence
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The alleviatory effects of halo-priming on deterioration of seeds are greater compared with hydro-priming.
Moshtaghi-Khavaran Amir, Khomari Saeid, Zare Naser 2014, 'Soybean Seed Germination And Seedling Growth In Response To Deterioration And Priming:Effect Of Seed Size', Plant Breeding and Seed Sciencehttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/plass.2014.70.issue-1/plass-2015-0013/plass-2015-0013.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The alleviatory effects were due to the enhancement of the mechanical barriers in the leaf epidermis.
Shuming Ju, Liping Wang, Cuiying Zhang, Tingchao Yin, Siliang Shao 2017, 'Alleviatory effects of silicon on the foliar micromorphology and anatomy of rice (Oryzasativa L.) seedlings under simulated acid rain.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5655354?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)