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[ adjective ] most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied
Synonyms Examples "an optimum return on capital" "optimal concentration of a drug" Used in print (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)There are optimal humidity requirements for various agents when airborne . (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)By the middle of the summer , many_of the larvae apparently receive such a good diet that it is `` optimal '' , and it is then that young queens begin to appear . Related terms |
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