low-grade
Collocations
5ADJ.
available, chronic, ongoing, satisfactory, sterile, viral
VERB + LOW-GRADE
bought, linked
LOW-GRADE + NOUN
coal, compost, fever, gems, inflammation, presence, replication
PREP.
from
ADV.
reasonably, surprisingly
Definitions
adj
Of inferior quality.
Were the possibilities of improving the efficiency of British Railways' steam locomotives by making the best use of the reasonably satisfactory low-grade lump coal available today, and thereby saving more high-grade locomotive coal, borne in mind when it was decided to go ahead rapidly with replacement of steam traction?
Minor.
These studies have identified a novel role for MLKL in aging, revealing a delay in the age-related reduction in circulating lymphocytes and a protection from chronic, low-grade, sterile inflammation in female Mlkl^(–/–) aged mice.
Elevated cytokine levels in chronic viral infections are attributed to a number of stimuli. In HIV infection, chronic activation has been linked to ongoing low-grade viral replication, presence of opportunistic infections, and microbial translocation.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Were the possibilities of improving the efficiency of British Railways' steam locomotives by making the best use of the reasonably satisfactory low-grade lump coal available today, and thereby saving
WiktionaryThese studies have identified a novel role for MLKL in aging, revealing a delay in the age-related reduction in circulating lymphocytes and a protection from chronic, low-grade, sterile inflammation i
WiktionaryElevated cytokine levels in chronic viral infections are attributed to a number of stimuli. In HIV infection, chronic activation has been linked to ongoing low-grade viral replication, presence of opp
WiktionaryI polished for all I was worth. The trouble is that my stock of low-grade gems was surprisingly low.
Tatoeba · #329501Ziri bought some low-grade compost.
Tatoeba · #11452300I have a low-grade fever.
Tatoeba · #13087198