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qualifying collapse

extenuating collapse: partially excusing or justifying; "extenuating circumstances"

assuasive collapse: freeing from fear and anxiety

mitigating collapse

limiting collapse: strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause"

restrictive collapse: (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports; serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"

mutation collapse: a change or alteration in form or qualities; (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

palliative collapse: remedy that alleviates pain without curing

lenitive collapse: remedy that eases pain and discomfort

softening collapse: the process of becoming softer; "refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit"; "he observed the softening of iron by heat"

adaptation collapse: (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light); a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"; the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

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