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temperate

tem·per·ate

adj \ˈtem-p(ə-)rət\

: marked by moderation; especially : moderate in the use of intoxicating liquors

: existing as a prophage in infected cells and rarely causing lysis <temperate bacteriophages>

—tem·per·ate·ly adverb

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