a·crit·i·cal

[ey-krit-i-kuhl]
adjective
1.
not critical.
2.
Medicine/Medical. (of a disease) not showing a crisis.

Origin:
1860–65; a-6 + critical

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acritical a·crit·i·cal (ā-krĭt'ĭ-kəl, ə-krĭt'-)
adj.

  1. Not critical; not marked by crisis.

  2. Indeterminate, especially concerning prognosis.

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Acritical is always a great word to know.
So is mandible. Does it mean:
the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel.
the bone of the lower jaw.
Example sentences
It is, as political geographers say, acritical borderland.
Agricultural lands play acritical role in this effort.
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