sublethal
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sub·le·thal
(sŭb-lē′thəl)adj.
Less than lethal: sublethal dosages.
sub·le′thal·ly adv.
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sublethal
(sʌbˈliːθəl)adj
not strong enough to kill
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sub•le•thal
(sʌbˈli θəl)adj.
almost lethal or fatal: a sublethal dose of poison.
[1890–95]
sub•le′thal•ly, adv.
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sublethal
adj subletalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.