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sublethal definition

sub·lethal (sub lē′t̸həl)

adjective

not quite lethal; insufficient to cause death a sublethal dose of poison

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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