Usually means: Not enough to cause death.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word sublethal:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. sublethal: Merriam-Webster
  2. sublethal: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. sublethal: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. sublethal: Collins English Dictionary
  5. sublethal: Wordnik
  6. sublethal: Wiktionary
  7. sublethal: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. sublethal: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. sublethal: Dictionary.com
  10. sublethal: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. sublethal: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. sublethal: Medical dictionary

(Note: See sublethally as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (sublethal)

▸ adjective:  Less than lethal.

Similar:
unlethal, non-lethal, nonlethal, subnecrotic, nonmortal, subgenotoxic, nonfatal, sublytic, subpotent, subreactive, more...

Opposite:
lethal, deadly, fatal, mortal, poisonous

Types:
lethal, sublethal effect, sublethal dose, sublethal exposure, more...

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Similar:
unlethal, non-lethal, nonlethal, subnecrotic, nonmortal, subgenotoxic, nonfatal, sublytic, subpotent, subreactive, more...

Opposite:
lethal, deadly, fatal, mortal, poisonous

Types:
lethal, sublethal effect, sublethal dose, sublethal exposure, more...



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