sublethal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of sublethal
Example Sentences
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These sublethal effects can be compared to the way an over-the-counter antihistamine may relieve allergy symptoms while also causing drowsiness.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Nowadays these mammals and salmon have more sublethal threats than they used to,” Mastick says, including warming seas, pollution, and shipping noise.
From Science Magazine ● May 7, 2024
The right whale consortium said sublethal injuries to whales from collisions and fishing gear are also a major concern for the remaining population.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
Documenting often-invisible, sublethal effects in wild animals that are definitively linked to plastic itself has remained elusive.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 22, 2023
Many of the microscopic parasites that produced malaria would survive the sublethal dose and produce offspring capable of withstanding a full dose of the medicine.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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