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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBLETHAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBLETHAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sublethal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUBLETHAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sublethal

Non-lethal weapon

Non-lethal weapons, also called less-lethal weapons, less-than-lethal weapons, non-deadly weapons, compliance weapons, or pain-inducing weapons are weapons intended to be less likely to kill a living target than conventional weapons. It is often understood that accidental, incidental, and correlative casualties are risked wherever force is applied, but non-lethal weapons try to minimise the risk as much as possible. Non-lethal weapons are used in combat situations to limit the escalation of conflict where employment of lethal force is prohibited or undesirable, where rules of engagement require minimum casualties, or where policy restricts the use of conventional force. Non-lethal weapons may be used by conventional military in a range of missions across the force continuum. They may also be used by military police, by United Nations forces, and by occupation forces for peacekeeping and stability operations. Non-lethal weapons may also be used to channelize a battlefield, control the movement of civilian populations, or to limit civilian access to restricted areas.

Definition of sublethal in the English dictionary

The definition of sublethal in the dictionary is not strong enough to kill.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBLETHAL


alecithal
eɪˈlɛsɪθəl
azimuthal
ˌæzɪˈmʌθəl
benthal
ˈbɛnθəl
Bethel
ˈbɛθəl
bismuthal
ˈbɪzməθəl
brothel
ˈbrɒθəl
canthal
ˈkænθəl
centrolecithal
ˌsɛntrəʊˈlɛsɪθəl
gnathal
ˈneɪθəl
heterolecithal
ˌhɛtərəʊˈlɛsɪθəl
isolecithal
ˌaɪsəʊˈlɛsɪθəl
labyrinthal
ˌlæbəˈrɪnθəl
lethal
ˈliːθəl
nonlethal
nɒnˈliːθəl
semilethal
ˌsɛmɪˈliːθəl
unlethal
ʌnˈliːθəl
zenithal
ˈzɛnɪθəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBLETHAL

sublanceolate
sublanguage
sublapsarian
sublapsarianism
sublate
sublation
sublease
sublessee
sublessor
sublet
sublethally
subletter
subletting
sublevel
sublicense
sublieutenancy
sublieutenant
sublimable
sublimate
sublimation

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBLETHAL

bequeathal
betrothal
Emmenthal
equatorial zenithal
ethal
Hofmannsthal
Lilienthal
Neanderthal
oblique zenithal
polar zenithal
Sodium Pentothal
spathal
the wherewithal
therewithal
wherewithal
Wiesenthal
withal

Synonyms and antonyms of sublethal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sublethal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBLETHAL

Find out the translation of sublethal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sublethal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sublethal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亚致死
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subletal
570 millions of speakers

English

sublethal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sublethal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دون المميت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сублетальная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subletais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sublethal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sublétale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sublethal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

subletalen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

致死下の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

치사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sublethal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gây chết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sublethal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Sublethal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

subletal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

subletali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

subletalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сублетальні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subletale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποθανατηφόρων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sublethal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

subletal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sublethal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sublethal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBLETHAL»

The term «sublethal» is regularly used and occupies the 59.305 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBLETHAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sublethal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBLETHAL»

Discover the use of sublethal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sublethal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Effect of sublethal metal pollutants on the fiddler crab Uca ...
REPOR r DATE Effect of Sublethal Metal Pollutants on the Fiddler Crab Uca pugilator 6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE 7. AUTHOIIIS) 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO W. B. Vernberg and P. J. DeCoursey 9.
W. B. Vernberg, P. J. DeCoursey, United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development, 1977
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Sublethal effects of toxaphene on daphnids, scuds, and midges
95l'o02"86o"2"lb"u CO o o >mc o n m 5?" tfl o - O or m > 33 >»2 3 (D ^ □<" CJ o l »l. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA wils.gov -j"'" EP 1.23:600/3-80-006 Sanders. Herman 0. Sublethal effects Of tOianhnne nn J,„h.; ?o J ^ 01 f! < CD o CO 1 IX 0 a  ...
Herman O. Sanders, Environmental Research Laboratory (Duluth, Minn.), Fish-Pesticide Research Laboratory (U.S.), 1980
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Radiobiology for the Radiologist
Based on this simple interpretation, the repair of sublethal damage reflects the repair and rejoining of double-strand breaks before they can interact to form lethal lesions. This may not be the whole story, but it is a useful picture to keep in mind.
Eric J. Hall, Amato J. Giaccia, 2006
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Microbiological Safety and Quality of Food
15.2 DEFINITIONS OF VIABILITY, DEATH, AND SUBLETHAL INJURY In microbiology, definitions of viability are usually based on the ability of organisms to multiply. Alternative definitions, based for example on the maintenance of ...
Barbara Lund, Tony C. Baird-Parker, Grahame Warwick Gould, 2000
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Handbook of Biological Control: Principles and Applications ...
Long-Term, Sublethal Effects Relatively little attention has been directed toward long- term, sublethal effects of pesticides on natural enemies (Hassan, 1985; Hassan et al, 1987). Wright & Verkerk (1995) point out that standard laboratory ...
T. W. Fisher, Thomas S. Bellows, L. E. Caltagirone, 1999
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Aquatic Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Fourteenth Volume
T. C. "A Sublethal Sediment Toxicity Test Using Juvenile Neanthes sp. ( Polychaeta: Nereidae)," Aquatic Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Fourteenth Volume, ASTM STP 1124, M. A. Mayes and M. G. Barron. Eds., American Society for Testing ...
Monte A. Mayes, Mace G. Barron, 1991
7
Understanding Pathogen Behaviour Virulence, Stress Response ...
Sublethal. injury,. pathogen. virulence. and. adaptation. D. Nyachuba and C. Donnelly, University of Vermont, USA 'It isn't the strongest or the most intelligent that survives, but the species most capable of adapting to change.' Charles Darwin ...
Mansel Griffiths, 2005
8
Cancer in Dogs and Cats: Medical and Surgical Management
In the low dose region, the efficiency of killing increases with dose because of accumulation of sublethal injury. As dose increases, sublethal injury accumulation is saturated and any additional dose results in equivalent killing. It has been ...
Wallace B. Morrison, 2002
9
Predator-Prey Interactions in the Fossil Record
The differentiation between sublethal versus lethal attacks in these artificial situations probably rests on the time span the animals are caged and the availability of supplied food. The fact that these V-shaped divots in the shells of live- trapped ...
Patricia H. Kelley, Michal Kowalewski, Thor A. Hansen, 2003
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Oil Spill Chemical Dispersants: Research, Experience, and ...
Sublethal Effects of Dispersants Many toxicity curves from acute lethality experiments and observations in experiments investigating sites and modes of toxic action of dispersants, as reviewed above, show that many dispersants or their ...
Tom E. Allen, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBLETHAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sublethal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Neonicotinoids hinder bees ability to smell flowers
We showed that a neonicotinoid pesticide, at sublethal doses, harms this odor ... A January 2015 study that also looked at sublethal exposure to imidacloprid ... «Pitchcare, Jul 15»
2
Pyrethroid Insecticides Alter Honey Bee Behavior
“Looking at sublethal effects like behavior is a relatively less well-studied area than straight toxic effects, and using video recordings to analyze behavior is a ... «Entomology Today, May 15»
3
Nicotinoid and fungal disease team up to break down termites' tough …
A team led by Michael Scharf, the O.W. Rollins/Orkin Chair and professor of entomology, found that a sublethal dose of imidacloprid knocked out key microbes in ... «Purdue Newsroom, May 15»
4
Death of a cautious man spurs an embrace of life's risks
... to make sure that there are no expired food items in the refrigerator, and verify that all carbon monoxide levels remain sublethal. Like father, like daughter. «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
5
If modern farming can't sustain bees, how much longer can it sustain …
The regulatory system for pesticides - which does not take into account sublethal effects, chronic effects, or simultaneous exposure to multiple pesticides and ... «The Ecologist, May 15»
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Study: Bed Bug Reproduction and Feeding are Drastically Reduced …
Sublethal Effects of ActiveGuard Exposure on Feeding Behavior and Fecundity of the Bed Bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)” demonstrated that even highly resistant ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
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Bed Bugs: Chemical Cover Caveats
Sublethal effects are something that is extremely important,” says Jones. “We usually use death as the final outcome in our laboratory trials, but this suggests we ... «Popular Science, Apr 15»
8
Study Downplays Neonicotinoid Pesticide Link to Bee Die-Off
In addition to Dively, the authors of "Assessment of Chronic Sublethal Effects of Imidacloprid on Honey Bee Colony Health" include Michael Embrey, Alaa Kamel, ... «NBCNews.com, Mar 15»
9
Novel vaccine cocktail treats Staphylococcus aureus infections in …
Mice immunized with 4C-Staph and later injected with a sublethal dose of a S. aureus strain had fewer bacteria in their kidneys than mice immunized with any of ... «2 Minute Medicine, Mar 15»
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Is The Herbicide Glyphosate Killing Our Earthworms -- And Why …
Authors of the study, which focused on the “sublethal effects” of glyphosate on earthworms, was co-authored by Marina Santadino, of the National University of ... «The Inquisitr, Jan 15»

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