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sublethally

sublethally adverb: in a sublethal manner, or to a sublethal extent.

Adverb

sublethally (comparative more sublethally, superlative most sublethally)

  1. In a sublethal manner, or to a sublethal extent.
    • This is due to the detection of sublethally damaged cells, which are still viable but not culturable.

Forms of sublethally

comparativemore sublethally
superlativemost sublethally

Origin of sublethally

From sublethal + -ly.

Questions about sublethally

What does sublethally mean?
Sublethally means in a sublethal manner, or to a sublethal extent.
What part of speech is sublethally?
Sublethally is an adverb.

Words near sublethally in the dictionary

  1. sublessor
  2. sublessors
  3. sublet
  4. sublethal
  5. sublethality
  6. sublethally
  7. sublethaly
  8. sublets
  9. Sublett
  10. sublettable
  11. Sublette

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