deadly, lethal
(adjective) of an instrument of certain death; “deadly poisons”; “lethal weapon”; “a lethal injection”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lethal (comparative more lethal, superlative most lethal)
Deadly; mortal; fatal.
lethal (plural lethals)
Any weapon that causes death.
Antonym: non-lethal
(genetics) An allele that causes the death of the organism that carries it.
Abbreviation of “lauric acid ethereal salt”, so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.
lethal (uncountable)
(chemistry) One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid.
Source: Wiktionary
Leth"al, n. Etym: [Lauric + ether + alcohol.] (Chem.)
Definition: One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. It is so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.
Le"thal, a. Etym: [L. lethalis, letalis, fr. lethum, letum, death: cf. F. léthal.]
Definition: Deadly; mortal; fatal. "The lethal blow." W. Richardson.
– Le"thal*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
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