LETHAL

deadly, lethal

(adjective) of an instrument of certain death; “deadly poisons”; “lethal weapon”; “a lethal injection”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

lethal (comparative more lethal, superlative most lethal)

Deadly; mortal; fatal.

Noun

lethal (plural lethals)

Any weapon that causes death.

Antonym: non-lethal

(genetics) An allele that causes the death of the organism that carries it.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of “lauric acid ethereal salt”, so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.

Noun

lethal (uncountable)

(chemistry) One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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