LETHALS

Noun

lethals

plural of lethal

Source: Wiktionary


LETHAL

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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