About The Word Lethal
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Lethal
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What's The Definition Of Lethal?
[adj] of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lethal: deadly | fatal Related Terms | Find terms related to Lethal: baleful | baneful | brutal | corroding | corrosive | corrupting | corruptive | counterproductive | damaging | deadly | death-bringing | deathful | deathly | deleterious | destructive | detrimental | disadvantageous | disserviceable | distressing | fatal | feral | harmful | hurtful | injurious | internecine | killing | malefic | malevolent | malign | malignant | mischievous | mortal | noisome | noxious | ominous | pernicious | pestilent | pestilential | poisonous | prejudicial | savage | scatheful | toxic | venenate | veneniferous | venenous | venomous | vicious | virulent See Also | Lethal In Webster's Dictionary \Leth"al\ (l[e^]th"[a^]l), n. [Lauric + ether + alcohol.]
(Chem.)
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\ (l[=e]"thal), a. [L. lethalis, letalis, fr. lethum, letum, death: cf. F. l['e]thal.] Deadly; mortal; fatal. ``The lethal blow.'' --W. Richardson. -- {Le"thal*ly}, adv. |
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