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lethal |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lethal \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lethal \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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lethal adj : of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection" [syn: {deadly}]
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