Lethal

['liːθ(ə)l] or ['liθl]

Definition

(n.) 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.

(a.) Deadly; mortal; fatal.

Checker: Micawber

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [Rare.] Deadly, mortal, fatal.

Checked by Brady

Definition

adj. death-dealing: deadly: mortal.—n. Lethe (Shak.) death.—adj. Lethif′erous carrying death.

Checker: Myrna