lethal
1Lethal — Datos generales Origen Buenos Aires,  Argentina Estado …
2Lethal — is something that is capable of causing death to a living being. For example, a Lethal injection.It may also refer to:*A Lethal gene, a gene which produces an organism which dies before reproducing *Leigh Matthews, Australian rules footballer… …
3Lethal — 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. [1913 Webster] …
4lethal — I adjective annihilative, baleful, baneful, dangerous, deadly, death bringing, death dealing, deathly, destructive, evil, exitialis, fatal, fell, feral, funestus, harmful, hurtful, injurious, internecine, internecive, killing, lethiferous,… …
5Lethal — 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. [1913 …
6lethal — (adj.) 1580s, from L.L. lethalis, alteration of L. letalis deadly, fatal, from letum death, of uncertain origin. Form altered in L.L. by association with lethe hydor water of oblivion in Hades in Greek mythology, from Gk. lethe forgetfulness …
7lethal — *deadly, fatal, mortal Analogous words: destroying or destructive (see corresponding verb at DESTROY): killing, slaying (see KILL): *pernicious, baneful, noxious: *poisonous, virulent, venomous, toxic Contrasted words: salutary, wholesome,… …
8lethal — [adj] deadly baleful, dangerous, deathly, destructive, devastating, fatal, harmful, hurtful, malignant, mortal, mortiferous, mortuary, murderous, necrotic, noxious, pernicious, pestilent, pestilential, poisonous, virulent; concept 537 Ant.… …
9lethal — ► ADJECTIVE 1) sufficient to cause death. 2) very harmful or destructive. DERIVATIVES lethality noun lethally adverb. ORIGIN Latin lethalis, from letum death …
10lethal — [lē′thəl] adj. [L letalis, lethalis < letum, death: see LET1] causing or capable of causing death; fatal or deadly SYN. FATAL lethality [lē′thal′i tē] n. lethally adv …
