lethal
Pronunciation: /ˈliː.θəl/
The English word “lethal” has 4 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
noun
- Any weapon that causes death.
- An allele that causes the death of the organism that carries it.
- One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lētālis (“deadly, mortal, fatal”), improperly written lēthālis, from lētum (“death”), improperly written as lēthum, from a supposed connection with Ancient Greek λήθη (lḗthē, “oblivion, forgetfulness”).
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