Associations to the word «Lethal»
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Wiktionary
LETHAL, adjective. Deadly; mortal; fatal.
LETHAL, noun. (chemistry) One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid.
LETHAL CHAMBER, noun. A gas chamber.
LETHAL CHAMBER, verb. (transitive) To execute (someone) by means of lethal chamber.
LETHAL CHAMBERED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of lethal chamber
LETHAL DOSE, noun. The dose of a substance or of radiation likely to cause death (sometimes suffixed with a number)
LETHAL GENE, noun. Any gene which brings about the death of an organism carrying it; usually the result of a mutation
LETHAL INJECTION, noun. A means of execution or of euthanasia in which a person is injected with a fatal dose of drugs.
LETHAL INJECTIONS, noun. Plural of lethal injection
LETHAL WHITE SYNDROME, noun. An autosomal genetic disorder of horses, resulting in a white coat, blue eyes, and a non-functioning colon.
Dictionary definition
LETHAL, adjective. Of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection".
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