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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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