lethal

/ˈliː.θəl/ · noun

Meaning

Any weapon that causes death.
An allele that causes the death of the organism that carries it.
Deadly; mortal; fatal.
One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid.

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