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Definition of lethal - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
deadlycausing or able to cause death
- The venom of this snake is highly lethal..
2.
dangerousextremely harmful or damaging
- The storm had a lethal impact on the town.
Expressions with lethal
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mixture of things that together can cause death
The lethal cocktail of drugs proved fatal.
object designed or easily used to kill someone in an attack
Carrying a concealed lethal weapon without a permit is illegal here.
dose of drug proving fatal
He accidentally took a lethal dose of the medication.
act of injecting a deadly substance
The spy avoided the lethal injection prepared for him.
gene that causes death when present in an organism
The discovery of the lethal gene in fruit flies helped understand genetic disorders..
amount of a substance causing death in 50% of subjects
The median lethal dose of the chemical was determined in the lab.
Origin of lethal
Greek, lethos (forgetfulness)
Terms with lethal included in their meaning
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lethal
causing or able to cause death
lethal
causing death
lethal
causing death or capable of causing death
most lethal
causing the most death or harm
self-defense
non-lethal spray causing temporary blindness and pain
medical
suicide with physician-provided lethal drugs
warfare
connected with or involving state use of planned lethal force against individuals
non-lethal weapon
type of non-lethal projectile fired from a gun
law enforcement
non-lethal projectile for riot control
chemical uses
chemical used in fertilizers, lethal injections, and to prevent potassium deficiency
lab safety
extremely lethal plant compound used in pest control and sometimes as drug
lethal effect
in a manner that causes death
military
lethal force used with intent to kill
ammunition
non-lethal projectile used by police
military technology
weapon system using two separate components that become lethal when combined
non-lethal firearm
revolver that makes noise but fires no bullets
lethal
causing death or capable of causing death
weaponry
lethal impact of a projectile
acr: lethal autonomous weapons system
machines that can attack without people
acr: lethal concentration
the amount of poison that can kill
acr: lethal dose
amount of something that can cause death
abr: Lethal Dose 50
amount of a substance that kills half of test animals
weapons
shotgun designed for firing non-lethal rounds
acrobatic jump
dangerous and daring jump with lethal risk
Examples of lethal in a sentence
A single bite from this spider can be lethal. The chemical spill proved to be lethal to marine life. His words had a lethal effect on their friendship.
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- French:mortel, dévastateur, ...
- German:tödlich, verheerend, ...
- Italian:letale, distruttivo, ...
- Spanish:letal, devastador, ...
- Portuguese:letal, ...
- Chinese:致命的, 极具破坏性的, ...
- Japanese:致命的な, 危険な, ...
- Arabic:قاتِل, مُمِيت, ...
- Hebrew:קַטְלָנִי, הֶרְסָנִי, ...
- Russian:смертельный, ...
- Ukrainian:смертельний, ...
- Hindi:घातक, ...
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