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Lethal

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈliː.θəl

Definitions

  1. Any weapon that causes death.
  2. One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid.
    uncountable
  3. An allele that causes the death of the organism that carries it.

Equivalents

Españolletal
FrançaisFatallétalléthalMortel
Deutschletaltödlich
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CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

lethal chamber lethal congenital contracture syndrome lethal dose lethal gene lethal injection lethal time

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