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Deadly; mortal; fatal.
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of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"
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Products with this label are capable of causing death.
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poisoning: Death of the organism directly attributable to exposure to a toxic substance e.g., pesticide. Compare with Sub-lethal poisoning.
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likely to cause or capable of causing the death of an organism. A lethal gene is one which could either cause an aborted fetus or the death of the organism at some later stage of its life.
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An abnormality of genetic origin causing the death of the organism possessing it.
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Causing death in a feotus or newborn.
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Fatal or deadly.
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Deadly, fatal, capable of causing death, death-dealing. The word "lethal" comes from the Latin "letum" meaning "death or destruction."
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