lethal vs mortiferous

lethal

adj
  • Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal. 

noun
  • One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. 

  • An allele that causes the death of the organism that carries it. 

  • Any weapon that causes death. 

mortiferous

adj
  • Causing physical death; deadly, fatal, lethal. 

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