n. [ Lauric + ether + alcohol. ] (Chem.) One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. It is so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. lethalis, letalis, fr. lethum, letum, death: cf. F. léthal. ] Deadly; mortal; fatal. “The lethal blow.” W. Richardson. --
n. [ Cf. F. léthalité. ] The quality of being lethal; mortality. [ 1913 Webster ]