lethal
adj : of, relating to, or causing death <a injury> : also : capable of causing death < chemicals> <a dose> le*thal*i*ty n pl -ties le*thal*ly adv , n 1 : an abnormality of genetic origin causing the death of the organism possessing it usu. before maturity 2 : LETHAL GENE .
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