lethal gene
— Noun
– English
~ any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life
lethal agent
— Noun
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~ an agent capable of causing death
lethality
— Noun
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~ the quality of being deadly
lethargic encephalitis
— Noun
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~ an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness
lethargy
— Noun
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~ weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
lethargy
— Noun
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~ a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
lethargy
— Noun
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~ inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"
lethe
— Noun
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~ (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive
leto
— Noun
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~ wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology
letter bond
— Noun
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~ a bond that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public
letter
— Noun
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~ a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
letter
— Noun
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~ owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
letter
— Noun
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~ the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
letter box
— Noun
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~ a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for
letter box
— Noun
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~ public box for deposit of mail
letter box
— Noun
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~ a private box for delivery of mail
letter case
— Noun
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~ case for carrying letters
letter carrier
— Noun
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~ a man who delivers the mail
letter
— Noun
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~ an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports"
letter
— Noun
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~ a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"