Lethal vs Calamitous - What's the difference?
lethal | calamitous | Related terms |
Deadly; mortal; fatal.
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, title= (chemistry) One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid.
Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.
:The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone.
As adjectives the difference between lethal and calamitous
is that lethal is deadly; mortal; fatal while calamitous is concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.As a noun lethal
is one of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid.lethal
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
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