different between lethal vs fetal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?li?.??l/
• Rhymes: -i???l

Etymology 1

From Latin l?t?lis (“mortal, deadly”), improperly written l?th?lis, from l?tum (“death”), improperly written as l?thum, as associated with Ancient Greek ???? (l?th?, “forgetfulness”).

Adjective

lethal (comparative more lethal, superlative most lethal)

1. Deadly; mortal; fatal.

Related terms

• lethality
• semilethal

Translations

Noun

lethal (plural lethals)

1. Any weapon that causes death.

   Antonym: non-lethal

2. (genetics) An allele that causes the death of the organism that carries it.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of “lauric acid ethereal salt”, so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.

Noun

lethal (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid.

Translations

Further reading

• lethal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• lethal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) foetal
• (UK, obsolete) fœtal
• (obsolete) phoetal, phœtal
• (obsolete) fætal

Etymology

fetus +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fitl?/
• Rhymes: -i?t?l

Adjective

fetal (not comparable)

1. (embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.

   fetal circulation

   fetal membranes

Usage notes

The form fetal is preferred in North America and in the scientific community, whereas foetal is still commonly used in Commonwealth nations.

Synonyms

• zygotal

Derived terms

• extrafetal
• nonfetal

Coordinate terms

• gametal, zygotal, blastocystic, blastular

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “fetal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• E flat, E-flat, aleft, alfet, e flat, e-flat

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /f??tal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /fe?tal/
• Homophone: fatal (Balearic, Central)

Adjective

fetal (masculine and feminine plural fetals)

1. fetal

Related terms

• fetus

Further reading

• “fetal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Galician

Adjective

fetal m or f (plural fetais)

1. fetal

Related terms

• feto

Further reading

• “fetal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fe?ta?l]
• Hyphenation: fe?tal
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

fetal (not comparable)

1. fetal

   Synonym: fötal

Declension

Further reading

• “fetal” in Duden online

Portuguese

Adjective

fetal m or f (plural fetais, comparable)

1. fetal (pertaining to fetuses)

Related terms

• feto

Further reading

• “fetal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

From French fœtal

Adjective

fetal m or n (feminine singular fetal?, masculine plural fetali, feminine and neuter plural fetale)

1. fetal

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe?tal/, [fe?t?al]

Adjective

fetal (plural fetales)

1. fetal

Related terms

• feto

Further reading

• “fetal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.