plural of death-fire

(obsolete) A will o' the wisp thought to presage death.

plural of death whistle

(music, historical) An Aztec instrument, sometimes shaped like a skull, that when blown produces a human-like shriek.

(organic chemistry) A group of oxylipin phytoalexins found in maize derived from the cyclization of fatty acids oxidized by 9-lipoxygenase and allene oxide synthase enzymes.

The proximate cause of a person's death relating to the biological processes (rather than external cause) that lead to decease.

A legal (as opposed to pathological or biological) determination by a coroner, medical examiner, police, or similar as to the factors leading to a person's death.

plural of death-name

A name that is given (usually by a priest) to refer to someone who has died so that the living can avoid using the actual name of the dead person.

(pathology, historical, dated) Synonym of Spanish influenza