Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death / (idiomatic) An extremely urgent matter.

plural of Mongolian death worm

(cryptozoology) A cryptid reported from the Gobi desert, said to be a large bright red worm capable of attacking with corrosive acid or electric discharge.

Alternative form of deathbed conversion

Alternative form of deathbed conversion

(LGBT, sexology) A supposed phenomenon by which lesbian couples in committed relationships have less sex than any other type of couple, and generally experience less sexual intimacy the longer the relationship lasts.

(music) A genre of death metal with a melodic and harmonic riffing style.

(philosophy, existentialism, Kierkegaardianism) Personal despair over the disquieting circumstances of human existence.

A species of Australian snake, Acanthophis cryptamydros.

(biology) The regulated death of a cell, mediated by an intracellular program.