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laceman(dated) A male dealer in lace.lacemenplural of lacemanlactean(archaic, poetic) milkylacunin(biochemistry) An extracellular matrix protein present in certain mothslademan(obsolete) A miller's servantladykin(dated) A little, or young, lady.laghmanA Central Asian dish of pulled noodles, meat and vegetables.lamajunAlternative spelling of lahmacun.lambkinA young lamb, a very young sheep.laminin(biochemistry) Any of a class of glycoproteins found in the basement membranes of most animal tissuelampernEuropean river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis).lampionA small oil lamp.lampman(historical) A person employed to clean and maintain lamps.lampoonA written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.lampron(obsolete) A lamprey.landmanSomeone who lives or works on land, as opposed to a seaman.landmenplural of landmanlanolin(transitive) To treat with lanolin.lanternA case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.laramanAn Albanian crypto-christian during the Ottoman rule of Albanialarchen(archaic) Of or pertaining to the larch tree.lardoonAlternative form of lardon.lariganAlternative form of larrigan.larikinAlternative spelling of larrikin.larixin(organic chemistry) A crystallizable principle found in the bark of the larch.latexin(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins associated with eggshell productionlaxuminA particular steroid glycoside.laydown(usually uncountable) The act of laying something down.leadmanThe male leader of a group of workers, who reports to a supervisor.leadmenplural of leadmanlebocin(biochemistry) An antibacterial glycoprotein present in some insectslecternA stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.lection(ecclesiastical) A reading of a religious text; a lesson to be read in church etc.lecturnObsolete form of lectern.leetmanOne subject to the jurisdiction of a court-leet.leftern(nonstandard, rare) Left (opposite of right).leghorn(uncountable) A type of dried plaited wheat straw fabric.legspanThe distance between the tips of the legs of a spider furthest from each other - generally diagonallylegumenDated form of legume.legumin(biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any of a group of globulins, resembling casein, found mostly in legumes and grains.lensmanA male photographer.lensmenplural of lensmanlerneanA member of the family (Lernaeidae) of parasitic crustaceans found attached to fishes and other marine animals.lesbian(of a woman) Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.letdownAlternative form of let-down.letheanOf or relating to death or forgetfulness.letheon(medicine, archaic) diethyl ether, used as an anaesthetic agent.letternArchaic form of lectern.leviton(physics) The collective excitation of a single electron within an electrical conductor such as a metal or graphene.levulin(organic chemistry) A substance resembling dextrin, obtained from the bulbs of the dahlia, the artichoke, and other sources, that yields levulose on decomposition.lexiconThe vocabulary of a language.liaison(cooking) A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.liberin(endocrinology) A releasing hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in stimulating the release of another hormone.liedownAlternative form of lie-down.liftmanA person employed to operate a lift.lighten(transitive) To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.ligroin(archaic) A petroleum fraction boiling 75°-125°C used as a solvent and fuel.likubin(pathology) Ellipsis of citrus likubin (“huanglongbing”).lilacin(obsolete, organic chemistry) syringinlimaconAlternative form of limaçon.limonin(organic chemistry) A limonoid found in orange and lemon seeds.limpkinA large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.linarin(organic chemistry) A flavonoid glycoside, 5-hydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one found in toadflax.linemanA person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman.linemenplural of linemanlinkman(rugby) A player who uses speed and dexterity to keep an attacking team's downfield progress fluid.linoxin(organic chemistry) A resinous substance obtained as an oxidation product of linoleic acid.linoxyn(organic chemistry) Alternative form of linoxin.linuronThe herbicide N'-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N-methoxy-N-methyl-urealipfernAlternative form of lip fern.lipoxin(biochemistry) Any of group of compounds, related to prostaglandins, that regulate inflammationlithian(mineralogy) Containing lithium.litigonAn animal born to a male lion and a female tigon.litogen(US, informal, law) Any drug or similar substance, administered during pregnancy, that though probably harmless can lead to lawsuitslitorin(biochemistry) A nonapeptide with composition L-pyroglutamyl-L-glutaminyl-L-tryptophyl-L-alanyl-L-valyl-glycyl-L-histidyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-methioninamide.littlun(informal) Little one; a child or a young animal.livetin(biochemistry) A protein found in egg yolk.lobefinAny of the fish of the class Sarcopterygii.lobelin(medicine, organic chemistry) A yellowish-green resin from the lobelia, used as an emetic and diaphoretic.lockman(Scotland, archaic) A public executioner.lockpin(chiefly aviation) A pin used to lock a mechanism and prevent it from moving.locoman(rail transport, dated) Someone who works on a locomotive.loganin(organic chemistry) An iridoid glycoside first isolated from the plant family Loganiaceae, and formed from loganic acid by the enzyme loganic acid O-methyltransferase (LAMT).logogen(linguistics) A unit of word recognition, encapsulating a variety of properties about a given word, such as its appearance, sound, and meaning.lokshenFlat egg noodles from Yiddish cuisine.lolicon(uncountable, Japanese fiction) Attraction (often erotic) to fictional depictions of young, typically prepubescent girls.lolikonAlternative spelling of lolicon.longfinAny member of the family Plesiopidae of elongated perciform fish.lordkinA little, or unimportant, lord.lorgnon(archaic) lorgnette, opera glasslovekinA term of endearment for a lover or sweetheart.lowbornAlternative spelling of low-born.lowdowninside information, the story or truth.loxygenLiquid oxygen.lubimin(organic chemistry) A particular vetispirane.lucenin(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric luteolin flavone glucosides found in sunflowerslucidin(organic chemistry) The genotoxic anthraquinone 1,3-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)anthracene-9,10-dionelucigen(historical) A kind of oil lamp using compressed air.lucumin(organic chemistry) A disaccharide derivative and glycoside, C₁₉H₂₅NO₁₀ that is found in Pouteria sapota.lufaxin(biochemistry) A protein in the saliva of sand flieslumican(biochemistry) The major keratin sulfate proteoglycan of the cornea.lumpkinA clumsy, heavy, stupid, silly or blundering person.lumpman(historical) A worker in salt production who shaped the salt into lumps as it dried.lunasin(biochemistry) A peptide that is present in soy and some other cereal grains and may have some anticancer propertieslunatin(organic chemistry) 3-methoxy-1,6,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone, an antibacterial anthraquinone derivative.lupinin(organic chemistry) A glucoside found in the seeds of several species of lupine.lupulin(botany) Small hairs obtained from the strobili of the hop plant.lurkman(archaic or Australia) A conman.luteninA phytosterol found in the passionflower.luthern(architecture) A dormer-window.lycopinA resinous extract of Lycopus virginicus, formerly used as an internal hemostatic.lyerman(zoology, archaic) The cicada.lynceanlynx (attributive)lyremanSynonym of cicada.lyricon(computing) A form of earcon or musicon that incorporates musically intoned speech.lysenin(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins, from the coelomic fluid of the earthworm Eisenia foetida, that induce erythrocyte lysis.lysogen(biology) A phage that can exist as a prophage within its host organism.