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laachite(mineralogy) A brown monoclinic mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, titanium and zirconiumlabeleseThe type of language used on labels.labenineAny parasitic wasp of the subfamily LabeninaelabiliseNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of labilize.labilize(chemistry, ambitransitive) To make or become labile (i.e. unstable).laborite(politics) a supporter of a labor movementlaceableAble to be fastened with laces.lacelikeResembling lace.lacerate(transitive) To tear, rip or wound.lachnineAny aphid of the subfamily Lachninaelaciniaeplural of lacinialaconize(intransitive) To imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity.lacrosse(sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.lacunateHaving lacunae or gapslacunoseFull of gaps or lacunae.lacunuleA small lacuna.laddetteAlternative form of ladette.ladylikeOf or related to the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman.ladylove(poetic) A woman who is loved by someone; a female object of desire.laetrileA drug, derived from the amygdalin of apricot kernels, once thought capable of destroying cancer cells by the release of cyanide but later banned in the United States by the FDA.lagerine(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in Lagerstroemia indica.lagnappeAlternative spelling of lagniappe.lagonite(mineralogy) An earthy, hydrous iron borate, H¹⁴Fe⁴Bo¹²O³¹ + 2[Fe²]ᵛⁱBo⁶O¹² + 7Aqlagriine(zoology) Belonging to the Lagriinae.laguniteAlternative spelling of lagonite.lahorine(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in Fumaria parviflora.lairlikeResembling or characteristic of a lair.laitance(construction) A weak, milky layer of cement and aggregate fines on a concrete surface that is usually caused by an overwet mixture, overworking the mixture, improper or excessive finishing or combination thereof. Also, could be caused when a slurry mix is used on a deep foundation, where the slurry mix is not completely removed before placing concrete on top.lakelikeResembling or characteristic of a lake.lakeloreThe knowledge of local conditions on a lake; the traditions and customs of life on a lake; the history of life on a lake.lakesideThe ground near the edge of a lake; the land adjacent to a lake.lakewideThroughout a lake.lambasteTo scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.lamblikeLike a lamb; gentle; inoffensive.lamellaeplural of lamellalaminate(transitive) To assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet.laminite(geology) Any sedimentary rock composed of very fine layers.laminoseSynonym of laminate.lampante(of olive oil) Extracted by mechanical methods; suitable for lighting, but not suitable for human consumption without further refininglampasseA colored cloth stripe sewn along the outer seam of uniform trouserslampholeA vertical shaft down which a lamp may be lowered to inspect a sewerlamplikeResembling or characteristic of a lamp.lampwareLamps collectively.landableCapable of being landed.landbaseThe collective geographical territory of a people or culture.landcareA community scheme for taking care of agricultural land, preventing soil degradation, etc.landlikeResembling or characteristic of land.landlineA fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.landmine(transitive) To sow (an area) with land mines.landrace(often attributive) Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment (including, in some cases, its work).landsideInland; away from the sea.landsiteA plot of land that may be used for construction.langaugeMisspelling of language.langrageScraps of metal used to fire at an enemy in naval warfare.langsyne(poetic) Yesteryear, in the old days, some time ago.language(uncountable) The ability to communicate using words.lanifice(obsolete) Anything made of wool, or woolworking.lanksomeCharacterised or marked by lanknesslanolineAlternative spelling of lanolin.lanyappeAlternative spelling of lagniappe.lapdanceAlternative spelling of lap dance.lapicideA stonecutter.lapidate(transitive, law) To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.lapieite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal steel gray mineral containing antimony, copper, nickel, and sulfur.lapiniseAlternative form of lapinize.lapinizeTo attenuate a virus, such that it can be used to make a vaccine, by passage through rabbits.laponiteA synthetic smectic clay that forms a clear, thixotropic gel when dispersed in waterlapsableAlternative form of lapsible.lapsible(rare) Liable to lapse.lapsiineAny spider of the genus Lapsiaslapstone(archaic or historical) A stone placed on a shoemaker's lap, used to beat leather.lardarse(UK) Alternative form of lardass.lardlikeResembling lard.largesseThe trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time; generosity, liberality.laridine(obsolete) larinelarklikeResembling or characteristic of a lark (the bird).larksomeCharacterised or marked by larks (i.e. pranks); playful.larosite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic black mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, silver, and sulfur.lashlikeResembling or characteristic of the lash of a whip.lashline(cosmetics) The line of the eyelash.lashwise(nonce word) In the manner of a whiplash.lastable(nonstandard) Capable of lasting or enduring.lastrileA kind of elastic fiber made from a co-polymer composed of a diene and of not more than 50 per cent but not less than 10 per cent by mass of acrylonitrile units.lateriseAlternative form of laterize.lateriteA red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.laterizeTo convert to laterite.lateropeA depression on an abdominal tergum of a Hymenopteralatesome(chiefly UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Marked by lateness; characteristically latelatewakeAlternative form of late-wake.lathlikeResembling or characteristic of a lath.latinateNonstandard spelling of Latinate.latinize(now nonstandard) Alternative letter-case form of Latinize.latitude(geography) An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.latrorse(botany) Said of anthers dehiscing laterally, neither toward nor away from the center of the flower.laudableWorthy of being lauded.laughtreObsolete spelling of laughter.laureate(sometimes postpositive) Crowned, or decked, with laurel.laurence(obsolete) Synonym of lowrie.lavagatewashing (material removed using water)lavalikeResembling lava in one or more characteristics, such as heat or viscositylavature(obsolete) A wash (act of washing, or lotion for washing).laveniteAlternative form of låvenite.lawncareThe care and treatment of grass on a lawn.lawnlikeResembling or characteristic of a lawn.lawscapeA notional landscape of law; legal systems understood in spatial terms.laxativeHaving the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.laxosideA particular steroid glycoside.layerageThe botanical technique of layering, or laying the shoot of a plant underground for growth.layerize(ambitransitive) To split or separate into layers.lazaroneAlternative form of lazzarone.lazulite(mineralogy) A semi-precious gemstone that is a basic phosphate of magnesium, iron and aluminiumlazurite(mineralogy) A mineral of metamorphosed limestones. Lazurite forms the gemstone lapis lazuli, and crushed lazurite provided the ultramarine color in artists' paint of the Old Masters. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite group of silicate minerals. Chemical composition: Sodium aluminum silicate with sulphur, Na₄₋₅Al₃Si₃O₁₂S.leachate(soil science) The liquid produced when water percolates through a permeable material.leadableCapable of being led.leadfreeAlternative spelling of lead-free.leadlikeResembling or characteristic of the metal lead.leadlineA leash or strap for leading an animal.leadpipe(music) The pipe or tube of a brass instrument into which the mouthpiece is placed.leadtreeAny of the genus Leucaena of flowering plants, native to the Americas.leadzyme(biochemistry) A small ribozyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a specific phosphodiester bond.leafbase(botany) The base of a leaf, where it joins the stem.leaflikeHaving the form or other qualities of a leaf.leafloveAny of several songbirds of certain genera in family Pycnonotidae, the bulbul family.leafmineAlternative form of leaf miner.leafpileA pile of leaves.leafsomeFull of leaves, bearing leavesleafwise(mathematics, computing theory) In terms of the leaves of a tree or similar data structure.leakableAble to leak or to be leaked.leakanceA measure of leakage, typically as a result if imperfect insulationleakeite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic dark red mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lithium, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.leansomeCharacterised or marked by leanness; thinleapableThat can be crossed by leapingleasableAble to be leased.leavableCapable of being left, or departed from.lectureeOne who listens to a lecture.leeangleA heavy club, with a sharp point at right-angles at its end, once used by Australian AboriginesleeklikeResembling or characteristic of a leek.leftwise(rare) By a leftward path; leftwards, leftwardly; anticlockwise, counterclockwise.legalese(informal, derogatory) Technical jargon common in the legal profession; the argot of lawyers.legaliseNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of legalize.legalizeTo make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.legatineBelonging to a legate.legature(obsolete) legateshiplegicideThe overturning or destruction of a law, or (Judaism) of the law as set out in the Torah.legitime(civil law jurisdictions) A portion of a person's estate of which he cannot disinherit that person's children without a legal cause.legplatePlate armour worn on one's legs.legumineArchaic form of legumin.leimtype(historical) A collotype process in which the printing surface is a sheet of gelatin fixed upon a zinc plate.leiteite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, oxygen, and zinc.lemonade(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.lemonene(organic chemistry) Synonym of biphenyl.lemonimeA citrus hybrid of lemon and lime.lemonize(transitive) To add or apply lemon to.lendableThat can be lent.lenienceLeniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.lenitiveAnalgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.lenitude(obsolete) The quality or habit of being lenient; lenity.lensfreeHaving no lenseslenslikeResembling or characteristic of a lens.lenticleA small lens or window.lepadite(archaic)A lepadoid.lepidine(zoology) Composed of scales.lepidote(botany) Covered with scurfy scales.lepocyte(biology, archaic) A cell with a distinct envelope.leporineSynonym of leporid (“any mammal of the family Leporidae: the hares and rabbits”).lesukite(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing aluminum, chlorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.letimideAn analgesic drug.lettableAble to be let (that is, rented or leased).leucodyeAlternative form of leuco dye.leucrose(biochemistry) The disaccharide 5-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-D-fructose that is isomeric with sucroselevanase(biochemistry) levan hydrolase, an enzyme that catalyses the random hydrolysis of (2->6)-beta-D-fructofuranosidic linkages in (2->6)-beta-D-fructans (levans) containing more than three fructose units.levelageThe act or process of leveling.leveliseAlternative form of levelize.levelize(transitive) To make level; to cause to remain at the same level.leverageA force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot.leviableAble to be leviedlevigate(transitive) To make smooth or polish.levirateHaving to do with one's husband's brother.levitate(transitive) To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.levitide(biochemistry) An antimicrobial oligopeptide present in the skin of some amphibianslevogyre(chemistry) Levorotatory.levulose(biochemistry) D-fructose, the left-rotating stereoisomer of fructose.levynite(mineralogy) levynelewdsomeCharacterised or marked by lewdnesslewisiteAn organoarsenic compound used as a chemical weapon.lexicase(chiefly attributive, linguistics) A form of dependency grammar incorporating elements of case grammar and focusing on the lexicon.lexicodelexicographic codelibelleeAlternative spelling of libelee.liberate(transitive) To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularlyliberite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing beryllium, lithium, oxygen, and silicon.libertieArchaic spelling of liberty.licecide(rare) A lousicide: a substance that kills lice.licencee(nonstandard) Alternative form of licensee.licensee(law) A person to whom a license is granted.lichgateAlternative spelling of lych-gate.lichwakeAlternative form of lich-wake.lichwale(obsolete) A plant, the gromwell.licinine(entomology) Any member of the Licininae subfamily of beetles.lickableCapable of, or suitable for, being licked.licksome(UK dialectal) Pleasant; agreeable; amiable; handsome; neatlicorice(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.licorineAlternative spelling of lycorine.liedlikeResembling or characteristic of a lied (type of German song).liefsome(dialectal, poetic or archaic) Agreeable; pleasing; delightful.lieganceAlternative form of ligeance.lienableSubject to a lien, or legal claim.lievrite(mineralogy) Synonym of ilvaite.lifecare(US) The care of elderly people within a dedicated community after their retirement and usually up until their death.lifelikeLike a living being, resembling life, giving an accurate representationlifelineA line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.lifeloreThe knowledge of life or life experiences; wisdom.lifemateA companion for life.lifesizeAlternative spelling of life-size.lifesomeCharacterised by liveliness; animated; eventful.lifetimeThe duration of the life of someone or something.lifewide(education) Of or relating to a teaching strategy and an approach to learning and personal development that involves real-world contexts and settings.liftableCapable of being lifted.liftgate(automotive) A closure at the rear of a vehicle, or rear door, that can be raised to access the back of a vehicle.liftlineA line or queue where people wait for a ski lift.ligative(grammar) Serving to connect separate elements.ligature(uncountable) The act of tying or binding something.ligeance(historical, UK, law) An allegiance.lignaloeAlternative form of lign-aloes.ligroineAlternative form of ligroin.ligulateShaped like a strap or long tongueligurite(mineralogy) A variety of sphene or titanite.likasite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.likeable(often British spelling) Alternative spelling of likable.likesomeMarked by liking or likability; agreeable; pleasant; pleasing to the mind or senseslikewise(manner) In a similar manner.likewizeEye dialect spelling of likewise.lilacine(organic chemistry) Alternative form of lilacin.lilylikeResembling or characteristic of a lily.limacide(rare, Europe) Any substance intended to kill gastropod molluscs (of the family Limacidae).limacineCharacteristic of slugs of the subfamily Limacinae.limaille(dentistry, obsolete) Bits of waste metal mixed with bone, dust, etc.; lemel.limature(obsolete) The act of filing.limblineA fishing line that dangles from the limb of an overhanging tree.limelikeResembling a lime (the fruit).limitateBounded by a distinct line.limitiveInvolving or setting a limit; limiting.limitude(rare) The state or characteristic of being limited; limitedness.limolike(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a limousine.limonene(organic chemistry) A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrancelimonite(mineralogy) Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hematite with clays and manganese oxide.limpsome(chiefly dialectal) Characterised or marked by limping; languidlimulineAny horseshoe crab of the infraorder Limulinalinarite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.lineableAble to be lined.linelikeResembling or characteristic of a line.linemate(sports) Someone who plays in the same offensive or defensive linelinemode(computing) A mode of interaction with a remote server where all incoming text characters are printed to the current line, without the possibility of updating the text of previous lines.lineside(rail transport) Alongside a railway line.linewiseIn terms of lines, or one line at a time.lingence(obsolete) A linctus.lingerieUnderwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.lingueme(linguistics) Any unit of linguistic structure, such as a phoneme, a morpheme, or a whole phrase.linguineRibbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.linkableCapable of being linked.linklikeResembling a series of links, as in a chain; catenulate.linktree(social media) A landing page of social media links created using the online service Linktree.linkware(computing) Software components that can be used for free on the condition that the user links back to the creator's web site.linotypeA form of typesetting machine in which a complete line of characters is set at once.lionlikeResembling or characteristic of a lion.liottite(mineralogy) A hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal colorless mineral with the chemical formula (Na,K)₁₆Ca₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₃(SO₄)₅Cl₄.liparite(mineralogy) Rhyolite.lipidateTo modify by means of lipidationlipidome(biochemistry) The set of all lipids in a cell or organismlipocyte(cytology) An adipocyte in connective tissue that stores and metabolizes fatlipokine(biochemistry) Any hormone that controls the metabolism of lipidslipolyzeTo cause or to undergo lipolysis.liposome(biochemistry) An aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle.lipozyme(biochemistry) A commercial form of lipaselipsalveAlternative form of lip salve.lipslide(skateboarding, snowboarding) A manoeuvre in which the board slides along a structure on its front or back lipliquable(archaic) Capable of being melted.liquesce(intransitive) To become a liquid; to liquefy.liripipeObsolete form of liripoop.lisetite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.listableThat can be listed.listicle(informal, journalism) An article based around a list.listlikeResembling or characteristic of a list.listwiseOf or relating to a list or lists.lisurideA certain antiparkinsonian drug.literageAlternative form of litreage.literateAble to read and write; having literacy.literoseDistinctively literary, usually in a studied or affected form.lithargelead monoxide (PbO) a toxic solid formed from oxidation of lead in air, and used as a pigment.lithiate(chemistry, materials design) lithatelithouseAlternative form of lit-house.litigate(intransitive, construed with on) To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.litreageAn amount measured in litres.liturate(zoology) Having indistinct spots, paler at the margins.liveableAlternative spelling of livable.livelode(obsolete) Course of life; means of support; livelihood.livesomeHaving the characteristics of life or of being alive; indicative of life or of living; livableliveware(colloquial) People who work with computers, as opposed to the software or hardware they use; loosely, human beings, as opposed to technology.livewireAlternative spelling of live wire.liveyere(Newfoundland) A settler; an inhabitant.loadableCapable of being loaded.loadsome(rare) burdensomeloadwiseWith regards to a load; in terms of load.loaflikeResembling or characteristic of a loaf.loanableThat may be loanedlobelike(anatomy) Resembling or characteristic of a lobe.lobelineA natural alkaloid found in various plants, mostly of the genus Lobelia, a white amorphous powder which is freely soluble in water, used as an aid to smoking cessation.lobulateSynonym of lobulated.lobuloseAlternative form of lobulous.localise(British spelling, transitive) Alternative spelling of localize.localiteA person from a particular area; a locallocalize(transitive) To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.locative(grammar) Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.locavore(cooking, neologism) One who tries to eat only locally grown foods.lochsideBordering or near a loch.lockableCapable of being locked.locklikeResembling or characteristic of a lock (fastener opened by a key).locksideBeside a lock (segment of a waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels).locomote(now chiefly biology) To move or travel (from one location to another).loculate(botany) Divided into loculi, cavities or compartmentsloculose(botany) Divided by locules (internal partitions inside cells).locutiveSynonym of locutionary.lodicule(botany) A small scale at the base of the ovary of a flower of a grass.loeweiteAlternative form of loweite.loftlikeResembling a loftloftmateSomeone with whom one shares a loft.loganate(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of loganic acid.logatome(linguistics) A short pseudoword, typically of a single syllable.loggable(of a forest, etc.) Suitable for logging.loghouseSynonym of log cabinlogiciseAlternative form of logicize.logicize(transitive) To make logical; to bring into the domain of logic.logotypeA symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity, usually referred to as a logo.logscalelogarithmic scalelogspace(computing theory) logarithmic spacelolicore(music) A subgenre of breakcore that is characterised by heavily distorted and pitch-shifted samples, typically taken from anime, and often inspired by Japanese otaku culture.lomasome(cytology) A paramural body associated with the membranes of plant and fungal cellslomonite(mineralogy, archaic) laumontitelonesomeUnhappy due to being alone; lonely.longcaseA longcase clock.longline(clothing) longer than usual; especially reaching to the hipslongnoseHaving a long nose (used in the names of fish and other animals).longsome(UK dialectal) Tedious; tiresomely long.longtimeHaving endured for a long period of time.longwave(of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.longwiseLengthwise; longways; lengthways.lookableAble to be looked at, or suited to visual interaction; visible.looksome(informal) Characterised or marked by (good) looks; good-lookingloongheeArchaic form of lungi (“cloth worn around the waist”).loonsome(pronunciation spelling) lonesomeloopableThat can be looped.loophole(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.looplikeResembling or characteristic of a loop.loopline(rail transport) Alternative form of loop line.loopwiseBy means of loopslootableCapable of being looted; plunderable.loparite(mineralogy) A granular, brittle oxide mineral of the perovskite class.lopezite(mineralogy) A rare red triclinic chromate mineral.lordlikeLike a lord; lordly.loricate(transitive) To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.loseableObsolete spelling of losable.loseyite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.lothsomeObsolete spelling of loathsome.loudsome(chiefly poetic) Characterised or marked by loudness; noisylouisine(historical) A fine-grained, lightweight, soft-finished silk of microscopic basketweave.loutsomeCharacteristic or typical of a loutloveableAlternative form of lovable.lovebiteAlternative spelling of love bite.loveholeThe anus or vagina, in the context of sex.lovelikeResembling or characteristic of love.loveloreThe knowledge, science, study, or history of love.lovemateThe person with whom one is mated in love; a lover or sweetheart.lovesomeWorthy of love; having qualities that inspire love; lovable.loviride(pharmacology) An antiviral drug against HIV.lowgradeAlternative form of low-grade.lowrance(obsolete) Synonym of lowrie.loxapine(pharmacology) A typical antipsychotic medication derived from dibenzazepine and mainly used to treat schizophrenia.loyaliseAlternative form of loyalize.loyalize(transitive) To make (someone) loyal to a cause.loyaltieObsolete form of loyalty.lucksomeMarked by luck; fortunate; characterised as luckylucumoneSynonym of lucumo.lueshite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing niobium, oxygen, and sodium.luggable(computing, dated) An early portable computer, similar to a desktop computer.lullable(rare) Able to be lulled.lullabyeArchaic form of lullaby.lullsome(rare) Characterised or marked by lullinglumazine(organic chemistry) The phenolic heterocycle 2,4-dihydroxypteridine that is related to riboflavinlumenizeTo undergo lumenizationluminaseAn enzyme preparation used to lighten the skinluminate(obsolete) To illuminate.lumplikeCharacteristic of or resembling a lump; lumpish.lumpsomeCharacterised or marked by lumpslunabaseThe substance that forms the darker areas of the lunar surface, as opposed to lunarite.lunariteThe substance that forms the lighter portions of the lunar surface, as opposed to lunabase.lunatize(transitive, rare) To turn someone into a lunatic.lunglikeResembling or characteristic of a lung.lunulate(botany, zoology) Resembling a small crescentlunuliteA small circular fossil bryozoan.lupenone(organic chemistry) The triterpenoid (1R,3aR,4S,5aR,5bR,7aR,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-1-isopropenyl-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-eicosahydro-cyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-oneluperineAny moth of the genus LuperinalupicideThe killing of a wolf or wolves.lupinine(organic chemistry) A bitter alkaloid present in Lupinus.lupulineAlternative spelling of lupulin.luresomeCharacterised or marked by luring; alluringlurksomeCharacterised or marked by lurking; lurkylustrate(ambitransitive, with 'through') Synonym of pass through, traverse.lustrineAlternative form of lustring.lustsomeMarked or characterised by lust; given to lust; sensual; lustfullutamideA ceramide present in the giant-leaved fig tree Ficus lutealutecite(mineralogy) Synonym of moganite.lutelike(music) Resembling a lute in form or soundlutetate(inorganic chemistry) Any oxyanion of lutetium; any salt containing such an ionlutherieThe craft of making stringed musical instruments.luticole(biology, zoology) A creature that lives, feeds, or breeds in muddy places, or even in mud itself.lutidine(organic chemistry) Any of several dimethyl derivatives of pyridine, but especially 2,6-dimethyl pyridine that occurs in coal tar.luzonite(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral pale brownish pink mineral containing arsenic, copper, and sulfur.lychgateAlternative form of lych-gate.lycodine(organic chemistry) Any of a group of tetracyclic alkaloids obtained from Lycopodiumlycopene(organic chemistry) A red carotenoid pigment found in tomatoes, other red vegetables, and in animal tissue; there is some evidence that it may lower the risk of prostate cancer.lycopode(archaic) lycopodium powder (an inflammable yellow powder found in species of lycopodium, or club moss).lycorine(chemistry) A toxic crystalline alkaloid that inhibits protein synthesis, found in several plant specieslycosomeA formulation of lycopene and whey protein used as a food supplement.lyfoline(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in Heimia salicifolia.lykewakeAlternative form of lich-wake.lynxlikeResembling a lynx.lyonsite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing copper, iron, oxygen, and vanadium.lyophile(chemistry) a lyophilic substancelyophobe(chemistry) A lyophobic substance.lyrelikeResembling or characteristic of a lyre.lyriciseAlternative form of lyricize.lyricize(transitive) To make lyrical; to treat in a poetically sentimental or emotional manner.lysidine(organic chemistry) A nucleoside derived from cytidinelysocyteSynonym of lymphocyte.lysopine(organic chemistry) An amino acid, carboxyethyl-lysine, that is the lysine analogue of octopinelysosome(cytology) An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.lysotypeSynonym of phagotype.lysozyme(biochemistry) A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.lysylateAlternative spelling of lysinylate.lythrine(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in Heimia salicifolia.lyticase(biochemistry) A complex of endoglucanase and protease catalyzes yeast cell lysislyuelodeObsolete spelling of livelihood.lyxonate(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of lyxonic acidlyxosideA pyranoside ring in which the glycone is lyxose.lyxulose(biochemistry) A pentose keto sugar, a derivative of lyxose