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lacertianPertaining to or resembling a lizard; lizard-like.lacewomanA woman who makes lace.lackbrain(derogatory) A person who lacks brains; an idiot.lacklatin(obsolete) Alternative form of lack-latin.lactaptin(biochemistry) A casein fragment that has some anticancer activitylactarianA lactovegetarian.lactationThe secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.laddermanA casino employee who supervises the baccarat table from a tall chair, watching for cheating etc.lagobolon(Ancient Greece) A hunter's stick for striking hares.lahmajoonAlternative spelling of lahmajoun.lahmajounAlternative form of lahmacun.lallationThe incorrect pronunciation of the letter "r" so that it sounds like an "l" (or "w").lambrekinAlternative form of lambrequin.lamebrainlamebrained, foolishlamifiban(pharmacology) An antiplatelet drug.laminaranAny brown alga of the genus Laminaria.laminarin(biochemistry) A glucan produced by some brown algaelamington(chiefly Australia and New Zealand) A small square Australian/New Zealand cake made with sponge cake covered on all sides (including top and bottom) with chocolate and desiccated coconut.lanadoxinA particular steroid glycoside.lanceolinA particular steroid glycoside.landammanAlternative spelling of Landammann.landphoon(meteorology, informal) A tropical depression over land whose satellite signature resembles that of a typhoon.laniation(obsolete) The act of tearing to pieces.laplacianAlternative letter-case form of Laplacian.lapsarianOf or pertaining to the fall of man from innocence.lapsationA lapse (act or result of lapsing)lardacein(biochemistry) A protein found in tissues affected with amyloid degeneration. It is insoluble in nearly all reagents, is not acted upon by gastric juice, and is not readily subject to putrefaction.lardbrain(colloquial, derogatory) An unintelligent person.largition(obsolete) The bestowment of a largess or gift.larvaceanAny of various solitary, free-swimming tunicates of the class Larvacea.laryngeanArchaic form of laryngeal.laterbornThat was born later than anotherlathesmanAlternative form of latheman.latration(now rare) Barking, an instance of barking.laudationThe act of lauding; high praise or commendation.lauralean(botany) Of or relating to the Laurales, an order of flowering plants.laypersonA person who is not a cleric.leaderman(aviation) a foreign (usually Russian) navigator who helps guide an aircraft during its descentlebkuchenA traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread.lecanorin(archaic, organic chemistry) lecanoric acidlecirelinA synthetic nonapeptide that is used as a veterinary druglecozotanAn investigational drug for improvement of cognitive functions of Alzheimer's disease patients.lecythionAlternative form of lekythion.lefamulinA particular antibioticleguleian(obsolete) Legallegumelin(biochemistry) An albumin found in the seeds of various leguminous plants.lehmanninA flavonone found in the plant Sophora flavescens.leiomodin(biochemistry) A protein, in muscle cells, that binds actinlekythion(poetry) In classical Greek and Latin poetry, a metric pattern defined by a sequence of seven alternating long and short syllables at the end of a verse.lengthman(nautical, rail transport, road transport, chiefly historical) A man responsible for the care and maintenance of a length of canal, railway, or road.lenswomanA female photographer.lepirudin(pharmacology) A recombinant hirudin derived from yeast cells, used as an anticoagulant.letterman(US) A student who has attained a specified level of participation in a sporting or other activity, and is awarded a cloth “letter” to be affixed to an item of clothing.leuciscin(ichthyology) Of or relating to the cyprinid tribe LeuciscinileupepsinAlternative form of leupeptin.leupeptin(biology) A protease inhibitor that also inhibits calpainleviathanA thing which is monstrously great in size, strength, etc. (especially a ship); also, a person with great power or wealth.levulosan(organic chemistry) An unfermentable carbohydrate obtained by gently heating levulose.libertoon(US, slang, derogatory) A libertarian.librarianThe keeper, manager of a library.librationThe act of librating.licomycinAlternative form of lincomycin.lidamycinAn enediyne antitumor antibioticlidofeninA diagnostic reagent.lightskinA black, mixed race, Indigenous, Latino, or other person of color who has relatively light-coloured skin.ligustrin(organic chemistry) A bitter principle found in the bark of the European privet (Ligustrum vulgare).limbationA limbate formationlinamarin(biochemistry) A cyanogenic glucoside found in the leaves and roots of plants such as cassava, lima beans, and flax, capable of decomposing to toxic hydrogen cyanide in the human intestine.lineation(geology) A linear feature in rock, often structurallipocalin(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that transport lipids and similar moleculeslipochrin(organic chemistry) A yellow pigment found in the small round fat drops in the retinal epithelium cells.lipofusinMisspelling of lipofuscin.lipotoxinAny material that leads to lipotoxicitylipstatinA potent, irreversible inhibitor of pancreatic lipase, first isolated from the actinobacterium Streptomyces toxytricini.liquation(metallurgy) The partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components.litoptern(zoology) An extinct hoofed mammal of the order †Litopterna, from the Cenozoic period.litterbinAlternative form of litter bin.liverymanSomeone who works in a livery stable.liverymenplural of liverymanlivraisonA part of a serial issued from time to time.lizardman(fantasy) An intelligent human-like reptile who walks on hind legs and speaks and dresses similar to humans.lockermanA person in charge of a refrigerated storage locker.locticianA hairdresser who styles the hair into dreadlocks.longicorn(zoology) Long-horned.lonicerin(biochemistry) A flavonoid found in Lonicera plants.loricatanAny crocodylian of the clade Loricata.loureirin(organic chemistry) Any of a group of isomeric aromatic ketones, 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)propanone, found in dragon's blood.lovespoonAlternative spelling of love spoon.luciferin(biochemistry) Any of a class of polycyclic heterocycles that are responsible for the bioluminescence of fireflies, being converted to oxyluciferin by luciferase in the process.lucigenin(biochemistry) An aromatic compound, bis-N-methylacridinium nitrate, that exhibits a bluish-green fluorescence.lucimycin(pharmacology) A macrolide antibiotic synthesized by the bacterium Streptomyces lucensis, belonging to the group of polyene antimycotics.lucinigenA dye that is fluorescent when oxidisedluctationEffort to overcome in contest; struggle; endeavour.luepeptinMisspelling of leupeptin.lufenuronA benzoylurea pesticide used in veterinary medicine.luliberinGonadotropin-releasing hormonelumasiranA drug for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1.lumbermanA man involved in the production or sale of lumber; a lumberjack or logger.lumbermenplural of lumbermanluminacin(organic chemistry) Any of a particular group of angiogenesis inhibitors isolated from an actinomycete.luminogenAny atom or molecule which, when added to a crystal, causes it to luminesce or fluorescelumirubinA structural isomer of bilirubin, formed during phototherapy used to treat neonatal jaundice.lutrophinAlternative form of lutropin.lycopodinAn alcoholic extract of the Lycopodium plant, used in alternative medicinelycotoxinAny of a group of peptidic toxins present in the venom of wolf spiders of the genus Lycosa.lypressinThe synthetic hormone lysine vasopressin (LVP) that is a form of the naturally occurring antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) found in pigs.