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lull |
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a period of calm weather |
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lull |
Noun
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a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished |
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lull |
Verb
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become quiet or less intensive |
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lull |
Verb
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calm by deception |
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lull |
Verb
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make calm or still |
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luxuriousness |
Noun
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wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living |
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lactose intolerance |
Noun
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congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products |
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lactase deficiency |
Noun
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congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products |
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lactosuria |
Noun
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presence of lactose in the urine |
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latency |
Noun
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the state of being not yet evident or active |
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latency |
Noun
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the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it |
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latency |
Noun
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(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head |
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limping |
Noun
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disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet |
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leakiness |
Noun
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the condition of permitting leaks or leakage |
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longsightedness |
Noun
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abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects |
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levodopa |
Noun
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the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa) |
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larvacide |
Noun
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an insecticide that kills the larvae of insects |
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lead arsenate |
Noun
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a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide |
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lead tetraethyl |
Noun
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a clear oily poisonous liquid added to gasoline to prevent knocking |
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lysergic acid |
Noun
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a crystalline acid often used in medical research |
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lawrencium |
Noun
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a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium |
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lithium |
Noun
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a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group |
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lutetium |
Noun
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a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group |
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lutecium |
Noun
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a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group |
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liquid oxygen |
Noun
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a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point |
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lanthanoid |
Noun
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any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) |
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lanthanide |
Noun
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any element of the lanthanide series, which is comprised of elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71 |
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lanthanon |
Noun
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any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) |
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lanthanide series |
Noun
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the rare-earth elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71 |
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lanthanum |
Noun
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a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily |
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lepidomelane |
Noun
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a mica that is a biotite containing iron |
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leaded gasoline |
Noun
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gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks |
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leaded petrol |
Noun
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gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks |
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lamp oil |
Noun
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a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters |
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lactate |
Noun
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a salt or ester of lactic acid |
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lactate |
Verb
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give suck to |
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langbeinite |
Noun
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a mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate |
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lecithin |
Noun
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a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats |
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lepidolite |
Noun
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a mineral of the mica group |
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library paste |
Noun
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an adhesive made from water and flour or starch |
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luting |
Noun
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a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid |
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lycopene |
Noun
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carotenoid that makes tomatoes red |
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lutein |
Noun
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yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks |
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lac |
Noun
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resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects |
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latakia |
Noun
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aromatic Turkish tobacco |
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lactalbumin |
Noun
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albumin occurring in milk |
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luciferin |
Noun
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pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies) |
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lambskin |
Noun
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skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
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lambskin |
Noun
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the skin of a lamb with the wool still on |
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luteinizing hormone |
Noun
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a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary |