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Leviration
  1. Levirate marriage or marriages.
Levirostres
  1. A group of birds, including the hornbills, kingfishers, and related forms.
Levitically
  1. After the manner of the Levites; in accordance with the levitical law.
Levo-
  1. A prefix from L. laevus, meaning: (a) Pertaining to, or toward, the left; as, levorotatory. (b) (Chem. & Opt.) Turning the plane of polarized light to the left; as, levotartaric acid; levoracemic acid; levogyratory crystals, etc.
Levogyrate
  1. Turning or twisting the plane of polarization of light towards the left, as levulose, levotartaric acid, etc.; levorotatory.
Levulin
  1. A substance resembling dextrin, obtained from the bulbs of the dahlia, the artichoke, and other sources, as a colorless, spongy, amorphous material. It is so called because by decomposition it yields levulose.
Levulinic
  1. Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also acetyl-propionic acid), C5H8O3, obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose).
Levulosan
  1. An unfermentable carbohydrate obtained by gently heating levulose.
Levynite
  1. A whitish, reddish, or yellowish, transparent or translucent mineral, allied to chabazite.
Lew
  1. Lukewarm; tepid.