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Letterwood
- - The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus Brosimum (Brosimum Aubletii), found in Guiana; -- so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also called snakewood, and leopardwood. It is much used for bows and for walking sticks.
Leucocytes
- noun - blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
Leucogenes
- noun - New Zealand edelweiss
Leucomaine
- - An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison.
Leucopathy
- - The state of an albino, or of a white child of black parents.
Leucopenia
- noun - an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count
Leucophane
- - A mineral of a greenish yellow color; it is a silicate of glucina, lime, and soda with fluorine. Called also leucophanite.
Leucophyll
- - A colorless substance isomeric with chlorophyll, contained in parts of plants capable of becoming green.