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Lunulite
- - Any bryozoan of the genus Lunulites, having a more or less circular form.
Lupinine
- - An alkaloid found in several species of lupine (Lupinus luteus, Lupinus albus, etc.), and extracted as a bitter crystalline substance, having a formula C10H19NO. Called also l-lupinine
Lupuline
- - An alkaloid extracted from hops as a colorless volatile liquid.
Lustrate
- verb - purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials
Lutidine
- - Any one of several metameric alkaloids, C5H3N.(CH3)2, of the pyridine series, obtained from bone oil as liquids, and having peculiar pungent odors. These alkaloids are also called respectively dimethyl pyridine, ethyl pyridine, etc.
Lutrinae
- noun - subdivision not used in some classifications: otters
Lychgate
- noun - a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals
Lycopene
- noun - carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer
Lycopode
- - Same as Lycopodium powder. See under Lycopodium.
Lysosome
- noun - an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)