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Lacrimator
- noun - a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
Lactometer
- - An instrument for estimating the purity or richness of milk, as a measuring glass, a specific gravity bulb, or other apparatus.
Ladybeetle
- noun - small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
Lamellated
- - Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of Antenn.
Landwaiter
- - See Landing waiter, under Landing, a.
Langoustes
- noun - large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
- warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
Larghettos
- noun - (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio
Laryngitis
- noun - inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx; characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice and coughing
Last Rites
- noun - a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
- rites performed in connection with a death or burial
Last-Ditch
- adjective - of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster); "a last-ditch attempt"