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Letheon
- - Sulphuric ether used as an an
Levulin
- - 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.
Lexicon
- noun - a language user's knowledge of words
- a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
Liaison
- noun - a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"
- a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
- Cookery term for the binding or thickening ingredients of a sauce such as egg yolk or cream
Liftman
- noun - a man employed to operate an elevator; "in England they call an elevator man a liftman"
Liftmen
- noun - a man employed to operate an elevator; "in England they call an elevator man a liftman"
Lighten
- verb - alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"
- become lighter; "The room lightened up"
- become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
- make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
- make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"
- reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
Ligroin
- - A trade name applied somewhat indefinitely to some of the volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum. It is a complex and variable mixture of several hydrocarbons, generally boils below 170