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Lateen-Rig
- noun - the rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel
Laumontite
- - A mineral, of a white color and vitreous luster. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Exposed to the air, it loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles.
Laurentian
- - Pertaining to, or near, the St. Lawrence River; as, the Laurentian hills.
Laurentius
- noun - Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
Lawrencium
- noun - a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium
Leaf-Nosed
- - Having a leaflike membrane on the nose; -- said of certain bats, esp. of the genera Phyllostoma and Rhinonycteris. See Vampire.
Leavenings
- noun - a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
- an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"
Legionella
- noun - the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease
Leiden Jar
- noun - an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest
Leniencies
- noun - a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"
- lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
- mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant