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Lacertids
- noun - Old World terrestrial lizard
Lactamide
- - An acid amide derived from lactic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance having a neutral reaction. It is metameric with alanine.
Lactarius
- noun - large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both edible and poisonous species
Lactating
- verb - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
- producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows"
Lactation
- noun - feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
- the period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning"
- the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
Lactimide
- - A white, crystalline substance obtained as an anhydride of alanine, and regarded as an imido derivative of lactic acid.
Lecheries
- noun - unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
Lecithins
- noun - a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier
Lecturing
- verb - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
- deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
- teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)