L, n.
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a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
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| L |
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| lambert |
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the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
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| 50 |
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| L |
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| fifty |
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L'Aquila, n.
the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
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| Aquila |
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| Aquila degli Abruzzi |
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| L'Aquila |
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L'Enfant, n.
United States architect (born in France) who laid out the city plan for Washington (1754-1825)
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| Charles L'Enfant |
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| L'Enfant |
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| Pierre Charles L'Enfant |
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L-P, n.
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L-dopa, n.
the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease
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| Bendopa |
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| Brocadopa |
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| L-dopa |
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| Larodopa |
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| levodopa |
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L-plate, n.
a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner
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| L-plate |
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L-shaped, adj.
L. M. Montgomery, n.
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L. Ron Hubbard, n.
a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986)
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| Hubbard |
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| L. Ron Hubbard |
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L. S. Lowry, n.
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L. monocytogenes, n.
the type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis
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| L. monocytogenes |
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| Listeria monocytogenes |
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L.A., n.
a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States
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| City of the Angels |
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| L.A. |
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| Los Angeles |
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LA, n.
a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
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| LA |
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| La. |
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| Louisiana |
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| Pelican State |
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United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
Gulf States
South
Deep South
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LABLINK, n.
a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness
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| Department of Defense Laboratory System |
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| LABLINK |
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LAN, n.
a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices
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| LAN |
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| local area network |
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LASEK, n.
a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea
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| E-LASIK |
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| LASEK |
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| laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis |
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LASIK, n.
a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea
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<noun.act>
| LASIK |
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| laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis |
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LBJ, n.
36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
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<noun.person>
| Johnson |
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| LBJ |
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| Lyndon Baines Johnson |
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| Lyndon Johnson |
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| President Johnson |
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| President Lyndon Johnson |
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LCD, n.
a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc.
<noun.artifact>
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| LCD |
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| liquid crystal display |
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LDL, n.
a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
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<noun.substance>
| LDL |
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| beta-lipoprotein |
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| low-density lipoprotein |
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LDL cholesterol, n.
the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions
<noun.substance>
<noun.substance>
| LDL cholesterol |
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LE, n.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
<noun.state>
<noun.state>
| LE |
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| lupus erythematosus |
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LED, n.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
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<noun.artifact>
| LED |
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| light-emitting diode |
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LEM, n.
a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
<noun.artifact>
<noun.artifact>
| LEM |
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| lunar excursion module |
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| lunar module |
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LET, n.
a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
<noun.group>
<noun.group>
| Army of the Pure |
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| Army of the Righteous |
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| LET |
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| Lashkar-e-Taiba |
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| Lashkar-e-Tayyiba |
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| Lashkar-e-Toiba |
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sample sentences
"Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"
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LF, n.
LGB, n.
a smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent
<noun.artifact>
<noun.artifact>
| LGB |
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| laser-guided bomb |
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sample sentences
"laser-guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather"
LGV, n.
infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin
<noun.state>
<noun.state>
| LGV |
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| lymphogranuloma venereum |
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| lymphopathia venereum |
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LH, n.
a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
<noun.substance>
<noun.substance>
| ICSH |
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| LH |
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| interstitial cell-stimulating hormone |
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| luteinizing hormone |
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LIFO, n.
inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold
<noun.act>
<noun.act>
| LIFO |
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| last in first out |
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