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Lab CoatnounMWEa light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratoryverified
Label ShiftnounMWEUnder label shift, the label distribution p(y) might change but the class-conditional distributions p(x|y) do not. ... We work with the label shift assumption, i.e., ps(x|y) = pt(x|y)verified
Labeled Security ProtectionsnounMWEAccess control protection features of a system that use security labels to make access control decisions.verified
Labial ArterynounMWEan artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouthverified
Labial PipenounMWEorgan pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lipverified
Labor AgreementnounMWEcontract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditionsverified
Labor CoachnounMWEan assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classesverified
Labor ContractnounMWEcontract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditionsverified
Labor MarketnounMWEthe market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workersverified
Labor MovementnounMWEan organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movementverified
Labor of LovenounMWEproductive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensationverified
Labor PainnounMWEpain and discomfort associated with contractions of the uterus during laborverified
Labor PartynounMWEa left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working peopleverified
Laboratory AttacknounMWEUse of sophisticated signal recovery equipment in a laboratory environment to recover information from data storage media.verified
Laboratory CoatnounMWEa light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratoryverified
Labour of LovenounMWEproductive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensationverified
Labour PartynounMWEa left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working peopleverified
Labyrinthine ArterynounMWEan artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinthverified
Labyrinthine SensenounMWEa sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the headverified
Lace-Flower VinenounMWElow-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowersverified
Lacewing FlynounMWEany of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae)verified
Lacquer TreenounMWEsmall Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtainedverified
Lacrimal ArterynounMWEan artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the foreheadverified
Lacrimal BonenounMWEsmall fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ductsverified
Lacrimal SacnounMWEeither of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glandsverified
Lactase DeficiencynounMWEcongenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk productsverified
Lactic AcidnounMWEa clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruitsverified
Lactose IntolerancenounMWEcongenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk productsverified
Lad's LovenounMWEaromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absintheverified
Ladies' SlippernounMWEany of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lipverified
Ladies' TressesnounMWEan orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowersverified
Lady CrabnounMWEbrightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United Statesverified
Lady of the HousenounMWEa wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family incomeverified
Lady's SlippernounMWEany of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lipverified
Lady's ThistlenounMWEtall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower headsverified
Lady's TressesnounMWEan orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowersverified
Ladybird BeetlenounMWEsmall round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pestsverified
Lag BoltnounMWEa heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrenchverified
Lag ScrewnounMWEa heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrenchverified
Lager BeernounMWEa general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing)verified
Laissez-Faire EconomynounMWEan economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine pricesverified