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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Liver CancernounMWEmalignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancerverified
Liver RotnounMWEa disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-productsverified
Livery CompanynounMWEone of the chartered companies of London originating with the craft guildsverified
Living GranitenounMWEhighly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with grey-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of graniteverified
Living RocknounMWEusually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruitverified
Living RoomnounMWEa room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relaxverified
Living StonenounMWEany plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stonesverified
Living WillnounMWEa document written by someone still legally capable that directs their treatment if they subsequently severely disabled or impairedverified
Livingstone DaisynounMWElow-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves covered in papillae that resemble small crystalsverified
Lizard's-Tail FamilynounMWEfamily of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuyniaverified
Load FactornounMWE(aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)verified
Load LinenounMWEwaterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loadedverified
Loadable Kernel ModulesnounMWELoadable Kernel Modules allow for the adding of additional functionality directly into the kernel while the system is running.verified
Loan ParticipationnounMWEa loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them aloneverified
Loan TranslationnounMWEan expression introduced into one language by translating it from another languageverified
Lobate FootnounMWEa bird's foot having separate toes each with membranous flaps along the sidesverified
Lobe of the LungnounMWEany of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lungverified
Loblolly PinenounMWEtall spreading three-needled pine of southeastern United States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy upper headverified
Lobster ButternounMWEbutter blended with chopped lobster or seasoned with essence from lobster shellsverified
Lobster PlantnounMWEtropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowersverified
Lobster ThermidornounMWEdiced lobster mixed with Mornay sauce placed back in the shell and sprinkled with grated cheese and brownedverified
Local AccessnounMWEAccess to an organizational information system by a user (or process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a direct connection without the use of a network.verified
Local AnaesthesianounMWEloss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)verified
Local AnesthesianounMWEloss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)verified
Local area networknounMWECommunication network that serves several users within a specified geographic area Scope Note: A personal computer LAN functions as a distributed processing system in which each computer in the network does its own processing and manages some of its data. Shared data are stored in a file server that acts as a remote disk drive for all users in the network.verified
Local AuthoritynounMWEOrganization responsible for generating and signing user certificates in a PKI-enabled environment.candidate
Local DepartmentnounMWEa permanent department created to perform the work of a local governmentverified
Local Management Device/Key ProcessornounMWEEKMS platform providing automated management of COMSEC material and generating key for designated users.verified
Local OptionnounMWEfreedom of a local government to determine by popular vote the applicability of a controversial law in their jurisdictionverified
Local OscillatornounMWEan oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tonesverified
Local Registration AuthoritynounMWEA Registration Authority with responsibility for a local community in a PKI-enabled environment.verified
Local RoadnounMWEa street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering itverified
Local StreetnounMWEa street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering itverified