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Licorice RootnounMWEroot of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicinesverified
Lienal ArterynounMWEan artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleenverified
Lieutenant ColonelnounMWEa commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonelverified
Lieutenant CommandernounMWEa commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commanderverified
Lieutenant GeneralnounMWEa general officer ranking above a major general and below a full generalverified
Lieutenant GovernornounMWEan elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United Statesverified
Lieutenant JGnounMWEan officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guardverified
Lieutenant Junior GradenounMWEan officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guardverified
Life BeltnounMWEbelt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurtverified
Life CyclenounMWEthe course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be producedverified
Life ExpectancynounMWEan expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilitiesverified
Life ForcenounMWE(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organismsverified
Life JacketnounMWElife preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable designverified
Life PreservernounMWErescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowningverified
Life PrinciplenounMWEa hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribedverified
Life SciencenounMWEany of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organismsverified
Life SupportnounMWEmedical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not surviveverified
Life TenantnounMWEa tenant whose legal right to retain possession of buildings or lands lasts as long as they liveverified
Life VestnounMWElife preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable designverified
Life-cycle processnounMWEThe multi-step process that starts with the initiation, analysis, design, and implementation, and continues through the maintenance and disposal of the system.verified
Life-Support SystemnounMWEmedical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not surviveverified
Lift BridgenounMWEa bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath itverified
Ligamentum Teres UterinounMWEligament attached to the uterus on either side in front of and below the opening of the Fallopian tube and passing through the inguinal canal to the labia majoraverified
Light AdaptationnounMWEthe process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illuminationverified
Light BallastnounMWEan electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lampsverified
Light ColonelnounMWEa commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonelverified
Light FilternounMWEa transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through itverified
Light MicroscopenounMWEmicroscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an objectverified
Light PennounMWE(computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminatedverified
Light ReactionnounMWEthe first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATPverified
Light ReflexnounMWEreflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smallerverified