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Lanounthe syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmizationverified
Lab CoatnounMWEa light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratoryverified
Labanotationnouna system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer's body and the direction of the dancer's movement and the tempo and the dynamicsverified
Labdanumnouna soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixativeverified
Labelnouna radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reactionData
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)Vulnerability
Labeled Security ProtectionsnounMWEAccess control protection features of a system that use security labels to make access control decisions.ControlRegulated
Labetalolnounantihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)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
Labiumnouna liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva)verified
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
Laboratorynouna region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentationverified
Laboratory AttacknounMWEUse of sophisticated signal recovery equipment in a laboratory environment to recover information from data storage media.ThreatRegulatedCUI
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
Labrocytenouna large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammationverified
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
Lacebarknounsmall tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordageverified
Lacepodnounannual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged siliclesverified
Lacewing FlynounMWEany of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae)verified
Lacewoodnounvariably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore treeverified
Lacingnouna cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)verified
Lacquer TreenounMWEsmall Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtainedverified
Lacquerwarenouna decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metalsverified
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
Lactasenounany of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactoseverified
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