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Lightning RodnounMWEsomeone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from anotherverified
Lightshipnouna ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticableverified
Lightweight Directory Access ProtocolnounMWEA software protocol for enabling anyone to locate organizations, individuals, and other resources such as files and devices in a network, whether on the public Internet or on a corporate Intranet.Network
Lignum VitaenounMWEsmall evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South Americaverified
Likelihood of OccurrencenounMWEIn Information Assurance risk analysis, a weighted factor based on a subjective analysis of the probability that a given threat is capable of exploiting a given vulnerability.Metric
Liliid Monocot GenusnounMWEgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistilsverified
Liliopsid FamilynounMWEfamily of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedverified
Liliopsid GenusnounMWEgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedverified
Lily FamilynounMWEincludes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceaeverified
Lily of the IncasnounMWEan Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-like flowersverified
Lily of the NilenounMWEany of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowersverified
Lily of the ValleynounMWElow-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berriesverified
Lily-Of-The-Valley TreenounMWEbroad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowersverified
LilyturfnounAsiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowersverified
Lima BeannounMWEbush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seedsverified
Limbnoun(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planetverified
Limb-Girdle Muscular DystrophynounMWEan autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle ageverified
Limber PinenounMWEwestern North American pine with long needles and very flexible limbs and dark-grey furrowed barkverified
Limbic BrainnounMWEa system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behaviorverified
Limbic SystemnounMWEa system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behaviorverified
Limbonoun(theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)verified
Lime TreenounMWEany of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowersverified
Limelightnouna lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the lightverified
Limestonenouna sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animalsverified
Limicoline BirdnounMWEany of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuariesverified
Limit PointnounMWEthe mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinityverified
Limited AuditnounMWEan audit of limited scope (limited in time span or confined to particular accounts etc.)verified
Limited LiabilitynounMWEthe liability of a firm's owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firmverified
Limited MaintenancenounMWECOMSEC maintenance restricted to fault isolation, removal, and replacement of plug-in assemblies. Soldering or unsoldering usually is prohibited in limited maintenance. See Full Maintenance.ProcessRestrictedCUI
Limited ReviewnounMWE(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial dataverified
Limiternoun(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitudeverified
Limnologynounthe scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological propertiesverified
Limpkinnounwading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing callverified
Linacnounions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the pathverified
Linagenouna rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submittedverified
Lindennounany of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowersverified
Linden FamilynounMWEchiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazilverified
Linden TreenounMWEany of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowersverified
Lindynounan energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s, probably named for the aviator Charles Lindberghverified
Lindy HopnounMWEan energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)verified
Line ConditioningnounMWEElimination of unintentional signals or noise induced or conducted on a telecommunications or information system signal, power, control, indicator, or other external interface line.Control
Line ConductionnounMWEUnintentional signals or noise induced or conducted on a telecommunications or information system signal, power, control, indicator, or other external interface line.VulnerabilityRegulatedCUI