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Liposomenounan artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packagedverified
Liposuctionnounlipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suctionverified
Liquefied Petroleum GasnounMWEhydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressureverified
Liqueur GlassnounMWEa small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner)verified
Liquid CrystalnounMWEa liquid exhibiting properties of a crystal that are not shown by ordinary liquidsverified
Liquid Crystal DisplaynounMWEa digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric fieldverified
Liquid DietnounMWEa diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings)verified
Liquid MeasurenounMWEa unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)verified
Liquid OxygennounMWEa bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling pointverified
Liquid StatenounMWEthe state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibilityverified
Liquid UnitnounMWEa unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)verified
Liquidationnountermination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilitiesverified
Liquidatornoun(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected partiesverified
Liquidisernounan electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foodsverified
Liquiditynounthe state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibilityverified
Liquidity CrisisnounMWEa state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are highverified
Liquidizernounan electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foodsverified
Liquidnessnounthe state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibilityverified
Liquornouna liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial processverified
Liquoricenoundeep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leavesverified
Lisinoprilnounan ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacksverified
Lisle ThreadnounMWEa strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)verified
List Based Access ControlnounMWEList Based Access Control associates a list of users and their privileges with each object.Control
List ProcessingnounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
List-OrientednounInformation system protection in which each protected object has a list of all subjects authorized to access it.Control
List-Processing LanguagenounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
Listed SecuritynounMWEa security that has been accepted for trading by one of the organized and registered securities exchanges in the USverified
Listening WatchnounMWEa watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watchverified
Listernounmoldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrowverified
Lister PloughnounMWEmoldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrowverified
Lister PlownounMWEmoldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrowverified
Listeria MeningitisnounMWEan infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenesverified
Listeriosisnounan infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenesverified
LitcheenounChinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seedverified
LitchinounChinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seedverified
Litchi NutnounMWEChinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seedverified
Litchi TreenounMWEChinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruitverified
Liternouna metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditionsverified
Literal ErrornounMWEa mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kindverified
Literary ArgumentnounMWEa summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movieverified
Literary PiratenounMWEsomeone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his ownverified
Lithium CarbonatenounMWEa white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drugverified
Lithologynounthe branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classificationverified