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- KILOPONDA gravitational metric unit of force equal to the magnitude of the force exerted by a mass of one kilogram in the standard gravity (i.e. at the surface of the earth).
- KIRTLEA knee-length tunic.
- KULTURGerman culture or civilization, especially seen as authoritarian or racist during the period of world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45)
- KULTURSGerman culture or civilization, especially seen as authoritarian or racist during the period of world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45)
- KYPEThe hook that develops in the lower jaw of an adult male of most salmonid species when it is ready to spawn.
- LABARUMThe Roman military standard adopted by Constantine I. The banner was known for its Christian chi-rho sign - ☧.
- LABEFACTIONThe act of shaking or weakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination.
- LABIAThe folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule.
- LABIALOf or pertaining to the lips or labia.
- LABILELiable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
- LABIUMA liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.
- LABORIOUSRequiring much physical effort; toilsome.
- LABOURAn effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
- LABRETA body piercing consisting of an adornment attached to the lip.
- LABROSEHaving thick lips .
- LABRUMThe uppermost of the mouthparts (trophi) of a typical insect, such as a cockroach. Typically resembles an upper lip and forms part of the roof of the mouth in such insects.
- LABURNUMAny tree of the genus Laburnum.
- LACEA light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
- LACERATETo tear, rip or wound.
- LACERATIONAn irregular open wound to soft tissue.
- LACHESNegligence in one's duty.
- LACINIAOne of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.
- LACINIATEBordered with a fringe. Cut into deep irregular usually pointed lobes.
- LACRIMALOf or relating to tears or the tear-secreting organs.
- LACRIMATIONThe shedding or flow of tears; crying.
- LACTARYAlternative form of lactory.
- LACTOSEThe disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.
- LACUNAA small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.
- LACUNARA sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit; a ceiling containing panels of this kind.
- LACUSTRINEOf or relating to lakes.
- LADINOAlternative letter-case form of Ladino (“mestizo”).
- LADRONEA robber; a pirate; a rascal or rogue.
- LAGANGoods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership.
- LAGANSGoods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership.
- LAGUNEDated spelling of lagoon.
- LAMBENTBrushing or flickering gently over a surface.
- LAMENTAn expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.
- LAMINAA thin layer, plate, or scale of material.
- LAMINALlaminar
- LAMINAROf fluid motion, smooth and regular, flowing as though in different layers.
- LAMINATETo assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet.
- LAMPREYAny long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.
- LANATECovered in or composed of woolly hairs.
- LANCEA weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
- LANDGRAVEOne holding a specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany.
- LANGUETA tongue-shaped implement, specifically: A narrow blade on the edge of a spade or shovel. A piece of metal on a sword hilt which overhangs the scabbard. A flat plate in (or opposit
- LANGUISHTo lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
- LANIARYLacerating or tearing
- LANIFEROUSBearing or producing wool.
- LANIGEROUSBearing or producing wool.
- LANOSITYThe quality of being lanose, or woolly.
- LANUGOSoft down or fine hair, specifically that covering the human foetus or a tumorous area.
- LANXA platter or dish for serving food in Ancient Rome.
- LAPIDATETo throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.
- LAPIDATIONThe practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment
- LAPIDEOUSOf the nature of stone; stony.
- LAPIDESCENTCapable of petrifying other bodies.
- LAPIDIFYTo become stone or stony.
- LAPIDISTA lapidary (“person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones; expert in gems and precious stones”).
- LAPSEA temporary failure; a slip.
- LARDFat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
- LARDERA cool room in a domestic house where food is stored.
- LARESAlternative letter-case form of Lares.
- LARGEOf considerable or relatively great size or extent.
- LARGITIONThe bestowment of a largess or gift.
- LARVAAn early stage of growth for insects and some amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs
- LARVATEConcealed; obscure; being a masked or doubtful case of disease.
- LARVATEDMasked; concealed.
- LARYNGITISAn inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
- LASSITUDELethargy or lack of energy; fatigue, languor, listlessness
- LASTAGEA duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will.
- LATEENA triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.
- LATENTExisting or present, but concealed or inactive.
- LATERITIOUSOf the reddish color of bricks.
- LATICIFERa type of elongated secretory cell found in the leaves and/or stems of plants that produce latex and rubber as secondary metabolites.
- LATIFUNDIUMA great landed estate with absentee ownership and labor often in a state of partial servitude.
- LATITUDEThe angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
- LATRINEAn open trench or pit used for urination and defecation.
- LATRONA robber or brigand; one who plunders.
- LATTEA drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
- LAUDABLEWorthy of being lauded.
- LAUDATIONThe act of lauding; high praise or commendation.
- LAUDATIVElaudatory
- LAUDATOROne who lauds.
- LAUDATORYOf or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise.
- LAUNDERA washerwoman or washerman.
- LAUNDRYA laundering; a washing.
- LAUREATECrowned, or decked, with laurel.
- LAURELAn evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.
- LAURICPertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel (Laurus nobilis)
- LAVAThe molten rock ejected by a volcano from a vent such as a crater or fissure; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.
- LAVABOA ritual involving the washing of one's hands at a church's offertory before handling the Eucharist.
- LAVATIONwashing or cleansing.
- LAVATORYA vessel or fixture for washing, particularly: A laver: a washbasin. A bathtub. A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels. A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's
- LAVENDERAny of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.
- LAVERA red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable.
- LAXATIONThe act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
- LAXATIVEHaving the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
- LAXATORA muscle whose contraction loosens some part. Modern anatomy general defines this as a group of tendons.
- LAXITYThe state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.