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luting |
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a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid |
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lycopene |
Noun
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carotenoid that makes tomatoes red |
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lutein |
Noun
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yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks |
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lac |
Noun
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resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects |
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latakia |
Noun
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aromatic Turkish tobacco |
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lactalbumin |
Noun
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albumin occurring in milk |
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luciferin |
Noun
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pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies) |
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lambskin |
Noun
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skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
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lambskin |
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the skin of a lamb with the wool still on |
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luteinizing hormone |
Noun
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a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary |
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leather |
Noun
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an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning |
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leather |
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whip with a leather strap |
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lactogenic hormone |
Noun
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gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary |
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luteotropin |
Noun
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gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary |
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lansoprazole |
Noun
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antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach |
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lead chromate |
Noun
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a poisonous chromate of lead used as a pigment in paint |
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lampblack |
Noun
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a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink |
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lagging |
Noun
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used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat |
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low explosive |
Noun
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an explosive with a low rate of combustion |
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lignite |
Noun
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intermediate between peat and bituminous coal |
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lechatelierite |
Noun
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colorless glass made of almost pure silica |
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lubricant |
Noun
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a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery |
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lubricator |
Noun
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a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery |
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lubricating substance |
Noun
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a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery |
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lube |
Noun
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a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery |
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lube |
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apply a lubricant to |
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lubricating oil |
Noun
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a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) |
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lead glass |
Noun
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glass containing lead oxide |
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laminated glass |
Noun
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glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering |
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long-staple cotton |
Noun
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cotton with relatively long fibers |
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linalool |
Noun
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a colorless fragrant liquid found in many essential oils |
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levulose |
Noun
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a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits |
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laevulose |
Noun
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a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits |
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laetrile |
Noun
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a substance derived from amygdalin |
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leaf fat |
Noun
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fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lard |
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leaf lard |
Noun
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fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lard |
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liquefied petroleum gas |
Noun
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hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure |
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lectin |
Noun
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any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus |
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leaded bronze |
Noun
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bronze to which 1-4% lead is added |
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lead ore |
Noun
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ore containing lead |
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leaf mold |
Noun
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soil composed mainly of decaying leaves |
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leaf mould |
Noun
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soil composed mainly of decaying leaves |
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leaf soil |
Noun
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soil composed mainly of decaying leaves |
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ledger paper |
Noun
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a durable writing paper used in record books and business ledgers |
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lepidocrocite |
Noun
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a red to reddish brown mineral consisting of iron oxide hydroxide |
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laid paper |
Noun
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writing paper having a watermark of fine lines running across the grain |
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lindane |
Noun
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a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide |
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linen paper |
Noun
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a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish |
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leucine |
Noun
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a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition |
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lignin |
Noun
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a complex polymer |