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  • lipogrammatism — the practice or art of writing lipograms
  • lipogrammatist — a person who writes lipograms
  • lithographical — Of or pertaining to lithography.
  • little bighorn — a river flowing N from N Wyoming to S Montana into the Bighorn River: General Custer and troops defeated near its juncture by Indians 1876. 80 miles (130 km) long.
  • liturgiologist — a person who studies liturgiology
  • living history — any of various activities involving the re-enactment of historical events or the recreation of living conditions of the past
  • locking pliers — pliers whose jaws are connected at a sliding pivot, permitting them to be temporarily locked in a fixed position for ease in grasping and turning nuts.
  • logic emulator — A system of FPGAs, programmable interconnect and software which automatically configures itself into an operating prototype of a large-scale logic design, such as a microprocessor. An emulated design can be connected into the target system and really operated and tested before the design is made into an integrated circuit.
  • logic variable — (programming)   A variable in a logic programming language which is initially undefined ("unbound") but may get bound to a value or another logic variable during unification of the containing clause with the current goal. The value to which it is bound may contain other variables which may themselves be bound or unbound. For example, when unifying the clause sad(X) :- computer(X, ibmpc). with the goal sad(billgates). the variable X will become bound to the atom "billgates" yielding the new subgoal "computer(billgates, ibmpc)".
  • logistic curve — a curve, shaped like a letter S , defined as an exponential function and used to model various forms of growth.
  • long-suffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
  • longevity risk — Longevity risk is the potential risk attached to the increasing life expectancy of policyholders, which can result in higher than expected payouts for insurance companies.
  • lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.
  • lothian region — a former local government region in SE central Scotland, formed in 1975 from East Lothian, most of Midlothian, and West Lothian; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, and Edinburgh
  • lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
  • lugger topsail — a fore-and-aft topsail used above a lugsail.
  • lugubriousness — The property of being lugubrious.
  • luminous range — the distance at which a certain light, as that of a lighthouse, is visible in clear weather, disregarding interference from obstructions and from the curvature of the earth and depending on the power of the light.
  • lymphangiogram — an X-ray of the lymphatic system taken after a contrast agent has been injected, often used to diagnose lymphoma
  • macro-organism — an organism that can be seen with the naked eye.
  • macrobiologist — One who studies macrobiology.
  • macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
  • macromarketing — marketing concerning all marketing as a whole, marketing systems, and the mutual effect that society and marketing systems have on each other
  • macrosociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
  • macrosporangia — Plural form of macrosporangium.
  • magic mushroom — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
  • magnetic force — the repelling or attracting force between a magnet and a ferromagnetic material, between a magnet and a current-carrying conductor, etc.
  • magnetic north — north as indicated by a magnetic compass, differing in most places from true north.
  • magnetic storm — a temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun.
  • magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
  • manuel noriega — Manuel Antonio, born 1934, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.
  • margaritaceous — resembling mother-of-pearl; pearly.
  • margin account — an account opened by a customer with a brokerage house in which listed securities can be purchased on margin.
  • marine biology — science of sea life
  • marine geology — the branch of geology dealing with the rocks, sediments, and processes of the floors and margins of the oceans.
  • marriage bonds — the strong feeling of being united that is associated with marriage
  • marsh marigold — a yellow-flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip.
  • mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
  • measuring worm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
  • megakaryocytic — Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes.
  • megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
  • memory mapping — a technique whereby computer peripherals may be addressed as though they formed part of the main memory of the computer
  • menage a trois — a domestic arrangement in which three people having sexual relations occupy the same household.
  • metamorphizing — Present participle of metamorphize.
  • metamorphosing — to change the form or nature of; transform.
  • meteorological — pertaining to meteorology or to phenomena of the atmosphere or weather.
  • meteorologists — Plural form of meteorologist.
  • mexican orange — an aromatic, evergreen citrus shrub, Choisya ternata, of Mexico, having fragrant, white flowers, grown as an ornamental.
  • micro-organism — any organism too small to be viewed by the unaided eye, as bacteria, protozoa, and some fungi and algae.
  • microbarograph — a barograph for recording minute fluctuations of atmospheric pressure.
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