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  • laser printer — Computers. a high-speed printer that uses a laser to form dot-matrix patterns and an electrostatic process to fuse metallic particles to paper a page at a time: capable of producing a variety of character fonts, graphics, and other symbols.
  • lateroversion — abnormal lateral displacement of a bodily organ or part, esp of the uterus
  • law stationer — a stationer selling articles used by lawyers
  • least bittern — any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
  • lectisternium — (in ancient Rome) a religious rite in which the images of the gods were placed upon couches around a table, upon which was set a feast
  • legislatorial — of or relating to a legislator, legislature, or legislation; legislative.
  • lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
  • lepidopterist — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
  • lepidopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
  • leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
  • leptospirosis — an infectious disease of humans and of horses, dogs, swine, and other animals, caused by the spirochete Leptospira interrogans and characterized by fever, muscle pain, and jaundice, and in severe cases involving the liver and kidney.
  • letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
  • libel tourism — the act of suing a writer for alleged defamation in a foreign jurisdiction where there are weak libel laws.
  • libel tourist — someone who engages in libel tourism.
  • liberationism — the principles of liberationists
  • liberationist — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
  • liberty horse — (in a circus) a riderless horse that performs movements to verbal commands
  • library paste — a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.
  • library steps — a folding stepladder, especially one folding into another piece of furniture, as a table or chair.
  • libyan desert — a desert in N Africa, in E Libya, W Egypt, and NW Sudan, W of the Nile: part of the Sahara. About 650,000 sq. mi. (1,683,500 sq. km).
  • life interest — interest on property that is payable during the owner's lifetime but cannot be passed on to another or others after his or her death.
  • light cruiser — a naval cruiser having 6-inch (15-cm) guns as its main armament.
  • like a streak — at high speed; swiftly
  • line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
  • linearisation — Alternative spelling of linearization.
  • liposculpture — the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat and its transplant to another part of the body, as to fill out facial contours.
  • lipstick tree — annatto (def 1).
  • listerellosis — listeriosis.
  • literacy test — an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc.; a test of one's ability to read and write.
  • lithotripters — Plural form of lithotripter.
  • little russia — former name for the region consisting mainly of Ukraine but sometimes considered as including adjacent areas.
  • livery stable — a stable where horses and vehicles are cared for or rented out for pay.
  • lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
  • losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
  • louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
  • love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
  • low countries — the lowland region of W Europe, on the North Sea: consists of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
  • lower austria — a province in NE Austria. 7092 sq. mi. (18,370 sq. km).
  • lucrativeness — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
  • macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
  • magisterially — In a magisterial manner; authoritatively.
  • mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
  • maladminister — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
  • maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
  • marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
  • maritime alps — a range of the W Alps in SE France and NW Italy. Highest peak: Argentera, 3297 m (10 817 ft)
  • marsh trefoil — buck bean.
  • martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
  • master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
  • materfamilias — the mother of a family.
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