Rotation in the direction of an outgoing right-handed screw; counter-clockwise rotation; -- applied chiefly to the turning of the plane of polarization of light.
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Turning or rotating the plane of polarization of light towards the left; -- applied to crystals and compounds exhibiting optical activity, such as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc. Opposite of dextrorotatory.
A substance resembling dextrin, obtained from the bulbs of the dahlia, the artichoke, and other sources, as a colorless, spongy, amorphous material. It is so called because by decomposition it yields levulose.
Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also acetyl-propionic acid), C5H8O3, obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose).
An unfermentable carbohydrate obtained by gently heating levulose.
A sirupy variety of sugar, rarely obtained crystallized, occurring widely in honey, ripe fruits, etc., and hence called also fruit sugar; also called fructose. Chemical formula: C6H12O6. It is called levulose, because it rotates the plane of polarization of light to the left, in contrast to dextrose, the other product of the hydrolysis of sucrose.
To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods.
A whitish, reddish, or yellowish, transparent or translucent mineral, allied to chabazite.
Lukewarm; tepid.
Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple.
A lewd person.
An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large stones, etc.
Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terr/, the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court; lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or custom of merchants.
Of or pertaining to a lexicon, to lexicography, or words; according or conforming to a lexicon.
To make into a word, coin into a word; as, The concept expressed by German "Gemuetlichkeit" is not lexicalized in English.
The author or compiler of a lexicon or dictionary.
Of or pertaining to, or according to, lexicography.
A lexicographer.
The art, process, or occupation of making a lexicon or dictionary; the principles which are applied in making dictionaries; as, with so many words lexicography can be interesting in parts but at length is rather tedious labor.
One versed in lexicology.
The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.
A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language.
A writer of a lexicon.
Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
The art or practice of defining words; definition of words.
Using, or interlarded with, pretentious words; bombastic; as, a lexiphanic writer or speaker; lexiphanic writing.
The use of pretentious words, language, or style.
See Alexipharmic.
Fallow; unseeded.
A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity. It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland.
A genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus.
Leisure.
The name of an island in the Pacific Ocean and of a battle in World War II, at which the American forces experienced the first use of Kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese. The return of U. S. troops to the Philippines after their expulsion by the Japanese began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944.
Low frequency, a term used to refer to radio waves of a frequency from 30 to 300 kilohertz. Contrasted to HF, high frequency.
An abbreviation for luteinizing hormone, a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the pituitary and stimulates ovulation in female mammals, and stimulates androgen release in male mammals.
The capital city of Tibet; it is the sacred city of Lamaism.
An igneous rock consisting largely of chrysolite, with pyroxene and picotite (a variety of spinel containing chromium).
A Chinese measure of distance, being a little more than one third of a mile.
A small balance.
Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
Quality of being liable; liability.
Union by league; alliance.
To form or maintain a liaison{3}.
A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; an interrelationship.
A luxuriant woody plant, climbing high trees and having ropelike stems. The grapevine often has the habit of a liane. Lianes are abundant in the forests of the Amazon region.
A heavy weapon of the Australian aborigines with a sharp-pointed end, about nine inches in length, projecting at right angles from the main part.
A person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who lies.
A French copper coin of one fourth the value of a sou.
The lowest of the three divisions of the Jurassic period; a name given in England and Europe to a series of marine limestones underlying the O/lite. See the Chart of Geology.
Of the age of the Lias; pertaining to the Lias formation. Same as Lias.
To castrate.
Libation.
Sipping; touching lightly.
The act of pouring a liquid or liquor, usually wine, either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice, in honor of some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out.
Pertaining to libation.
A leopard.
Leopard's bane.
To spread defamation, written or printed; -- with against.
One who libels; one who institutes a suit in an ecclesiastical or admiralty court.
One who libels.
A libeler.
The party against whom a libel has been filed; -- corresponding to defendant in a common law action. The defendant in an action of libel.
A dragon fly; -- from Libellula, the name of the typical genus.
Like or pertaining to the dragon flies.
Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule; as, a libelous pamphlet.
The inner bark of plants, lying next to the wood. It usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is, therefore, the part from which the fiber of the plant is obtained, as that of hemp, etc.
One who favors greater freedom in political or religious matters; an opponent of the established systems; a reformer; in English politics, a member of the Liberal party, so called. Cf. Whig.
Same as liberalization.
Liberal principles; the principles and methods of the liberals in politics or religion; specifically, the principles of the Liberal party.
A liberal.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, liberalism; as, liberalistic opinions.
The quality or state of being liberal; liberal disposition or practice; freedom from narrowness or prejudice; generosity; candor; charity.
The act of liberalizing; the act of making less strict.
To make liberal; to free from narrow views or prejudices; to make less strict.
One who, or that which, liberalizes.
In a liberal manner.
To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to free; to manumit; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or prisoner; to liberate the mind from prejudice; to liberate gases.
released from chemical combination, or as a consequence of chemical reaction; -- of a gas.
giving freedom from restriction or restraint.
The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
One who, or that which, liberates; a deliverer.
Tending, or serving, to liberate.
A native or inhabitant of Liberia.
One who holds to the doctrine of free will.
Libertarian principles or doctrines.
The destruction of civil liberty.
Libertinism; license.
Free from restraint; uncontrolled.
The state of a libertine or freedman.
The state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another claiming ownership of the person or services; freedom; -- opposed to slavery, serfdom, bondage, or subjection.
A mineral of an olive-green color, commonly in orthorhombic crystals. It is a hydrous phosphate of copper.
Of or pertaining to the libido; caused by libido; as, libidinal gratification; libidinal impulses.
One given to lewdness.
The state or quality of being libidinous; libidinousness.
Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness; sensual; lascivious.
Sexual desire; the sexual instinct; the sex drive.
A house or lodging.
A genus of cedarlike cypresses.
The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus / in almanacs, etc. A southern constellation between Virgo and Scorpio.
Of a pound weight.
One who has the care or charge of a library.
The office of a librarian.
A considerable collection of books kept for use, and not as merchandise; as, a private library; a public library.
To poise; to balance.
The act or state of librating.
any one of five points in the plane of a system of two large astronomical bodies orbiting each other, as the Earth-moon system, where the gravitational pull of the two bodies on an object are approximately equal, and in opposite directions. A solid object moving in the same velocity and direction as such a libration point will remain in gravitational equilibrium with the two bodies of the system and not fall toward either body.
Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level.
One who makes a libretto.
A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece of music. The words themselves.
Having the form of liber, or resembling liber.
A country in Northern Africa, between Egypt and Tunisia, bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It also borders on Algeria, Chad, Niger, and Sudan. It is an Arabic-speaking country with over 97% of the population Sunni Moslem. The population in 1995 was about 5,248,000. The capital is Tripoli.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the country Libya or its inhabitants.
pl. of Louse.
That can be licensed.
To permit or authorize by license; to give license to; as, to license a man to preach.
Having a license; permitted or authorized by license; as, a licensed victualer; a licensed traffic.
The person to whom a license is given.
One who gives a license; as, a licenser of the press.
A licensing.
To give a license to.
Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive; abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious press.
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