law of segregation
         n 1: members of a pair of homologous chromosomes separate during
               the formation of gametes and are distributed to different
               gametes so that every gamete receives only one member of
               the pair

English Dictionary: Lepisosteidae	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leaf cast n a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall [syn: needle blight, needle cast, leaf cast]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leap second n a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Leipzig n a city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lepisosteidae n comprises the genus Lepisosteus [syn: Lepisosteidae, family Lepisosteidae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lepisosteus n type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars [syn: Lepisosteus, genus Lepisosteus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lepisosteus osseus n primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth Synonym(s): gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
life cycle n a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
life jacket n life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design Synonym(s): life jacket, life vest, cork jacket
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
life-size adj being of the same size as an original; "a life-size sculpture" Synonym(s): life-size, lifesize, life-sized, full-size
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
life-sized adj being of the same size as an original; "a life-size sculpture" Synonym(s): life-size, lifesize, life-sized, full-size
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
life-sustaining adj performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise" Synonym(s): vital, life-sustaining
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lifesize adj being of the same size as an original; "a life-size sculpture" Synonym(s): life-size, lifesize, life-sized, full-size
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
liposuction n lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction Synonym(s): liposuction, suction lipectomy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loaf sugar n a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar [syn: sugarloaf, sugar loaf, loaf sugar]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lobscouse n a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors Synonym(s): lobscouse, lobscuse, scouse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lobscuse n a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors Synonym(s): lobscouse, lobscuse, scouse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lovesick adj languishing because of love; "strong men behaving like lovesick boys"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lovesickness n a pining for a loved one
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lowbush cranberry n tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller Synonym(s): lingonberry, mountain cranberry, cowberry, lowbush cranberry
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sarcophagus \Sar*coph"a*gus\, n.; pl. L. {Sarcophagi}, E.       {Sarcophaguses}. [L., fr. Gr. sarkofa`gos, properly, eating       flesh; sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + fagei^n to eat. Cf.       {Sarcasm}.]       1. A species of limestone used among the Greeks for making             coffins, which was so called because it consumed within a             few weeks the flesh of bodies deposited in it. It is             otherwise called {lapis Assius}, or {Assian stone}, and is             said to have been found at Assos, a city of Lycia.             --Holland.          2. A coffin or chest-shaped tomb of the kind of stone             described above; hence, any stone coffin.          3. A stone shaped like a sarcophagus and placed by a grave as             a memorial.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lappaceous \Lap*pa"ceous\, a. [L. lappaceus burlike, fr. lappa a       bur.] (Bot.)       Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked       points.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leaf \Leaf\, n.; pl. {Leaves}. [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS.       le[a0]f; akin to S. l[?]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G.       laub,OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[94]f, Dan.       l[94]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.]       1. (Bot.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from             the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the             use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of             light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively             constitute its foliage.          Note: Such leaves usually consist of a blade, or lamina,                supported upon a leafstalk or petiole, which, continued                through the blade as the midrib, gives off woody ribs                and veins that support the cellular texture. The                petiole has usually some sort of an appendage on each                side of its base, which is called the stipule. The                green parenchyma of the leaf is covered with a thin                epiderm pierced with closable microscopic openings,                known as stomata.          2. (Bot.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a             lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a             part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract,             a spine, or a tendril.          Note: In this view every part of a plant, except the root and                the stem, is either a leaf, or is composed of leaves                more or less modified and transformed.          3. Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and             having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger             body by one edge or end; as :             (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages                   upon its opposite sides.             (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged,                   as of window shutters, folding doors, etc.             (c) The movable side of a table.             (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf.             (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer.             (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.          {Leaf beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves;             esp., any species of the family {Chrysomelid[91]}, as the             potato beetle and helmet beetle.          {Leaf bridge}, a draw-bridge having a platform or leaf which             swings vertically on hinges.          {Leaf bud} (Bot.), a bud which develops into leaves or a             leafy branch.          {Leaf butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly which, in the form             and colors of its wings, resembles the leaves of plants             upon which it rests; esp., butterflies of the genus             {Kallima}, found in Southern Asia and the East Indies.          {Leaf crumpler} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Phycis             indigenella}), the larva of which feeds upon leaves of the             apple tree, and forms its nest by crumpling and fastening             leaves together in clusters.          {Leaf cutter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of wild             bees of the genus {Megachile}, which cut rounded pieces             from the edges of leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be             used in the construction of their nests, which are made in             holes and crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the             purpose. Among the common American species are {M. brevis}             and {M. centuncularis}. Called also {rose-cutting bee}.          {Leaf fat}, the fat which lies in leaves or layers within the             body of an animal.          {Leaf flea} (Zo[94]l.), a jumping plant louse of the family             {Psyllid[91]}.          {Leaf frog} (Zo[94]l.), any tree frog of the genus             {Phyllomedusa}.          {Leaf green}.(Bot.) See {Chlorophyll}.          {Leaf hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any small jumping hemipterous             insect of the genus {Tettigonia}, and allied genera. They             live upon the leaves and twigs of plants. See {Live             hopper}.          {Leaf insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several genera and             species of orthopterous insects, esp. of the genus             {Phyllium}, in which the wings, and sometimes the legs,             resemble leaves in color and form. They are common in             Southern Asia and the East Indies.          {Leaf lard}, lard from leaf fat. See under {Lard}.          {Leaf louse} (Zo[94]l.), an aphid.          {Leaf metal}, metal in thin leaves, as gold, silver, or tin.                      {Leaf miner} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various small             lepidopterous and dipterous insects, which, in the larval             stages, burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves; as,             the pear-tree leaf miner ({Lithocolletis geminatella}).          {Leaf notcher} (Zo[94]l.), a pale bluish green beetle             ({Artipus Floridanus}), which, in Florida, eats the edges             of the leaves of orange trees.          {Leaf roller} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any tortricid moth             which makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of plants. See             {Tortrix}.          {Leaf scar} (Bot.), the cicatrix on a stem whence a leaf has             fallen.          {Leaf sewer} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth, whose caterpillar             makes a nest by rolling up a leaf and fastening the edges             together with silk, as if sewn; esp., {Phoxopteris             nubeculana}, which feeds upon the apple tree.          {Leaf sight}, a hinges sight on a firearm, which can be             raised or folded down.          {Leaf trace} (Bot.), one or more fibrovascular bundles, which             may be traced down an endogenous stem from the base of a             leaf.          {Leaf tier} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth whose larva makes a             nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk;             esp., {Teras cinderella}, found on the apple tree.          {Leaf valve}, a valve which moves on a hinge.          {Leaf wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a sawfiy.          {To turn over a new leaf}, to make a radical change for the             better in one's way of living or doing. [Colloq.]                         They were both determined to turn over a new leaf.                                                                               --Richardson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Water hare \Wa"ter hare\ (Zo[94]l.)       A small American hare or rabbit ({Lepus aquaticus}) found on       or near the southern coasts of the United States; -- called       also {water rabbit}, and {swamp hare}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Life-size \Life"-size`\ (-s[imac]z`), a.       Of full size; of the natural size.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loaf \Loaf\, n.; pl. {Loaves}. [OE. lof, laf, AS. hl[be]f; akin       to G. laib, OHG. hleip, Icel. hleifr, Goth. hlaifs, Russ.       khlieb', Lith. kl[89]pas. Cf. {Lady}, {Lammas}, {Lord}.]       Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly       shaped or molded mass, as of bread, sugar, or cake. --Bacon.          {Loaf sugar}, refined sugar that has been formed into a             conical loaf in a mold.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lobcock \Lob"cock`\, n.       A dull, sluggish person; a lubber; a lob. [Low]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lobscouse \Lob"scouse`\, n. [Written also lobscourse from which       lobscouse is corrupted.] [Lob + course.] (Naut.)       A combination of meat with vegetables, bread, etc., usually       stewed, sometimes baked; an olio.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Love \Love\, n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E.       lief, believe, L. lubet, libet,it pleases, Skr. lubh to be       lustful. See {Lief}.]       1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which             delights or commands admiration; pre[89]minent kindness or             devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love             of brothers and sisters.                         Of all the dearest bonds we prove Thou countest                      sons' and mothers' love Most sacred, most Thine own.                                                                               --Keble.          2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate             affection for, one of the opposite sex.                         He on his side Leaning half-raised, with looks of                      cordial love Hung over her enamored.   --Milton.          3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e.,             to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.                         Demetrius . . . Made love to Nedar's daughter,                      Helena, And won her soul.                  --Shak.          4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or             desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to {hate}; often             with of and an object.                         Love, and health to all.                     --Shak.                         Smit with the love of sacred song.      --Milton.                         The love of science faintly warmed his breast.                                                                               --Fenton.          5. Due gratitude and reverence to God.                         Keep yourselves in the love of God.   --Jude 21.          6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing             address. [bd]Trust me, love.[b8] --Dryden.                         Open the temple gates unto my love.   --Spenser.          7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.                         Such was his form as painters, when they show Their                      utmost art, on naked Lores bestow.      --Dryden.                         Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love.                                                                               --Shak.          8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] --Boyle.          9. (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis ({C. Vitalba}).          10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in             counting score at tennis, etc.                         He won the match by three sets to love. --The                                                                               Field.          Note: Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in                most of which the meaning is very obvious; as,                love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked,                love-taught, etc.          {A labor of love}, a labor undertaken on account of regard             for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself,             without expectation of reward.          {Free love}, the doctrine or practice of consorting with one             of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See             {Free love}.          {Free lover}, one who avows or practices free love.          {In love}, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of             the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love.          {Love apple} (Bot.), the tomato.          {Love bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small,             short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus             {Agapornis}, and allied genera. They are mostly from             Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are             celebrated for the affection which they show for their             mates.          {Love broker}, a person who for pay acts as agent between             lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. --Shak.          {Love charm}, a charm for exciting love. --Ld. Lytton.          {Love child}. an illegitimate child. --Jane Austen.          {Love day}, a day formerly appointed for an amicable             adjustment of differences. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.             --Chaucer.          {Love drink}, a love potion; a philter. --Chaucer.          {Love favor}, something given to be worn in token of love.          {Love feast}, a religious festival, held quarterly by some             religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists,             in imitation of the agap[91] of the early Christians.          {Love feat}, the gallant act of a lover. --Shak.          {Love game}, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished             person or party does not score a point.          {Love grass}. [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus             {Eragrostis}.          {Love-in-a-mist}. (Bot.)             (a) An herb of the Buttercup family ({Nigella Damascena})                   having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut                   bracts.             (b) The West Indian {Passiflora f[d2]tida}, which has                   similar bracts.          {Love-in-idleness} (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy.                         A little western flower, Before milk-white, now                      purple with love's wound; And maidens call it                      love-in-idleness.                              --Shak.          {Love juice}, juice of a plant supposed to produce love.             --Shak.          {Love knot}, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from             being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual             affection. --Milman.          {Love lass}, a sweetheart.          {Love letter}, a letter of courtship. --Shak.          {Love-lies-bleeding} (Bot.), a species of amaranth             ({Amarantus melancholicus}).          {Love match}, a marriage brought about by love alone.          {Love potion}, a compounded draught intended to excite love,             or venereal desire.          {Love rites}, sexual intercourse. --Pope          {Love scene}, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the             stage.          {Love suit}, courtship. --Shak.          {Of all loves}, for the sake of all love; by all means.             [Obs.] [bd]Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come             back again.[b8] --Holinshed.          {The god of love}, [or] {Love god}, Cupid.          {To make love to}, to express affection for; to woo. [bd]If             you will marry, make your loves to me.[b8] --Shak.          {To play for love}, to play a game, as at cards, without             stakes. [bd]A game at piquet for love.[b8] --Lamb.          Syn: Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness;                delight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Love-sick \Love"-sick`\, a.       1. Languishing with love or amorous desire; as, a love-sick             maid.                         To the dear mistress of my love-sick mind. --Dryden.          2. Originating in, or expressive of, languishing love.                         Where nightingales their love-sick ditty sing.                                                                               --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Love-sickness \Love"-sick`ness\, n.       The state of being love-sick.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Noli-me-tangere \[d8]No"li-me-tan"ge*re\, n. [L., touch me       not.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) Any plant of a genus of herbs ({Impatiens}) having                   capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their                   seeds. -- See {Impatiens}.             (b) The squirting cucumber. See under {Cucumber}.          2. (Med.) A name formerly applied to several varieties of             ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to {Lupus             exedens}, an ulcerative affection of the nose.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lavaca County, TX (county, FIPS 285)       Location: 29.38385 N, 96.93762 W       Population (1990): 18690 (9549 housing units)       Area: 2512.3 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Leipsic, DE (town, FIPS 41700)       Location: 39.24306 N, 75.51708 W       Population (1990): 236 (96 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)    Leipsic, OH (village, FIPS 42602)       Location: 41.09933 N, 83.98452 W       Population (1990): 2203 (835 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 45856
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
leap second          {Coordinated Universal Time}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
life-cycle          {software life-cycle}