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   laudator
         n 1: someone who communicates high praise [syn: {laudator},
               {lauder}, {extoller}]

English Dictionary: laudatory by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laudatory
adj
  1. full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark" [syn: laudatory, praiseful, praising]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lead tetraethyl
n
  1. a clear oily poisonous liquid added to gasoline to prevent knocking
    Synonym(s): tetraethyl lead, lead tetraethyl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lithia water
n
  1. mineral water containing lithium salts
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
luteotropin
n
  1. gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
    Synonym(s): prolactin, lactogenic hormone, luteotropin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laudatory \Laud"a*to*ry\, a. [L. laudatorius: cf. OF.
      laudatoire.]
      Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as,
      laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden. --Sir J.
      Stephen.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithotripsy \Lith"o*trip`sy\, n. [Litho- + Gr. [?] to rub,
      grind: cf. F. lithotripsie.] (Surg.)
      The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder with an
      instrument called lithotriptor or lithotrite; lithotrity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithotriptic \Lith`o*trip"tic\, a. & n.
      Same as {Lithontriptic}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithotriptist \Lith"o*trip`tist\, n.
      One skilled in breaking and extracting stone in the bladder.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithotriptor \Lith"o*trip`tor\, n. (Surg.)
      An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder; a
      lithotrite.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithotrite \Lith"o*trite\, Lithotritor \Lith"o*tri"tor\, [See
      {Lithotrity}.] (Surg.)
      A lithotriptor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithotritist \Li*thot"ri*tist\, n.
      A lithotriptist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithotrite \Lith"o*trite\, Lithotritor \Lith"o*tri"tor\, [See
      {Lithotrity}.] (Surg.)
      A lithotriptor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithotrity \Li*thot"ri*ty\, n. [Litho- + L. terere, tritum, to
      rub, grind.] (Surg.)
      The operation of breaking a stone in the bladder into small
      pieces capable of being voided.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lithy \Lith"y\a. [See {Lithe}.]
      Easily bent; pliable.
  
      {Lithy tree} (Bot.), a European shrub ({Viburnum Lantana});
            -- so named from its tough and flexible stem.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Load \Load\, n. [OE. lode load, way; properly the same word as
      lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See {Lade}, {Lead},
      v., {Lode}.]
      1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for
            conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight;
            as, a heavy load.
  
                     He might such a load To town with his ass carry.
                                                                              --Gower.
  
      2. The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some
            specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel;
            that which will constitute a cargo; lading.
  
      3. That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or
            spirits; as, a load of care. [bd] A . . . load of
            guilt.[b8] --Ray. [bd] Our life's a load.[b8] --Dryden.
  
      4. A particular measure for certain articles, being as much
            as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly
            used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load
            of hay; specifically, five quarters.
  
      5. The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder.
  
      6. Weight or violence of blows. [Obs.] --Milton.
  
      7. (Mach.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime
            mover when working.
  
      {Load line}, [or] {Load water line} (Naut.), the line on the
            outside of a vessel indicating the depth to which it sinks
            in the water when loaded.
  
      Syn: Burden; lading; weight; cargo. See {Burden}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water line \Wa"ter line`\
      1. (Shipbuilding) Any one of certain lines of a vessel,
            model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at
            various heights from the keel.
  
      Note: In a half-breadth plan, the water lines are outward
               curves showing the horizontal form of the ship at their
               several heights; in a sheer plan, they are projected as
               straight horizontal lines.
  
      2. (Naut.) Any one of several lines marked upon the outside
            of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water
            when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line
            indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded,
            and is called the {light water line}; the highest, called
            the {load water line}, indicates her proper submergence
            when loaded.
  
      {Water-line model} (Shipbuilding), a model of a vessel formed
            of boards which are shaped according to the water lines as
            shown in the plans and laid upon each other to form a
            solid model.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Load \Load\, n. [OE. lode load, way; properly the same word as
      lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See {Lade}, {Lead},
      v., {Lode}.]
      1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for
            conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight;
            as, a heavy load.
  
                     He might such a load To town with his ass carry.
                                                                              --Gower.
  
      2. The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some
            specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel;
            that which will constitute a cargo; lading.
  
      3. That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or
            spirits; as, a load of care. [bd] A . . . load of
            guilt.[b8] --Ray. [bd] Our life's a load.[b8] --Dryden.
  
      4. A particular measure for certain articles, being as much
            as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly
            used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load
            of hay; specifically, five quarters.
  
      5. The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder.
  
      6. Weight or violence of blows. [Obs.] --Milton.
  
      7. (Mach.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime
            mover when working.
  
      {Load line}, [or] {Load water line} (Naut.), the line on the
            outside of a vessel indicating the depth to which it sinks
            in the water when loaded.
  
      Syn: Burden; lading; weight; cargo. See {Burden}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water line \Wa"ter line`\
      1. (Shipbuilding) Any one of certain lines of a vessel,
            model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at
            various heights from the keel.
  
      Note: In a half-breadth plan, the water lines are outward
               curves showing the horizontal form of the ship at their
               several heights; in a sheer plan, they are projected as
               straight horizontal lines.
  
      2. (Naut.) Any one of several lines marked upon the outside
            of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water
            when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line
            indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded,
            and is called the {light water line}; the highest, called
            the {load water line}, indicates her proper submergence
            when loaded.
  
      {Water-line model} (Shipbuilding), a model of a vessel formed
            of boards which are shaped according to the water lines as
            shown in the plans and laid upon each other to form a
            solid model.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato,
      batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably
      batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.)
            (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade
                  family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which
                  there are numerous varieties used for food. It is
                  native of South America, but a form of the species is
                  found native as far north as New Mexico.
            (b) The sweet potato (see below).
  
      {Potato beetle}, {Potato bug}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A beetle ({Doryphora decemlineata}) which feeds, both
                  in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the
                  potato, often doing great damage. Called also
                  {Colorado potato beetle}, and {Doryphora}. See
                  {Colorado beetle}.
            (b) The {Lema trilineata}, a smaller and more slender
                  striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur
                  does less injury than the preceding species.
  
      {Potato fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            blister beetles infesting the potato vine. The black
            species ({Lytta atrata}), the striped ({L. vittata}), and
            the gray ({L. cinerea, [or] Fabricii}) are the most
            common. See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}.
  
      {Potato rot}, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed
            to be caused by a kind of mold ({Peronospora infestans}),
            which is first seen upon the leaves and stems.
  
      {Potato weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil ({Baridius
            trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of
            potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop.
  
      {Potato whisky}, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky
            taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made
            from potatoes or potato starch.
  
      {Potato worm} (Zo[94]l.), the large green larva of a sphinx,
            or hawk moth ({Macrosila quinquemaculata}); -- called also
            {tomato worm}. See Illust. under {Tomato}.
  
      {Seaside potato} (Bot.), {Ipom[d2]a Pes-Capr[91]}, a kind of
            morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed
            leaves. [West Indies]
  
      {Sweet potato} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ipom[d2]a Balatas})
            allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a
            sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is
            probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively
            in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far
            north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this
            plant before it was to the {Solanum tuberosum}, and this
            is the [bd]potato[b8] of the Southern United States.
  
      {Wild potato}. (Bot.)
            (a) A vine ({Ipom[d2]a pandurata}) having a pale purplish
                  flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy
                  places in the United States.
            (b) A similar tropical American plant ({I. fastigiata})
                  which it is thought may have been the original stock
                  of the sweet potato.
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