L-dopa
         n 1: the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and
               Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat
               Parkinson's disease [syn: {L-dopa}, {levodopa}, {Bendopa},
               {Brocadopa}, {Larodopa}]

English Dictionary: lead off	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laid up adj ill and usually confined; "laid up with a bad cold"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laid-off adj having lost your job [syn: discharged, dismissed, fired, laid-off, pink-slipped]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Latvia n a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea Synonym(s): Latvia, Republic of Latvia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lead off v teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" Synonym(s): lead off, lead astray set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" Synonym(s): begin, lead off, start, commence Antonym(s): end, terminate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lead up v set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II" Synonym(s): lead up, initiate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
let off v grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class" Synonym(s): excuse, relieve, let off, exempt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
let up v become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" Synonym(s): abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down" Synonym(s): ease up, ease off, let up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
letup n a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise" Synonym(s): letup, lull
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lietuva n a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea [syn: Lithuania, Republic of Lithuania, Lietuva]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
load up v fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay" Synonym(s): load, lade, laden, load up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ladify \La"di*fy\, v. t. [Lady + -fy.]       To make a lady of; to make ladylike. [Obs.] --Massinger.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Let-off \Let"-off`\ (l[ecr]t"[ocr]f`; 115), n. (Mach.)       A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the       warp from the cylinder of a loom.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Let-up \Let"-up`\ (l[ecr]t"[ucr]p`), n. [See {Let} to forbear.]       Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days       without any let-up. [Colloq.]
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
LDB /l*'d*b/ vt.   [from the PDP-10 instruction set] To extract    from the middle.   "LDB me a slice of cake, please."   This usage has    been kept alive by Common LISP's function of the same name.    Considered silly.   See also {DPB}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
L2TP          {Layer Two Tunneling Protocol}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LDAP          {Lightweight Directory Access Protocol}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LDB          /l*'d*b/ [PDP-10 instruction] To extract from the middle.       "LDB me a slice of cake, please."   This usage has been kept       alive by Common LISP's function of the same name.   Considered       silly.   See also {DPB}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LDP          {Linux Documentation Project}
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Latvia       Latvia:Geography       Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia    and Lithuania       Map references: Europe       Area:    total area: 64,100 sq km    land area: 64,100 sq km    comparative area: slightly larger than West Virginia       Land boundaries: total 1,078 km, Belarus 141 km, Estonia 267 km,    Lithuania 453 km, Russia 217 km       Coastline: 531 km       Maritime claims:    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 12 nm    continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation       International disputes: the Abrene section of border ceded by the    Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic to Russia in 1944       Climate: maritime; wet, moderate winters       Terrain: low plain       Natural resources: minimal; amber, peat, limestone, dolomite       Land use:    arable land: 27%    permanent crops: 0%    meadows and pastures: 13%    forest and woodland: 39%    other: 21%       Irrigated land: 160 sq km (1990)       Environment:    current issues: air and water pollution because of a lack of waste    conversion equipment; Gulf of Riga and Daugava River heavily polluted;    contamination of soil and groundwater with chemicals and petroleum    products at military bases    natural hazards: NA    international agreements: party to - Air Pollution, Hazardous Wastes,    Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate    Change       Latvia:People       Population: 2,762,899 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 22% (female 294,521; male 304,830)    15-64 years: 65% (female 933,003; male 870,128)    65 years and over: 13% (female 247,476; male 112,941) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 0.5% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 13.71 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 12.49 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: 3.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 21 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 69.65 years    male: 64.6 years    female: 74.95 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 1.97 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Latvian(s)    adjective: Latvian       Ethnic divisions: Latvian 51.8%, Russian 33.8%, Byelorussian 4.5%,    Ukrainian 3.4%, Polish 2.3%, other 4.2%       Religions: Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox       Languages: Lettish (official), Lithuanian, Russian, other       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1989)    total population: 100%    male: 100%    female: 99%       Labor force: 1.407 million    by occupation: industry and construction 41%, agriculture and forestry    16%, other 43% (1990)       Latvia:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Latvia    conventional short form: Latvia    local long form: Latvijas Republika    local short form: Latvija    former: Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic       Digraph: LG       Type: republic       Capital: Riga       Administrative divisions: 26 counties (singular - rajons) and 7    municipalities*: Aizkraukles Rajons, Aluksnes Rajons, Balvu Rajons,    Bauskas Rajons, Cesu Rajons, Daugavpils*, Daugavpils Rajons, Dobeles    Rajons, Gulbenes Rajons, Jekabpils Rajons, Jelgava*, Jelgavas Rajons,    Jurmala*, Kraslavas Rajons, Kuldigas Rajons, Leipaja*, Liepajas    Rajons, Limbazu Rajons, Ludzas Rajons, Madonas Rajons, Ogres Rajons,    Preiju Rajons, Rezekne*, Rezeknes Rajons, Riga*, Rigas Rajons, Saldus    Rajons, Talsu Rajons, Tukuma Rajons, Valkas Rajons, Valmieras Rajons,    Ventspils*, Ventspils Rajons       Independence: 6 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)       National holiday: Independence Day, 18 November (1918)       Constitution: newly elected Parliament in 1993 restored the 1933    constitution       Legal system: based on civil law system       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Guntis ULMANIS (since 7 July 1993);    Parliament (Saeima) elected President ULMANIS in the third round of    balloting on 7 July 1993    head of government: Prime Minister Maris GAILIS (since September 1994)       cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the Supreme Council       Legislative branch: unicameral    Parliament (Saeima): elections last held 5-6 June 1993 (next to be    held NA October 1995); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats -    (100 total) LC 36, LNNK 15, Concord for Latvia 13, LZS 12, Equal    Rights 7, LKDS 6, TUB 6, DCP 5       Judicial branch: Supreme Court       Political parties and leaders: Latvian Way Union (LC), Valdis BIRKAVS;    Latvian Farmers Union (LZS), Alvars BERKIS; Latvian National    Independence Movement (LNNK), Andrejs KRASTINS, Aristids LAMBERGS,    cochairmen; Concord for Latvia, Janis JURKANS; Equal Rights, Sergejs    DIMANIS; Christian Democrat Union (LKDS), Peteris CIMDINS, Andris    SAULITIS, Janis RUSKO; Fatherland and Freedom (TUB), Maris GRINBLATS,    Roberts MILBERGS, Oigerts DZENTIS; Democratic Center (DCP), Ints    CALITIS; Popular Front of Latvia (LTF), Uldis AUGSTKALNS       Member of: BIS, CBSS, CCC, CE, EBRD, ECE, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA,    IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL,    IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NACC, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,    UPU, WEU (associate partner), WHO, WIPO, WMO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Ojars Eriks KALNINS    chancery: 4325 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011    telephone: [1] (202) 726-8213, 8214    FAX: [1] (202) 726-6785       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Ints M, SILINS    embassy: Raina Boulevard 7, Riga 226050    mailing address: use embassy street address    telephone: [371] (2) 213-962    FAX: [371] 882-0047 (cellular)       Flag: two horizontal bands of maroon (top and bottom), white (middle,    narrower than other two bands)       Economy       Overview: Latvia is rapidly becoming a dynamic market economy, rivaled    only by Estonia among the former Soviet states in the speed of its    transformation. However, the transition has been painful; in 1994 the    IMF reported a 2% growth in GDP, following steep declines in 1992-93.    The government's tough monetary policies and reform program have kept    inflation at less than 2% a month, supported a dynamic private sector    now accounting for more than half of GDP, and spurred the growth of    trade ties with the West. Much of agriculture is already privatized    and the government plans to step up the pace of privatization of state    enterprises. Latvia thus is in the midst of recovery, helped by the    country's strategic location on the Baltic Sea, its well-educated    population, and its diverse - albeit largely obsolete - industrial    structure.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $12.3 billion (1994    estimate as extrapolated from World Bank estimate for 1992)       National product real growth rate: 2% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $4,480 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.9% (monthly average 1994)       Unemployment rate: 6.5% (December 1994)       Budget:    revenues: $NA    expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA       Exports: $1 billion (f.o.b., 1994)    commodities: oil products, timber, ferrous metals, dairy products,    furniture, textiles    partners: Russia, Germany, Sweden, Belarus       Imports: $1.2 billion (c.i.f., 1994)    commodities: fuels, cars, ferrous metals, chemicals    partners: Russia, Germany, Sweden, Ukraine       External debt: $NA       Industrial production: growth rate -9.5% (1994 est.); accounts for 27%    of GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 2,080,000 kW    production: 5.5 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 1,864 kWh (1993)       Industries: highly diversified; dependent on imports for energy, raw    materials, and intermediate products; produces buses, vans, street and    railroad cars, synthetic fibers, agricultural machinery, fertilizers,    washing machines, radios, electronics, pharmaceuticals, processed    foods, textiles       Agriculture: principally dairy farming and livestock feeding; products    - meat, milk, eggs, grain, sugar beets, potatoes, vegetables; fishing    and fish packing       Illicit drugs: transshipment point for illicit drugs from Central and    Southwest Asia and Latin America to Western Europe; limited producer    of illicit opium; mostly for domestic consumption; also produces    illicit amphetamines for export       Economic aid: $NA       Currency: 1 lat = 100 cents; introduced NA March 1993       Exchange rates: lats per US$1 - 0.55 (December 1994), 0.5917 (January    1994), 1.32 (March 1993)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Latvia:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 2,400 km    broad gauge: 2,400 km 1.520-m gauge (270 km electrified)       Highways:    total: 59,500 km    paved and graveled: 33,000 km    unpaved: earth 26,500 km (1990)       Inland waterways: 300 km perennially navigable       Pipelines: crude oil 750 km; refined products 780 km; natural gas 560    km (1992)       Ports: Daugavpils, Liepaja, Riga, Ventspils       Merchant marine:    total: 85 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 774,182 GRT/1,010,517 DWT       ships by type: cargo 17, oil tanker 37, refrigerated cargo 24,    roll-on/roll-off cargo 7       Airports:    total: 50    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1    with paved runways under 914 m: 27    with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 2    with unpaved runways under 914 m: 10       Latvia:Communications       Telephone system: 660,000 telephones; 240 telephones/1,000 persons    (1993); Latvia is better provided with telephone service than most of    the other former Soviet republics; an NMT-450 analog cellular    telephone network covers 75% of Latvia's population    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: international traffic carried by leased connection to    the Moscow international gateway switch and through the new Ericsson    AXE local/transit digital telephone exchange in Riga and through the    Finnish cellular net; electronic mail capability by Sprint data    network       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: NA    televisions: NA       Latvia:Defense Forces       Branches: Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security    Forces (internal and border troops), Border Guard, Home Guard    (Zemessardze)       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 658,193; males fit for military    service 517,896; males reach military age (18) annually 18,736 (1995    est.)       Defense expenditures: 176 million rubles, 3% to 5% of GDP (1994); note    - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the    prevailing exchange rate could produce misleading results