labetalol
         n 1: antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne)
               that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the
               sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood
               pressure) [syn: {labetalol}, {labetalol hydrochloride},
               {Trandate}, {Normodyne}]

English Dictionary: loop-the-loop	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
labetalol hydrochloride n antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure) Synonym(s): labetalol, labetalol hydrochloride, Trandate, Normodyne
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law of the land n a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process; "the United States Constitution declares itself to be `the supreme law of the land'"
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leaf beetle n brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems Synonym(s): leaf beetle, chrysomelid
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left-luggage office n a room where baggage or parcels are checked [syn: checkroom, left-luggage office]
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lepidolite n a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium
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lipid-lowering medication n a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase Synonym(s): lipid-lowering medicine, lipid-lowering medication, statin drug, statin
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lipid-lowering medicine n a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase Synonym(s): lipid-lowering medicine, lipid-lowering medication, statin drug, statin
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lividly adv in a livid manner
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lobed leaf n a leaf having deeply indented margins
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loftily adv in a lofty manner; "she bore herself loftily"
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loop-the-loop n a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane Synonym(s): loop, loop-the-loop
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple,       and multiply.]       Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of       more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several,       or many, parts.          {Law of multiple proportion} (Chem.), the generalization that             when the same elements unite in more than one proportion,             forming two or more different compounds, the higher             proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple             multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions             are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and             oxygen unite in the proportions {FeO}, {Fe2O3}, {Fe3O4},             in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are             simple multiplies of 1. Called also the {Law of Dalton},             from its discoverer.          {Multiple algebra}, a branch of advanced mathematics that             treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more             unlike units.          {Multiple conjugation} (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells             (as where an indefinite number of am[d2]boid cells flow             together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper             and even fertilization may have been evolved.          {Multiple fruits}. (Bot.) See {Collective fruit}, under             {Collective}.          {Multiple star} (Astron.), several stars in close proximity,             which appear to form a single system.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Law of Charles} (Physics), the law that the volume of a             given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite             fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of             temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled {Gay             Lussac's law}, or {Dalton's law}.          {Law of nations}. See {International law}, under             {International}.          {Law of nature}.             (a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant                   action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death                   is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature.                   See {Law}, 4.             (b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality                   deducible from a study of the nature and natural                   relations of human beings independent of supernatural                   revelation or of municipal and social usages.          {Law of the land}, due process of law; the general law of the             land.          {Laws of honor}. See under {Honor}.          {Laws of motion} (Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac             Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or             of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as             it is made to change that state by external force. (2)             Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force,             and takes place in the direction in which the force is             impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to             action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon             each other are always equal and in opposite directions.          {Marine law}, or {Maritime law}, the law of the sea; a branch             of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea,             such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like.             --Bouvier.          {Mariotte's law}. See {Boyle's law} (above).          {Martial law}.See under {Martial}.          {Military law}, a branch of the general municipal law,             consisting of rules ordained for the government of the             military force of a state in peace and war, and             administered in courts martial. --Kent. Warren's             Blackstone.          {Moral law},the law of duty as regards what is right and             wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten             commandments given by Moses. See {Law}, 2.          {Mosaic}, [or] {Ceremonial}, {law}. (Script.) See {Law}, 3.                      {Municipal}, [or] {Positive}, {law}, a rule prescribed by the             supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing             some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from             international and constitutional law. See {Law}, 1.          {Periodic law}. (Chem.) See under {Periodic}.          {Roman law}, the system of principles and laws found in the             codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of             ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws             of the several European countries and colonies founded by             them. See {Civil law} (above).          {Statute law}, the law as stated in statutes or positive             enactments of the legislative body.          {Sumptuary law}. See under {Sumptuary}.          {To go to law}, to seek a settlement of any matter by             bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute             some one.          {To} {take, [or] have}, {the law of}, to bring the law to             bear upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor.             --Addison.          {Wager of law}. See under {Wager}.          Syn: Justice; equity.          Usage: {Law}, {Statute}, {Common law}, {Regulation}, {Edict},                   {Decree}. Law is generic, and, when used with                   reference to, or in connection with, the other words                   here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one                   who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a                   particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly                   enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action                   founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of                   justice. A regulation is a limited and often,                   temporary law, intended to secure some particular end                   or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a                   sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A                   decree is a permanent order either of a court or of                   the executive government. See {Justice}.
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]:
Lepidolite \Le*pid"o*lite\ (l[esl]*p[icr]d"[osl]*l[imac]t; 277),       n. [Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + -lite: cf. F.       l[82]pidolithe.] (Min.)       A species of mica, of a lilac or rose-violet color,       containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of       small scales. See {Mica}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mica \Mi"ca\, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.]       (Min.)       The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly       perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very       thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in       composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to       green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns,       the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called       {isinglass}. Formerly called also {cat-silver}, and       {glimmer}.          Note: The important species of the mica group are:                {muscovite}, common or potash mica, pale brown or                green, often silvery, including {damourite} (also                called {hydromica}); {biotite}, iron-magnesia mica,                dark brown, green, or black; {lepidomelane}, iron,                mica, black; {phlogopite}, magnesia mica, colorless,                yellow, brown; {lepidolite}, lithia mica, rose-red,                lilac. Mica (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an                essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica                slate; {biotite} is common in many eruptive rocks;                {phlogopite} in crystalline limestone and serpentine.          {Mica diorite} (Min.), an eruptive rock allied to diorite but             containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende.          {Mica powder}, a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of             mica.          {Mica schist}, {Mica slate} (Geol.), a schistose rock,             consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some             feldspar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lepidolite \Le*pid"o*lite\ (l[esl]*p[icr]d"[osl]*l[imac]t; 277),       n. [Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + -lite: cf. F.       l[82]pidolithe.] (Min.)       A species of mica, of a lilac or rose-violet color,       containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of       small scales. See {Mica}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mica \Mi"ca\, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.]       (Min.)       The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly       perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very       thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in       composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to       green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns,       the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called       {isinglass}. Formerly called also {cat-silver}, and       {glimmer}.          Note: The important species of the mica group are:                {muscovite}, common or potash mica, pale brown or                green, often silvery, including {damourite} (also                called {hydromica}); {biotite}, iron-magnesia mica,                dark brown, green, or black; {lepidomelane}, iron,                mica, black; {phlogopite}, magnesia mica, colorless,                yellow, brown; {lepidolite}, lithia mica, rose-red,                lilac. Mica (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an                essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica                slate; {biotite} is common in many eruptive rocks;                {phlogopite} in crystalline limestone and serpentine.          {Mica diorite} (Min.), an eruptive rock allied to diorite but             containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende.          {Mica powder}, a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of             mica.          {Mica schist}, {Mica slate} (Geol.), a schistose rock,             consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some             feldspar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leptology \Lep*tol"o*gy\ (l[ecr]p*t[ocr]l"[osl]*j[ycr]), n. [Gr.       leptologi`a; lepto`s small, subtile + lo`gos discourse.]       A minute and tedious discourse on trifling things.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
4. That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is             lifted; as:             (a) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter.             (b) A handle.             (c) An exercising machine.          5. A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in             canals.          6. A lift gate. See {Lift gate}, below. [Prov. Eng.]          7. (Naut.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity             of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end             of the yard.          8. (Mach.) One of the steps of a cone pulley.          9. (Shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel.          10. (Horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance             during which the impulse is given. --Saunier.          {Dead lift}. See under {Dead}. --Swift.          {Lift bridge}, a kind of drawbridge, the movable part of             which is lifted, instead of being drawn aside.          {Lift gate}, a gate that is opened by lifting.          {Lift hammer}. See {Tilt hammer}.          {Lift lock}, a canal lock.          {Lift pump}, a lifting pump.          {Lift tenter} (Windmills), a governor for regulating the             speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action             of grinding machinery according to the speed.          {Lift wall} (Canal Lock), the cross wall at the head of the             lock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lock \Lock\, n. [AS. loc inclosure, an inclosed place, the       fastening of a door, fr. l[umac]can to lock, fasten; akin to       OS. l[umac]kan (in comp.), D. luiken, OHG. l[umac]hhan, Icel.       l[?]ka, Goth. l[umac]kan (in comp.); cf. Skr. ruj to break.       Cf. {Locket}.]       1. Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a             door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a             bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the             thing fastened.          2. A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one             thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.                         Albemarle Street closed by a lock of carriages. --De                                                                               Quincey.          3. A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.             --Dryden.          4. The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream             or canal.          5. An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in             raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to             another; -- called also {lift lock}.          6. That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is             exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock,             etc.          7. A device for keeping a wheel from turning.          8. A grapple in wrestling. --Milton.          {Detector lock}, a lock containing a contrivance for showing             whether it as has been tampered with.          {Lock bay} (Canals), the body of water in a lock chamber.          {Lock chamber}, the inclosed space between the gates of a             canal lock.          {Lock nut}. See {Check nut}, under {Check}.          {Lock plate}, a plate to which the mechanism of a gunlock is             attached.          {Lock rail} (Arch.), in ordinary paneled doors, the rail             nearest the lock.          {Lock rand} (Masonry), a range of bond stone. --Knight.          {Mortise lock}, a door lock inserted in a mortise.          {Rim lock}, a lock fastened to the face of a door, thus             differing from a {mortise lock}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
4. That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is             lifted; as:             (a) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter.             (b) A handle.             (c) An exercising machine.          5. A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in             canals.          6. A lift gate. See {Lift gate}, below. [Prov. Eng.]          7. (Naut.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity             of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end             of the yard.          8. (Mach.) One of the steps of a cone pulley.          9. (Shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel.          10. (Horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance             during which the impulse is given. --Saunier.          {Dead lift}. See under {Dead}. --Swift.          {Lift bridge}, a kind of drawbridge, the movable part of             which is lifted, instead of being drawn aside.          {Lift gate}, a gate that is opened by lifting.          {Lift hammer}. See {Tilt hammer}.          {Lift lock}, a canal lock.          {Lift pump}, a lifting pump.          {Lift tenter} (Windmills), a governor for regulating the             speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action             of grinding machinery according to the speed.          {Lift wall} (Canal Lock), the cross wall at the head of the             lock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lock \Lock\, n. [AS. loc inclosure, an inclosed place, the       fastening of a door, fr. l[umac]can to lock, fasten; akin to       OS. l[umac]kan (in comp.), D. luiken, OHG. l[umac]hhan, Icel.       l[?]ka, Goth. l[umac]kan (in comp.); cf. Skr. ruj to break.       Cf. {Locket}.]       1. Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a             door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a             bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the             thing fastened.          2. A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one             thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.                         Albemarle Street closed by a lock of carriages. --De                                                                               Quincey.          3. A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.             --Dryden.          4. The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream             or canal.          5. An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in             raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to             another; -- called also {lift lock}.          6. That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is             exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock,             etc.          7. A device for keeping a wheel from turning.          8. A grapple in wrestling. --Milton.          {Detector lock}, a lock containing a contrivance for showing             whether it as has been tampered with.          {Lock bay} (Canals), the body of water in a lock chamber.          {Lock chamber}, the inclosed space between the gates of a             canal lock.          {Lock nut}. See {Check nut}, under {Check}.          {Lock plate}, a plate to which the mechanism of a gunlock is             attached.          {Lock rail} (Arch.), in ordinary paneled doors, the rail             nearest the lock.          {Lock rand} (Masonry), a range of bond stone. --Knight.          {Mortise lock}, a door lock inserted in a mortise.          {Rim lock}, a lock fastened to the face of a door, thus             differing from a {mortise lock}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
4. That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is             lifted; as:             (a) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter.             (b) A handle.             (c) An exercising machine.          5. A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in             canals.          6. A lift gate. See {Lift gate}, below. [Prov. Eng.]          7. (Naut.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity             of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end             of the yard.          8. (Mach.) One of the steps of a cone pulley.          9. (Shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel.          10. (Horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance             during which the impulse is given. --Saunier.          {Dead lift}. See under {Dead}. --Swift.          {Lift bridge}, a kind of drawbridge, the movable part of             which is lifted, instead of being drawn aside.          {Lift gate}, a gate that is opened by lifting.          {Lift hammer}. See {Tilt hammer}.          {Lift lock}, a canal lock.          {Lift pump}, a lifting pump.          {Lift tenter} (Windmills), a governor for regulating the             speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action             of grinding machinery according to the speed.          {Lift wall} (Canal Lock), the cross wall at the head of the             lock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lobately \Lo"bate*ly\, adv.       As a lobe; so as to make a lobe; in a lobate manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loftily \Loft"i*ly\, adv. [From {Lofty}.]       In a lofty manner or position; haughtily.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lafayette Hill, PA       Zip code(s): 19444