Nouns

lusterware

noun

pottery with a metallic sheen produced by adding metallic ox...

lustrum

noun

a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five...

lutanist

noun

a musician who plays the lute

lutecium

noun

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usuall...

lutein

noun

yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg...

lutenist

noun

a musician who plays the lute

luteotropin

noun

gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in...

lutetium

noun

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usuall...

luting

noun

a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface...

lutist

noun

a musician who plays the lute

lutyens

noun

English architect who planned the city of New Delhi (1869-19...

lutzen

noun

a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632); Swedes under Gusta...

luwian

noun

an Anatolian language

luxuriance

noun

the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to th...

luxuriousness

noun

wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

lyallpur

noun

city in northeast Pakistan

lycanthropy

noun

(folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the cha...

lycee

noun

a school for students intermediate between elementary school...

lychnis

noun

mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects;...

lycian

noun

an Anatolian language

lycia

noun

an ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor

lycopodium

noun

type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping...

lydian

noun

an Anatolian language

lygaeid

noun

a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops...

lyly

noun

English writer noted for his elaborate style (1554-1606)

lymphadenitis

noun

inflammation of lymph nodes

lymphadenoma

noun

an abnormally enlarged lymph node

lymphangioma

noun

benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels

lymphangitis

noun

inflammation of a lymph vessel

lymphoblast

noun

an immature lymphocyte

lymphocyte

noun

an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter...

lymphocytosis

noun

an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the cir...

lymphopenia

noun

an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating...

lymphogranuloma

noun

swelling of a lymph node

lynchburg

noun

a city in central Virginia

lyrebird

noun

Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male...

lyrist

noun

a person who writes the words for songs

lysimachus

noun

Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; with Seleucus...

lysenko

noun

Soviet geneticist whose adherence to Lamarck's theory of evo...

lysine

noun

an essential amino acid found in proteins; occurs especially...

lysin

noun

any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause...

lysippus

noun

Greek sculptor (4th century BC)

lysis

noun

(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as b...

lysozyme

noun

an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys...

ma'am

noun

a woman of refinement

macaca

noun

macaques; rhesus monkeys

macadam

noun

a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks hel...

macaque

noun

short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa

macdowell

noun

United States composer best remembered as a composer of work...

macedoine

noun

mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold