Nouns

kwajalein

noun

an amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (Januar...

kwannon

noun

Japanese counterpart of Chinese Kuan Yin

kwanza

noun

a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated be...

kweek

noun

trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm reg...

kwela

noun

a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans...

kwell

noun

a preparation of lindane (trade name Kwell) that is used to...

kyphosidae

noun

sea chubs

kyphosus

noun

type genus of the Kyphosidae

kyrgyzstan

noun

a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on nort...

kyyiv

noun

capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturi...

l.a.

noun

a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the...

la.

noun

a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one...

labanotation

noun

a system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols t...

labetalol

noun

antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) t...

labiatae

noun

a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers r...

lablink

noun

a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fun...

laboriousness

noun

the quality of requiring extended effort

labridae

noun

wrasses

labrocyte

noun

a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and h...

labrouste

noun

French architect who was among the first to use metal constr...

labyrinthodont

noun

an amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia

labyrinthodonta

noun

extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salaman...

labyrinthodontia

noun

extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salaman...

laccopetalum

noun

one species: giant buttercup

lacepod

noun

annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racem...

lacer

noun

a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during bind...

lacertidae

noun

Old World lizards

lacertilia

noun

true lizards; including chameleons and geckos

lachnolaimus

noun

a genus of Labridae

lacquerware

noun

a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and...

lacrimation

noun

shedding tears

lactaid

noun

any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyz...

lactarius

noun

large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a w...

lactifuge

noun

any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman w...

lactobacillaceae

noun

lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that...

lactobacteriaceae

noun

lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that...

lactophrys

noun

a genus of Ostraciidae

lactosuria

noun

presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy...

lactuca

noun

an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce

ladybeetle

noun

small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually f...

laelia

noun

any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having...

laetrile

noun

a substance derived from amygdalin; publicized as an antineo...

lagarostrobus

noun

genus of dioecious evergreen trees of New Zealand and Tasman...

lagenaria

noun

bottle gourds

lagend

noun

goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buo...

lagenophera

noun

small genus of herbs of Australia and South America having s...

lagerphone

noun

an Australian percussion instrument used for playing bush mu...

lagerstroemia

noun

shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually wi...

lagidium

noun

a genus of Chinchillidae

lagodon

noun

a genus of Sparidae