English words: lactify to ladostigil

300 English words, part 4 of 76 of the words starting with L, A to Z. 23 have a page of their own.

English words lactify to ladostigil

lactify verb: To become milky.
lactigenic adjective: Synonym of lactigenous (“producing milk”).
lactigenous adjective: That produces milk
lactim noun: Any of a class of cyclic hydroxy-imides (enols) that are tautomeric with the lactams.
lactimide noun: A white crystalline substance obtained as an anhydride of alanine, and regarded as an imido derivative of lactic acid.
lactimidomycin noun: A particular glutarimide antibiotic
lactin noun: lactose
lactisole noun: The sodium salt of 2-(4-methoxyphenoxy)propionic acid. It is an antisweet compound.
lactitol noun: A sugar alcohol, 4-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucitol, derived from lactulose; it is used as an artificial sweetener (E966).
lactivism noun: The advocacy of breastfeeding, and especially of the right to nurse children in public.
lactivist noun: A supporter of breastfeeding, and especially of the right to nurse children in public; one who engages in lactivism.
lactivore noun: An animal with a diet consisting mainly of milk or other dairy products.
lactivorous adjective: Feeding or subsisting upon milk.
lacto- prefix: milk.
lacto-ovo vegetarian adjective, noun /ˌlæk.təʊˌəʊ.vəʊˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/: A vegetarian whose diet excludes animal flesh, but accepts food that can be produced from a living animal without directly causing death (such as eggs,...
lacto series noun: Alternative form of lactoseries.
lactoadherin noun: Alternative form of lactadherin.
lactoalbumin noun: Alternative form of lactalbumin.
lactobacillar adjective: Relating to lactobacillus
lactobacillary adjective: Relating to the lactobacilli
lactobacillemia noun: The presence of lactobacilli in the blood
lactobacillic adjective: Related to lactobacillic acid and its derivatives
lactobacillic acid noun: The alicyclic carboxylic acid 10-[(1R,2S)-2-hexylcyclopropyl]decanoic acid present in the lipids of lactobacilli
lactobacillogenic adjective: That leads to the proliferation of lactobacilli
lactobacillus noun: Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid
lactobacterium noun: Any bacterium of the order Lactobacillales
lactobionate noun: Any salt or ester of lactobionic acid
lactobionic acid noun: A disaccharide sugar acid composed of gluconic acid and galactose
lactobiose noun: lactose
lactobutyrometer noun: An instrument for determining the amount of butterfat in milk.
lactocele noun: Galactocele.
lactocepin noun: A lactococcal cell envelope-associated proteinase
lactocerebroside noun: Any cerebroside in which the sugar component is lactose
lactochrome noun: A form of riboflavin present in milk
lactocin noun: Any of a class of bacteriocins produced by Lactobacillus bacteria.
lactococcal adjective: Relating to bacteria of the genus Lactococcus.
lactococcin noun: Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by Lactococcus bacteria.
lactococcosis noun: Any disease caused by infection with Lactococcus bacteria
lactococcus noun: Any bacterium of the genus Lactococcus
lactocrite noun: An apparatus for testing the quantity of fatty substance in a sample of milk.
lactocyclicin noun: A cyclic bacteriocin present in bacteria of the genus Lactococcus.
lactocystin noun: Alternative form of lactacystin.
lactocyte noun: A milk-producing cell in the mammary epithelium.
lactodehydrogenase noun: Synonym of lactate dehydrogenase.
lactodensimeter noun: A lactometer
lactoderm noun /ˈlæk.təˌdɜːm/: Milk skin.
lactodifucotetraose noun: An oligosaccharide composed of lactose with two added fucose moieties
lactofen noun: A selective herbicide derived from acifluorfen
lactoferment verb: To cause (something) to undergo lactofermentation, i.e. lactic acid fermentation.
lactofermentation noun: Lactic acid fermentation, a process by which certain sugars are converted into lactic acid, used especially to produce certain pickled/fermented foods such...
lactoferrampin noun: An antimicrobial peptide related to lactoferrin
lactoferricin noun: Any of a group of amphipathic, cationic peptides with antimicrobial and anticancer properties
lactoferrin noun: A globular multifunctional protein with antimicrobial activity, found in milk and many mucosal secretions such as tears and saliva
lactoflavin noun: riboflavin
lactofuchsin noun: A mounting medium, composed of fuchsin in lactic acid, and stain for the microscopic study of fungi
lactofuchsine noun: Alternative form of lactofuchsin.
lactogen noun: A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic...
lactogenesis noun: The secretion of milk by the mammary glands
lactogenic adjective: that induces lactation
lactogenically adverb: In a lactogenic manner
lactoglobulin noun: The globulin content of milk
lactoglutamate noun: A solution of lactate and glutamate that is used to stabilize biological material when freeze-dried
lactoglutathione noun: The S-lactoyl derivative of glutathione
lactoglyceride noun: Any glyceride (glycerol ester) of lactic acid
lactoglycerol noun: An aqueous solution of lactic acid and glycerol that is used in cytology
lactol noun: any cyclic hemiacetal formed by the intramolecular addition of a hydroxy group to a carbonyl group
lactolate verb: To react lactose with a peptide or protein
lactolation noun: The reaction of lactose with a peptide or protein
lactolysis noun: the hydrolysis of lactose (typically by a galactosidase)
lactomer noun: A copolymer of glycolide and lactide used as a suture
lactometer noun: A device that estimates the cream content of milk by measuring its specific gravity.
lactometric adjective: Relating to the lactometer or lactometry.
lactometry noun: Measurement with a lactometer.
lactonase noun: A metalloenzyme, produced by certain bacteria, that targets and inactivates acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs)
lactone noun /ˈlæktəʊn/: A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.
lactonic adjective: Of, relating to, or derived from, lactone.
lactonisation noun: Alternative spelling of lactonization.
lactonised adjective: Alternative form of lactonized.
lactonitrile noun: The nitrile of lactic acid 2-hydroxypropanenitrile
lactonization noun: Reaction with, or conversion into a lactone.
lactonize verb: To convert (a hydroxy acid) into a lactone
lactonized adjective: Converted into a lactone by internal condensation
lactonohydrolase noun: An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of intramolecular carboxylic ester bonds within lactone rings.
lactonolysis noun: The hydrolysis of a lactone
lactonolytic adjective: Relating to lactonolysis
lactoovovegetarian adjective, noun /ˌlæk.təʊˌəʊ.vəʊˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/: A vegetarian who also eats eggs and dairy products.
lactoperoxidase noun: A peroxidase found in, e.g., milk and saliva.
lactophenol noun: A solution of phenol and lactic acid in glycerol and water. It is a component of the biological stain lactophenol cotton blue.
lactophile noun: A person or animal that has an attraction to milk, dairy products or lactic acid.
lactophilia noun: a sexual fetish for lactating breasts and breastfeeding
lactophorin noun: A phosphoglycoprotein present in milk
lactopoiesis noun: The production of milk by the mammary glands
lactoproteid noun: Dated form of lactoprotein.
lactoprotein noun: Any protein (such as casein) present in milk
lactoquinomycin noun: A particular quinoid antibiotic that has anticancer properties
lactoridaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Lactoridaceae.
lactorrhea noun: Synonym of galactorrhea.
lactory adjective, noun /ˈlæktəɹi/: Lactiferous.
lactosamine noun: An amino derivative of lactose that is found in many biologically active carbohydrates
lactosaminoglycan noun: Any glycan derived from lactosamine
lactoscope noun: An instrument for estimating the amount of cream in milk, based on its relative opacity
lactose noun /ˈlæk.təʊs/: The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.
lactose-free adjective: Not containing lactose. (Usually applied to foods made with milk but with the lactose thereof catabolized enzymatically.)
lactose intolerance noun: Inability to fully metabolize lactose.
lactose intolerant adjective: Unable to fully metabolize lactose.
lactoseries noun: A class of glycosphingolipids containing the sequence Galβ(1,3)GlcNAcβ(1,3)Galβ(1,4)Glcβ-Cer (galactose, N-acetylglucosamine, galactose, glucose, ceramide).
lactoserum noun: Synonym of whey.
lactosidase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a lactoside
lactoside noun: Any glycoside of lactose
lactosis noun: lactic acidosis
lactosomatotroph noun: A somatotroph that produces prolactin
lactosome noun: A micelle, containing lipid and protein, found in milk
lactosucrose noun: The trisaccharide 4(G)-beta-D-galactosylsucrose
lactosuria noun: The presence of lactose in the urine.
lactosyl noun: The univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of lactose
lactosylated adjective: Modified by lactosylation
lactosylation noun: Reaction with a lactosyl group
lactosylceramidase noun: An enzyme that removes lactose from ceramide derivatives (lactocerebrosides)
lactosylceramide noun: Any glycosylceramide containing lactose
lactosylsphingosine noun: A glycoside of lactose and sphingosine
lactotetraose noun: A tetraose related to lactose
lactotetraosylceramide noun: Any lactotetraose derivative of a ceramide
lactothermometer noun: A combined lactometer and thermometer.
lactotransferrin noun: lactoferrin
lactotrope noun: Synonym of lactotroph.
lactotroph noun: A cell in the pituitary gland which produce prolactin in response to certain hormones.
lactotrophic adjective: Of, or pertaining to, lactotrophs
lactotropic adjective: Synonym of lactotrophic.
lactotropin noun: Prolactin; a peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.
lactovegetarian adjective, noun /ˌlæk.təʊˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/: A person whose diet excludes meat and eggs, but includes dairy products.
lactovegetarianism noun: The practice of following a lactovegetarian diet.
lactoyl noun: The univalent radical CH₃CH(OH)CO− derived from lactic acid
lactoylglutathione noun: An S-lactoyl derivative of the amino-acid glutathione
lactoylglutathione lyase noun: A glyoxalase enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of hemithioacetal adducts.
lactrunculin noun: Alternative form of latrunculin.
lactucarium noun /læktjuːˈkɛəɹɪəm/: The thickened juice of certain varieties of lettuce, used as a drug for its sedative and analgesic properties.
lactucaxanthin noun: A hydroxylated carotenoid found in plants of the genus Lactuca.
lactucerin noun: β-lactucerol.
lactucic acid noun: Any of various acids derived from Lactuca virosa.
lactucin noun: One of the essential ingredients of lactucarium, having analgesic and sedative properties.
lactucon noun: Synonym of lactucerin.
lactucone noun: A white, crystalline, tasteless substance found in the milky sap of species of Lactuca, and constituting an essential ingredient of lactucarium.
lactucopicrin noun: A sesquiterpene lactone with sedative and analgesic effects, found in lactucarium.
lactulose noun /ˈlak.tjʊ.ləʊz/: A synthetic disaccharide C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ consisting of galactose and fructose units, used as a laxative for chronic constipation and as an acidifier to reduce...
lacturamic acid noun: An organic amido acid, regarded as a derivative of lactic acid and urea.
lactyl noun: A univalent radical derived from lactic acid
lactylate noun: Any salt or ester of a lactylic acid.
lactylation noun: The process of adding lactate, such as in a protein modification.
lactylic adjective: Of or pertaining to lactic acid alcohol derivatives.
lacucha noun: Alternative spelling of lakoocha.
lacuna noun /ləˈk(j)uː.nə/: A small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.
lacunal adjective: Of or pertaining to a lacuna, like a lacuna.
lacunar adjective, noun /ləˈk(j)uː.nə/: A sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit; a ceiling containing panels of this kind.
lacunaria noun /ˌlæk.jʊˈnɛəɹ.i.ə/: sunken panels; coffers
lacunarity noun: The quality or degree of being lacunar.
lacunary adjective: Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of a lacuna.
lacunary function noun: A function defined by a lacunary series, especially one which cannot be analytically continued outside its domain of convergence.
lacunary series noun: A series with arbitrarily large gaps between nonzero terms, usually a power series or trigonometric series.
lacunate adjective: Having lacunae or gaps
lacune noun /ləˈk(j)uːn/: A lacunar stroke or infarct.
lacunin noun: An extracellular matrix protein present in certain moths
lacuno-rugose adjective: Having irregular wrinkles, like a peach stone.
lacunocanalicular adjective: Relating to the lacunae and the canaliculi
lacunose adjective: Full of gaps or lacunae.
lacunosity noun: The quality of being lacunose.
lacunous adjective: Alternative form of lacunose.
lacunule noun: A small lacuna.
lacunulose adjective: Full of small gaps or lacunules.
lacustral adjective: Relating to lakes; lacustrine.
lacustrian adjective: Relating to lakes; lacustrine.
lacustric adjective: lacustrine
lacustrine adjective /ləˈkʌstɹɪn/: Of or relating to lakes.
lacustrine terrace noun: A landform that represents the former shoreline of a lake or glacial lake, formed similarly to marine terraces.
LACW noun: Abbreviation of leading aircraftwoman.
lacwork noun: Synonym of lacquerwork.
lacy adjective /ˈleɪ.si/: Made of lace or decorated with it.
Lacy Swiss noun: A mild American variety of Swiss cheese made from low-fat milk.
lacydonid noun: Any polychaete of the family Lacydoniidae.
lad noun /læd/: A boy or young man.
lad culture noun: A subculture which arose in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, centered around traditional working-class male attitudes and interests, often in rejection of...
lad lit noun: Male-authored popular novels about young men and their emotional and personal lives.
lad mag noun: A magazine aimed at young men, typically containing suggestive photographs of female models and articles about cars, tools, music, film, sport, and sexual...
lad of wax noun: A male cobbler (shoe repairer).
lad's love noun: southernwood
lad's mag noun: Alternative form of lad mag.
Lada proper noun /ˈlɑːdə/: A female given name from Czech.
Ladakh proper noun /ləˈdɑk/: A union territory of India. Capitals: Leh and Kargil. It constitutes an eastern portion of Kashmir (disputed between India, Pakistan, and China).
Ladakhi noun: A person from Ladakh, or of Ladakhi descent.
ladang noun: A dry rice plantation (as opposed to a sawah or rice paddy) in parts of Asia.
ladanum noun: Alternative form of labdanum.
Ladbroke proper noun: A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4158).
Ladd proper noun: A surname.
ladder noun, verb /ˈlad.ə/: A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or...
ladder back noun: Alternative form of ladderback.
ladder beam noun: A scaffolding beam, resembling a ladder, composed of a pair of tubular members connected by struts
ladder handle noun: A rail at the side of a vertical fixed ladder, to be grasped with the hand while climbing.
ladder-laced adjective: Of a shoe, boot, corset, etc.: fastened so that the laces run horizontally across rather than overlapping diagonally.
ladder lacing noun: The fastening of laces (of a shoe, boot, corset, etc.) so that they run horizontally across rather than overlapping diagonally.
ladder logic noun: A technique for describing and drawing electrical logic schematics.
ladder lottery noun: An informal method of decision-making in Asia, based on a series of interlinked descending lines that are followed from the top (where a choice is made) to...
ladder match noun: A match in professional wrestling in which an item, such as a title belt, is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and...
ladder mate noun: A checkmate pattern in which two major pieces team up to push the enemy king to one side of the board.
ladder operator noun: An operator that either increases or decreases the eigenvalue of another operator.
ladder polyether noun: Any of several naturally occurring organic compounds having a series of oxygen-containing heterocyclic rings arranged in the form of a ladder; most are...
ladder school noun: A prestigious school that serves as a first step toward entering a higher-level private school.
ladder snake noun: Any member of the species Rhinechis scalaris of European snakes in the Colubridae family.
ladder stitch noun: A stitch used to close seams, in which the thread runs through alternating lengths of both sides.
ladder theory noun: An informal model of how men and women evaluate romantic/sexual relationships differently. Men are said to rank women on a single scale according to...
ladder wagon noun: An agricultural wagon with sides resembling ladders.
ladder wall noun: A type of wall obstacle in obstacle course racing composed of a vertical wall of crossbeams with space in between the beams, where competitors must climb up...
ladderane noun: Any of a class of polycyclic hydrocarbons, consisting of repeating cyclobutane moieties, that resemble ladders
ladderback noun: A chair whose back incorporates a series of horizontal bars.
ladderback loach noun: Synonym of dwarf loach.
ladderbeam noun: Alternative form of ladder beam.
laddered adjective, verb: Having a ladder in them.
laddergram noun: A word ladder puzzle.
laddering noun, verb: A process of soil compaction that serves to break up clods and level a field.
ladderization noun: The process, or the result, of ladderizing
ladderize verb /ˈladəɹaɪz/: to sort the nodes of a tree graph on one level by the count of their subnodes (on all levels under the node)
ladderless adjective: Without a ladder.
ladderlike adjective: Resembling a ladder (device used for climbing).
ladderman noun: A casino employee who supervises the baccarat table from a tall chair, watching for cheating etc.
ladderproof adjective: Resistant to the formation of ladders (lengths of unravelled fabric).
ladders noun, verb: A pair of ladders
laddertron noun /ˈlad.əˌtɹɒn/: A device, in the form of a series of metal bars joined by non-conducting links, used in electrostatic accelerators
ladderway noun: The shaft or passage enclosing a ladder or connected by ladders.
ladderwise adverb: In the manner of a ladder; arranged in ascending steps like a ladder.
laddery adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a ladder (frame with steps for climbing).
laddess noun: A young woman.
laddette noun: Alternative form of ladette.
laddie noun /ˈlædi/: A small boy.
laddish adjective /ˈlædɪʃ/: Like a stereotypical Jack the lad: boorish, reckless, inclined to binge drinking, etc.
laddishly adverb: In a laddish manner.
laddishness noun: Laddish attitudes and behaviour; laddism.
laddism noun: Laddish beliefs and behaviours.
laddock noun: A little lad; laddie
laddoo noun: Alternative form of laddu.
laddu noun /ˈlɐɖ.ɖuː/: A ball-shaped sweet made with flour and sugar, popular in the Indian subcontinent.
laddy noun: Alternative spelling of laddie.
lade noun, verb /leɪd/: To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).
lademan noun: A miller's servant
laden adjective, verb /ˈleɪdən/: Weighed down with a load, burdened.
ladened adjective, verb: laden; loaded
ladenness noun: The quality of being laden.
lader noun: One who loads cargo onto a vessel.
Ladera proper noun: A census-designated place in San Mateo County, California, United States.
ladette noun /læˈdɛt/: A young woman who behaves in a laddish manner, namely being boisterous and loud and drinking to excess.
ladettish adjective /læˈdɛtɪʃ/: Relating to, or displaying behavior associated with, a ladette.
ladettishness noun: The quality of being ladettish; the behaviour of a ladette.
ladettism noun: Ladettish behaviour; the condition or characteristics of a ladette.
ladhood noun: The state or condition of being a lad
ladied adjective: ladylike i.e. gentle
ladies noun /ˈleɪ.diz/: plural of lady
ladies' aid society noun: Any of numerous organizations of women formed during the American Civil War to provide soldiers with supplies on the battlefield and to care for sick and...
ladies and gentlemen noun: Used as a vocative to address an audience.
ladies and germs noun: Synonym of ladies and gentlemen.
ladies' auxiliary noun: A women's corps that operates within a service or fraternal organization.
ladies' chain noun: A figure in square dance, in which the women cross to the opposite side, taking each other's right hands as they go, and their left hands are then taken by...
ladies' cloakroom noun: A cloakroom intended for use by women.
ladies' companion noun: A small bag for carrying sewing equipment.
ladies' eardrops noun: The small-flowered fuchsia (Fuchsia coccinea)
ladies' fever noun: Syphilis.
ladies first phrase: A phrase encouraging perceived polite gentlemanliness, allowing the ladies to go before the men.
ladies' lounge noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lady, lounge.
ladies man noun: Alternative form of lady's man.
ladies' night noun: A night in which women are given free admission into a venue.
ladies' rackets noun: badminton
ladies' room noun: A room belonging to or intended for some or all women, particularly
ladies' special noun: A train, bus or tram for the use of female commuters only.
ladies' tobacco noun: Synonym of California rabbit tobacco.
ladies' tresses noun: Any of several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals around a slender axis and remotely resemble...
ladieswear noun: Ladies' clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.
ladify verb: To make a lady of; to make ladylike.
ladihood noun: Alternative spelling of ladyhood.
Ladik noun: A fine-textured rug of a kind made in Ladik in Turkey.
ladily adjective, adverb: Of or having the qualities of a lady.
Ladin noun /ləˈdiːn/: A person speaking Ladin as a mother tongue.
ladiness noun: The quality of being a lady.
lading noun, verb /ˈleɪdɪŋ/: The action of loading.
lading-can noun: A tin can (containing two or three quarts) used for taking hot water out of a boiler.
ladino noun /ləˈdiːnəʊ/: Alternative letter-case form of Ladino (“mestizo”).
Ladislaus proper noun: A male given name from the Slavic languages.
ladkin noun: A little lad.
ladle noun, verb /ˈleɪ.dəl/: A deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
ladle board noun: Synonym of ladle (“the float or paddle on a mill wheel”)
ladle furnace noun: A small gas furnace heated by a Bunsen burner, for melting metals, etc.
ladleful noun: A sufficient quantity to fill a ladle.
ladleman noun: A man employed in a metalworks to ladle the molten metal.
ladler noun: One who ladles.
ladles and jellyspoons noun: Alternative form of ladies and gentlemen, used for comedic effect by clowns and entertainers.
ladlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a lad.
ladling noun, verb: The act of moving material using a ladle.
ladlit noun: Alternative form of lad lit.
Ladner proper noun: A surname.
LADO noun: Acronym of local authority designated officer.
Ladoga proper noun /ˈladəɡə/: A freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, near Saint Petersburg, and the largest lake in Europe.
Ladoga ringed seal noun: A freshwater subspecies of the ringed seal, which are found entirely in Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia, Pusa hispida ladogensis.
Ladon proper noun: A serpent-like dragon that twined around the tree in the Garden of the Hesperides and guarded the golden apples.
ladoo noun: Alternative form of laddu.
ladostigil noun: A novel neuroprotective agent being investigated for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under L: 22,765 words, in 76 parts.