English Words: L
16,425 words · Page 137 of 329
A flavan-3,4-diols; any of a group of colourless chemical compounds related to anthocyanidins and anthocyanins.
Any of various colourless cyanide compounds that are readily converted to coloured forms, most often by exposure to light.
A colourless chemical compound related to leucoanthocyanidins and found in various plants.
A form of fuchsin that has lost its quinonoid structure and is therefore unpigmented.
A gabbro that is light in colour due to a high concentration of plagioclase feldspar.
An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison.
The colourless metabolite of malachite green that is retained in muscle tissues
A complex organic acid, obtained as a yellowish-white gum by the oxidation of croconic acid.
A particular fraction of litmus, purplish-red compound that is one of the principal components of litmus, a mixture of dyes extracted from lichens and used as a pH indicator.
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The English alphabetical index for the letter L contains 16,425 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 329 pages, and you are currently viewing page 137. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
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