English Words: L
16,425 words · Page 14 of 329
A medicine to check the secretion of milk, or to dispel a supposed accumulation of milk in any part of the body
A white crystalline substance obtained as an anhydride of alanine, and regarded as an imido derivative of lactic acid.
A sugar alcohol, 4-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucitol, derived from lactulose; it is used as an artificial sweetener (E966).
The advocacy of breastfeeding, and especially of the right to nurse children in public.
A supporter of breastfeeding, and especially of the right to nurse children in public; one who engages in lactivism.
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, honey, and dairy products).
The alicyclic carboxylic acid 10-[(1R,2S)-2-hexylcyclopropyl]decanoic acid present in the lipids of lactobacilli
Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid
Lactic acid fermentation, a process by which certain sugars are converted into lactic acid, used especially to produce certain pickled/fermented foods such as sauerkraut and narezushi.
A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
any cyclic hemiacetal formed by the intramolecular addition of a hydroxy group to a carbonyl group
A metalloenzyme, produced by certain bacteria, that targets and inactivates acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs)
A solution of phenol and lactic acid in glycerol and water. It is a component of the biological stain lactophenol cotton blue.
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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 14. 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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