Words in english starting with L

• lacrimator — Noun – English ～ a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
• lacrimatory — Adjective – English ～ relating to or prompting tears
• lacrosse — Noun – English ～ a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
• lacrosse ball — Noun – English ～ ball used in playing lacrosse
• Lactaid — Noun – English ～ any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
• lactalbumin — Noun – English ～ albumin occurring in milk
• lactarius — Noun – English ～ large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both edible and poisonous species
• Lactarius delicioso — Noun – English ～ edible mushroom
• lactase — Noun – English ～ any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
• lactase deficiency — Noun – English ～ congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose
• lactate — Noun – English ～ a salt or ester of lactic acid
• lactate — Verb – English ～ give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
• lactating — Adjective – English ～ producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows"
• lactation — Noun – English ～ the period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning"
• lactation — Noun – English ～ the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
• lactation — Noun – English ～ feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
• lacteal — Noun – English ～ any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
• lacteal — Adjective – English ～ relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk; "lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs"
• lactic acid — Noun – English ～ a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits
• lactic — Adjective – English ～ of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey); "lactic acid"; "lactic fermentation"

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