Words in english starting with L

• Leycesteria formosa — Noun – English ～ shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers
• leyden — Noun – English ～ a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620
• Leyden jar — Noun – English ～ an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest
• Leydig cell — Noun – English ～ a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone
• Leydig's cell — Noun – English ～ a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone
• Leymus condensatus — Noun – English ～ stout perennial grass of western North America
• Leymus — Noun – English ～ genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus
• Leymus arenaria — Noun – English ～ a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder
• leyte — Noun – English ～ a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese
• Leyte Island — Noun – English ～ a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese
• Leyte invasion — Noun – English ～ a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese
• lf — Noun – English ～ 30 to 300 kilohertz
• LGB — Noun – English ～ a smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent; "laser-guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather"
• LGV — Noun – English ～ infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin
• lh — Noun – English ～ a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
• lhasa — Noun – English ～ the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
• Lhasa — Noun – English ～ a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs
• Lhasa apso — Noun – English ～ a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs
• lhotse — Noun – English ～ a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)
• li — Noun – English ～ Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers

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