lock-up option
— Noun
– English
~ an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover
Lake Urmia
— Noun
– English
~ a shallow saline lake in northwestern Iran between Tabriz and the western border of Turkey
ligamentum teres uteri
— Noun
– English
~ ligament attached to the uterus on either side in front of and below the opening of the Fallopian tube and passing through the inguinal canal to the labia majora
Louis V
— Noun
– English
~ the last Carolingian king of France (967-987)
lily of the valley
— Noun
– English
~ low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries
lily-of-the-valley tree
— Noun
– English
~ broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
Loire Valley
— Noun
– English
~ the valley of the Loire River where many French wines originated
left atrioventricular valve
— Noun
– English
~ valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
— Noun
– English
~ United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)
Ludwig van Beethoven
— Noun
– English
~ German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)
luggage van
— Noun
– English
~ a railway car where passengers' bags are carried
Lake Vanern
— Noun
– English
~ a lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden
liposomal delivery vector
— Noun
– English
~ a transducing vector that uses liposomes to carry the gene of interest
Lope de Vega
— Noun
– English
~ prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635)
Las Vegas
— Noun
– English
~ largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; originally settled by Mormons but is now famous for entertainment and gambling and general excess
leafy vegetable
— Noun
– English
~ any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
labial vein
— Noun
– English
~ veins draining the lips of the vulva
labial vein
— Noun
– English
~ a vein draining the lips of the mouth
lingual vein
— Noun
– English
~ a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein