Nouns in english starting with L

• lacquerware — Noun – English ～ a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals
• lacrimal duct — Noun – English ～ any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
• lacrimal apparatus — Noun – English ～ the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye
• lacrimal artery — Noun – English ～ an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead
• lacrimal bone — Noun – English ～ small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts
• lacrimal gland — Noun – English ～ any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears
• lacrimation — Noun – English ～ shedding tears
• lacrimator — Noun – English ～ a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
• 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
• 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

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