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Definition of L

1. Noun. A metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints).

2. Adjective. Being ten more than forty.

3. Noun. The cardinal number that is the product of ten and five.

4. Noun. A cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter.

5. Noun. The 12th letter of the Roman alphabet.

Definition of L

1. n. An extension at right angles to the length of a main building, giving to the ground plan a form resembling the letter L; sometimes less properly applied to a narrower, or lower, extension in the direction of the length of the main building; a wing.

2. a. Having the general shape of the (capital) letter L; as, an L beam, or L-beam.

Medical Definition of L

1. 1. Left (e.g., left eye); lumbar vertebra (L1 to L5). 2. Symbol for inductance; litre; leucine; linking number. 3. Used with a lower case letter, plus sign, subscript letter, or subscript plus sign as a symbol for various doses of toxin. 4. Levorotatory, a prefix indicating a chemical compound to be structurally (sterically) related to l-glyceraldehyde. Compare: d-. (21 Jun 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of L

K antigen K antigens K blood group K capture K cell K cells K complex K luyvera K particle K ration

K region k selection K shell K virus L L L'Aquila L'Enfant L+ dose L-2-hydroxyacid oxidase

L-alpha-glycerol-phosphate oxidase l-alpha-narcotine L-aminoadipate semialdehyde dehydrogenase L-AP4 receptor L-arabino-aldose dehydrogenase L-arabinose dehydrogenase L-ascorbate-2-sulfate sulfohydrolase L-aspartate oxidase L-canaline reductase L-carbamoylase

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