listserver
A server that distributes messages to members of an e-mail list.

listservers
plural of listserver

lithal
lithium aluminium hydride.
A pingo or hydrolaccolith; a mound of earth-covered ice found in the Arctic and subarctic environments that can reach up to 70 m in height and up to 600 m in diameter.

litholabe
A forceps-like instrument for grasping a calculus and holding it while it is crushed.

litholabes
plural of litholabe

lithosphere
The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth, which is divided into twelve major tectonic plates.
Any similar layer of an exoplanet.

lithospheres
plural of lithosphere

lithotypy
The art or process of making a kind of hard stereotype plate, by pressing into a mould, taken from a page of type or other matter, a mixture of shellac and fine sand, together with a little tar and linseed oil, all in a heated state.

litterbag
A bag for the collection of litterfall.

litterbags
plural of litterbag

localhost
The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network.

localhosts
plural of localhost

lockbolt
A fastener in the form of a pin fitted with a collar placed over the locking bolt.

lockbolts
plural of lockbolt

lockfile
A file whose existence, by convention, indicates that a particular resource is in use.

lockfiles
plural of lockfile

lockhole
A keyhole (hole for inserting and turning a key to unlock something).

lockholes
plural of lockhole

locklet
A little lock of hair.

locklets
plural of locklet

lockoff
Any of various mechanisms that prevent a device or circuit from operating under certain circumstances, typically as a safety feature.
A lockdown of part of a facility.
The act of fixing a ground anchor in place at a specific tension calculated to accommodate the expected load. Also, the tension at which the ground anchor has been fixed.
A device for securing a rope, strap, or cable at a particular level of tension.
The act of pulling down on a hold with one arm until the arm is fully bent at the elbow and using that arm to support one's weight.
A type of shot in which the camera is fixed to a mount and unable to move.
A timeshare that allows a section to be sealed off from the rest of the unit and rented separately.

lockoffs
plural of lockoff

logboat
A dugout canoe

longbed
A truck with a long bed.

longbeds
plural of longbed.

longbow
A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.

longbows
plural of longbow

longwall
A long wall of coal that is mined in a single slice.

longwalls
plural of longwall

loofball
A ball sport played over a net by two teams of five players on a rectangular court.
The ball used in the sport called "loofball".

loofballs
plural of loofball

loomworks
A factory where textiles are manufactured on a loom.

lopadolith
A coccolith shaped like a basket or cup

lopadoliths
plural of lopadolith

lorcha
A kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the hull built on a European model, and the rigging like that of a Chinese junk.

lorchas
plural of lorcha

loup
A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the trip hammer or rolls.

loups
plural of loup

lowbie
A low-level character in an MMORPG.

lowbies
plural of lowbie

lucisporidian
Any slime mold of the superorder Lucisporidia

lucisporidians
plural of lucisporidian

luggage
The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings.
The contents of such containers.
A specific bag or container holding a traveller's belongings.

luggages
plural of luggage

luncart
a lenticular mass, nodule, or ball

luncarts
plural of luncart

lutation
The act or method of luting vessels, of cementing vessels using lute (the material)

lutations
plural of lutation

lydion
A kind of Ancient Greek vase of Lydian origin: a small spherical perfume container without handles.

lydions
plural of lydion

lymphangia
plural of lymphangion

lymphangiectasia
dilation of the lymphatic vessels

lymphangiectasias
plural of lymphangiectasia

lymphangiectasis
Alternative form of lymphangiectasia.

lymphangion
The functional unit of a lymph vessel, lying between two semilunar valves.

lymphangions
plural of lymphangion

lymphorrhagia
A flow of lymph from a ruptured lymphatic vessel.

lymphorrhagias
plural of lymphorrhagia

mabakhir
plural of mabkhara

mabkhara
A traditional censer in the Arab world and Turkey, usually having a square pedestal base or legs with inward-sloping sides which support a square cup with outward-sloping sides.

mabkharas
plural of mabkhara

macheps
Abbreviation of machine epsilon.

machineful
Enough laundry to fill a washing machine.

machinefuls
plural of machineful

machinelessness
Absence of machines.

machua
Alternative form of mashua (“fishing vessel”).

machuas
plural of machua

machwa
Alternative form of mashua (“fishing vessel”).

machwas
plural of machwa

macroamylase
A high-molecular weight form (that is, a macroenzyme form) of amylase that is bound as a complex to a globulin and is therefore not excreted in the urine.

macroamylases
plural of macroamylase

macroangiopathies
plural of macroangiopathy

macroangiopathy
angiopathy of the larger blood vessels

macrocup
A larger than normal optic cup

macrocups
plural of macrocup

macrofixative
A high-molecular weight fixative (typically prepared from a dextran)

macropinacoid
One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.

macropinacoids
plural of macropinacoid

macroplanning
planning at a high level, without great detail

macrosyntax
Syntax beyond the clause level.

macrosyntaxes
plural of macrosyntax

macrosystem
A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
The larger cultural system in which an individual lives.
Any large-scale system.

macrosystems
plural of macrosystem

macrotubule
A tubule that has a relatively large diameter

macrotubules
plural of macrotubule

macrovasculature
The vasculature of the larger blood vessels

macrovessel
Any of the larger blood vessels
An enlarged blood vessel

macrovessels
plural of macrovessel

magnetobell
A bell that is sounded remotely by means of a magnetic current.

magnetobells
plural of magnetobell

magnetophonon
The magnetoacoustic equivalent of a phonon

magnetophonons
plural of magnetophonon

magnetorquer
A satellite system for attitude control, detumbling, and stabilization, built from electromagnetic coils.

magnetorquers
plural of magnetorquer

magwinya
Synonym of vetkoek.

magwinyas
plural of magwinya

mahana
Alternative form of meeana.

mahanas
plural of mahana

mahanna
Alternative form of meeana.

mahannah
Alternative form of meeana, a kind of Indian litter.

mahannahs
plural of mahannah

mahannas
plural of mahanna

mahoganyware
Articles made from mahogany.

mailcart
A two-wheeled cart formerly used by postmen to deliver mail.

mailcarts
plural of mailcart

mainchain
A chain securing the lower shrouds of the mainmast.
A blockchain with one or more sidechains attached to it.

mainchains
plural of mainchain

mainplane
The wing of an airplane that provides most of the lift.

mainplanes
plural of mainplane

mainplate
The base plate of a watch movement that holds all the parts in place.

mainsheet
The rope connected to and controlling the mainsail.

mainsheets
plural of mainsheet

maintainence
Misspelling of maintenance.