latexin
Any of a family of proteins associated with eggshell production

latexins
plural of latexin

laticifer
a type of elongated secretory cell found in the leaves and/or stems of plants that produce latex and rubber as secondary metabolites.

laticifers
plural of laticifer

latosol
A lateritic soil of forested temperate or tropical regions.

latosols
plural of latosol

latranculin
Misspelling of latrunculin.

latrepirdine
dimebolin

latrotoxin
Any of a group of neurotoxins found in the venom of spiders of the genus Latrodectus.

latrotoxins
plural of latrotoxin

latrunculin
Any of a family of natural products and toxins produced by certain sponges, including the genus Latrunculia.

latrunculins
plural of latrunculin

laudanidine
An alkaloid with chemical formula C₂₀H₂₅O₄N, related to laudanine.

laulilamide
Misspelling of laulimalide.

laulimalide
Any of a group of metabolites of marine sponges, having possible applications in the treatment of cancer.

laulimalides
plural of laulimalide

launobine
An aporphine found in Laurus nobilis.

laureth
An ethoxylated form of the lauryl radical

laurinaldehyde
Synonym of dodecanal.

laurinol
Ordinary camphor.

lauwine
An avalanche.

lauwines
plural of lauwine

lavache
Alternative form of lavash.

lavagate
washing (material removed using water)

lavagates
plural of lavagate

lavash
A soft, thin flatbread made with flour, water, yeast, and salt, baked in a tandoor. Toasted sesame seeds and/or poppy seeds are sometimes sprinkled on it before baking. Traditionally made in Armenia and other countries of the Caucasus and the Middle East.

lavashes
plural of lavash

lavature
A wash (act of washing, or lotion for washing).

lavatures
plural of lavature

lawine
Alternative form of lauwine.

lawines
plural of lawine

lawson
a chemical and dye found in henna (Lawsonia inermis)

lawsons
plural of lawson

laxanthone
Any of a group of xanthones present in henna (Lawsonia inermis)

laxanthones
plural of laxanthone

laxiflorane
An isoflavane found in Lonchocarpus laxiflorus.

lazabemide
A reversible and selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase B, used as an antiparkinsonian agent.

lazaroid
Any of a group of aminosteroids that inhibit lipid peroxidation

lazaroids
plural of lazaroid

lazarwort
Obsolete form of laserwort.

leachant
A liquid used in leaching.

leachants
plural of leachant

leachate
The liquid produced when water percolates through a permeable material.

leachates
plural of leachate

leachianone
A flavonoid found in plants of the genus Sophora.

leadfield
An area where lead ore is mined

leadfields
plural of leadfield

leadlessness
Absence of lead (the metal).

leadline
A leash or strap for leading an animal.

leadlines
plural of leadline

leadwork
fittings made from lead (the metal)
small square-shaped decorations of closely-worked basket stitch.

leadworks
plural of leadwork

leaflet
One of the components of a compound leaf.
A small plant leaf.
A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.

leafleted
simple past and past participle of leaflet

leaflets
plural of leaflet

leafletted
simple past and past participle of leaflet

leavelet
Rare form of leaflet.
Rare form of leaflet.

leavelets
plural of leavelet

lebectin
A lectin in the venom of the viper Macrovipera lebetina.

lebercilin
A protein associated with centrosomal or ciliary functions

leblouh
The practice, in Mauritania, of forcibly fattening young girls in preparation for marriage

lebocin
An antibacterial glycoprotein present in some insects

lebocins
plural of lebocin

lecanorin
lecanoric acid

lecirelin
A synthetic nonapeptide that is used as a veterinary drug

lecithinase
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.

lecithinases
plural of lecithinase

lectin
Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.

lectins
plural of lectin

ledikeni
A fried sweetmeat of West Bengal, made from chhena and flour and filled with sugar syrup.

legicide
The overturning or destruction of a law, or (Judaism) of the law as set out in the Torah.

legumain
An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of proteins and small-molecule substrates at -Asn-Xaa- bonds.

legumains
plural of legumain

legwork
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.
Skillful or vigorous use of the legs, as in dance or sports.

legworks
plural of legwork

leiobunine
Any harvestman of the subfamily Leiobuninae

leiobunines
plural of leiobunine

leiocarpin
Any of a particular group of antileukemic fungal metabolites

leiocarpins
plural of leiocarpin

leiomodin
A protein, in muscle cells, that binds actin

leiomodins
plural of leiomodin

leishmanicide
Any material that kills leishmania parasites

leishmanicides
plural of leishmanicide

lemel
metal filings

lemels
plural of lemel

leonurine
An alkaloid found in various Leonotis species.

lepidoporphyrin
A red or violet substance formed by heating the wing pigment of the brimstone butterfly with sulfuric acid in the presence of air.

leprolin
A preparation of the toxin of the lepra bacillus, formerly used in treating leprosy.

leptin
A protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it plays a role in regulating appetite and metabolism.

leptins
plural of leptin

leptogluon
Any of a class of proposed particles formed from a lepton and one or more gluons

leptogluons
plural of leptogluon

leptolide
A furanocembranolide diterpene present in Leptogorgia

leptoquark
Any of a class of hypothetical bosons that would decay into a lepton and a quark.

leptoquarks
plural of leptoquark

lesopitron
A selective full agonist of the 5-HT1A receptor, structurally related to the azapirones, used as an anxiolytic.

letheon
sulphuric ether used as an anaesthetic agent.

leucaniline
A colourless crystalline organic base, obtained from rosaniline by reduction, and also from other sources.

leucanilines
plural of leucaniline

leucenol
mimosine

leucin
Dated form of leucine.

leucine
An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.

leucines
plural of leucine

leucinostin
Any of a certain group of peptide mycotoxins

leucinostins
plural of leucinostin

leucins
plural of leucin

leucism
An animal condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes (caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin).

leucitoid
The trapezohedron or tetragonal trisoctahedron, the form of the mineral leucite.

leucitoids
plural of leucitoid

leucoanthocyanidin
A flavan-3,4-diols; any of a group of colourless chemical compounds related to anthocyanidins and anthocyanins.

leucoanthocyanidins
plural of leucoanthocyanidin

leucoanthocyanin
The aglycone of a leucoanthocyanidin

leucoanthocyanins
plural of leucoanthocyanin

leucocianidol
leucocyanidin

leucocin
Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by bacteria of the genus Leuconostoc.

leucocins
plural of leucocin

leucocyanide
Any of various colourless cyanide compounds that are readily converted to coloured forms, most often by exposure to light.

leucocyanides
plural of leucocyanide

leucoderivative
A colorless derivative of a substance which normally produces a color or dye.

leucoderivatives
plural of leucoderivative

leucogranite
An intrusion of the continental crust subject to anatexis.

leucogranites
plural of leucogranite

leucokinin
A myotropic neuropeptide present in most invertebrates

leucokinins
plural of leucokinin

leucol
quinoline, an organic base obtained by the distillation of coal tar

leucoline
quinoline.

leucoorcein
A particular fraction of litmus, purplish-red compound that is one of the principal components of litmus, a mixture of dyes extracted from lichens and used as a pH indicator.