labdanum
- n a dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses
- n a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative
label
- n a brief description given for purposes of identification
the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture - n trade name of a company that produces musical recordings
the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent - n a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
- n an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
- v assign a label to; designate with a label
These students were labelled `learning disabled' - v attach a tag or label to
label these bottles - v pronounce judgment on
They labeled him unfit to work here - v distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
- v distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
labetalol
- n antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)
labetalol hydrochloride
- n antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)
labial artery
- n an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth
labial consonant
- n a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips
labial pipe
- n organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip
labial vein
- n veins draining the lips of the vulva
- n a vein draining the lips of the mouth
labiatae
- n a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
labiodental
- n a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth
labiodental consonant
- n a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth