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lady-in-waiting
  • n  a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
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lacrosse
  • n  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
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lactaid
  • n  any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
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lactarius
  • n  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
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lactase
  • n  any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
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lactase deficiency
  • n  congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose
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lactate
  • n  a salt or ester of lactic acid
  • v  give suck to
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lactation
  • n  the period following birth during which milk is secreted
    lactation normally continues until weaning
  • n  the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
  • n  feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
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lactic acid
  • n  a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits
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lactiferous duct
  • n  ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple
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lactifuge
  • n  any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding)
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lactobacillaceae
  • n  lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
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lactobacillus
  • n  a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)
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