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lambda
  • n  the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet
  • n  the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull
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lambda hyperon
  • n  an electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin 1
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lambda particle
  • n  an electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin 1
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lambdacism
  • n  speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l'
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lambert
  • n  a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
  • n  English composer and conductor (1905-1951)
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lambert-eaton syndrome
  • n  a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions
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lambertia formosa
  • n  erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar
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lambis
  • n  scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere
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lambkill
  • n  North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock
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lamboid suture
  • n  the suture between the occipital and parietal bones
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lambrequin
  • n  a scarf that covers a knight's helmet
  • n  short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing
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lambskin
  • n  the skin of a lamb with the wool still on
  • n  skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
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lame duck
  • n  an elected official still in office but not slated to continue
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lappet moth
  • n  medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
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lamella
  • n  any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
  • n  a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones
  • n  thin plate
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lamellar mixture
  • n  a mixture in which substances occur in distinct layers
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