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laterality
  • n  localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
  • n  the property of using one hand more than the other
  • n  superior development of one side of the body
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lateralization
  • n  localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
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lateran
  • n  the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace
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lateran council
  • n  any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church that were held in the Lateran Palace
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lateran palace
  • n  a palace that served as the residence of the popes until the 14th century
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lateran treaty
  • n  the agreement signed in the Lateran Palace in 1929 by Italy and the Holy See which recognized the Vatican City as a sovereign and independent papal state
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laterite
  • n  a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides
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lates
  • n  a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water
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lates calcarifer
  • n  a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats
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latex
  • n  a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
  • n  a water-base paint that has a latex binder
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lath
  • n  a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
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lath and plaster
  • n  a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster
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lathe
  • n  machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
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lathee
  • n  club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India
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lather
  • n  the froth produced by soaps or detergents
  • n  agitation resulting from active worry
  • n  a workman who puts up laths
  • n  the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
  • v  beat severely with a whip or rod
  • v  form a lather
    The shaving cream lathered
  • v  exude sweat or lather
    this unfit horse lathers easily
  • v  rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
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lathi
  • n  club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India
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lathyrus
  • n  genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea
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lathyrus hirsutus
  • n  a weak-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop
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lathyrus japonicus
  • n  wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
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