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levallorphan
  • n  drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects
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levant
  • n  a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding
  • n  the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel
  • v  run off without paying a debt
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levant cotton
  • n  Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons
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levant garlic
  • n  coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized
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levator
  • n  a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)
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levee
  • n  a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
  • n  a pier that provides a landing place on a river
  • n  an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
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level crossing
  • n  intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass
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leveler
  • n  a radical who advocates the abolition of social distinctions
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levisticum
  • n  genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers
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levisticum officinale
  • n  herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds
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