litigiousness
- n a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits
charges of litigiousness and widespread perjury
litmus
- n a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator
litmus paper
- n unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base indicator
litmus test
- n a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator
- n a test that relies on a single indicator
litocranius walleri
- n slender East African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns
litotes
- n understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes
litre
- n a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)