loeb
- n United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924)
loess
- n a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind
loestrin
- n trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone
loewe
- n United States composer (born in Austria) who collaborated with Lerner on several musicals (1901-1987)
loewi
- n United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961)
lofortyx californicus
- n plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon