| lubricity |
smoothness or slipperiness, esp. the effectiveness of a lubricant as determined by this quality. [3 definitions] |
| lucent |
giving off light; shining; luminous. [2 definitions] |
| lucerne |
alfalfa. |
| lucid |
easy to understand; articulate; clear. [3 definitions] |
| Lucifer |
in Christian theology, the rebellious archangel who was cast out of heaven by God; Satan. |
| luciferase |
an enzyme that produces bioluminescence in fireflies and certain marine animals such as jellyfish. |
| Lucite |
trademark for a clear plastic used esp. as a glass substitute. |
| luck |
the supposed force behind the apparently causeless or random occurrence of an event or events; fortune; chance. [2 definitions] |
| luckily |
by fortunate chance. |
| luckless |
without good luck; attended by bad fortune. |
| luck out |
(informal) to experience an instance of extremely good luck. |
| lucky |
resulting from or having good fortune. [2 definitions] |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| lucre |
money (used esp. in a negative sense). |
| lucubrate |
to compose scholarly works. [2 definitions] |
| lucubration |
laborious study or work, esp. late at night. [3 definitions] |
| Luddite |
any of a group of British laborers who between 1811 and 1816 destroyed industrial machinery in the belief that its use produced unemployment. |
| lude |
(slang) a methaqualone pill. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| Ludwig van Beethoven |
German composer of European classical music (b.1770--d.1827). |
| luff |
the act of sailing into the wind. [5 definitions] |