Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy |
Russian author and social critic (b.1828--d.1910). |
leonine |
of or characteristic of lions. [2 definitions] |
leopard |
a large, spotted wild cat found in southern Asia and Africa. [2 definitions] |
leotard |
an elastic one-piece garment worn by dancers, acrobats, and the like to cover their bodies while allowing freedom of movement. |
leper |
a person afflicted with leprosy. [2 definitions] |
lepido- |
scale; scaly. |
lepidopteran |
a moth or butterfly. |
lepidopterist |
a scientist who studies or collects butterflies and moths. |
lepidopteron |
a lepidopterous insect; lepidopteran. |
lepidopterous |
of or relating to an order of insects consisting of the moths and butterflies. |
leprechaun |
in Irish folklore, an elf with knowledge of secret treasure for whomever can catch him. |
leprosy |
a progressive disease caused by bacterial infection that affects skin and nerves and produces ulcerations, swelling, spreading anesthesia, and loss of fingers and toes. |
leprous |
of, characteristic of, or resembling leprosy. [3 definitions] |
-lepsy |
seizure; attack; fit. |
leptin |
a protein hormone made by fat cells that inhibits hunger. |
lepton1 |
a former monetary unit of Greece equalling one hundredth of a drachma. |
lepton2 |
any of a group of subatomic particles such as the electron, muon, and neutrino that have a spin of one-half and very little or no mass. |
leptospirosis |
any of various systemic infections in humans and animals, variously affecting the eyes, kidneys, liver, or the like, that is caused by a genus of spiral-shaped bacteria found in water and sewage. |
lesbian |
pertaining to homosexual relations between women or to women who are homosexual. [2 definitions] |
lese majesty |
a crime against or affront to the dignity of a ruler, sovereign, or head of state. [2 definitions] |
lesion |
any structural change to an area of tissue, caused by injury or disease and usu. in the form of an open wound, ulcer, or the like. |