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] |