English Words Starting With L

• laclos

  nounC1-C2 / Very Low
  /laˈkləʊ/A French surname, most famously associated with the 18th-century writer Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, author of 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses'.
• laconia

  nounC2
  /ləˈkəʊ.ni.ə/A geographical region in ancient and modern Greece; the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula, whose capital was and is Sparta.
• laconicum

  nounC2 (Very rare, specialized)
  /ləˈkɒn.ɪ.kəm/A dry-heat room or hot room (resembling a sauna) in an ancient Roman bath complex, typically heated by a hypocaust.
• laconism

  nounLow
  /ˈlakənɪz(ə)m/The quality of using very few words or of being very concise in speech or writing; a very short, terse statement.
• lacoste

  nounB1
  /ləˈkɒst/A proper noun, originally a French surname, now most commonly associated with a global clothing and perfume brand known for its polo shirts featuring a crocodile logo.
• lacquer

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈlæk.ər/a hard, shiny, and often decorative coating applied as a liquid to wood, metal, or other surfaces to protect and beautify them.
• lacquer tree

  nounLow
  /ˈlakə triː/A deciduous tree of the sumac family, indigenous to East Asia, whose sap is used to produce lacquer.
• lacquey

  nounC2
  /ˈlæk.i/A servile, fawning, or excessively obedient follower; a menial attendant or footman.
• lacretelle

  nounVery Low
  /ˌlakrəˈtɛl/A surname, historically of a notable French literary family.
• lacrima christi

  nounLow
  /ˌlakrɪmə ˈkrɪsti/A type of Italian wine, originally from the region around Mount Vesuvius, whose name translates from Latin as 'tear of Christ'.
• lacrimal

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˈlæk.rɪ.məl/Relating to tears or the tear-producing glands.
• lacrimal bone

  nounLow
  /ˈlakrɪm(ə)l bəʊn/A small, thin, rectangular bone located in the medial wall of the eye socket.
• lacrimal duct

  nounLow
  /ˈlæk.rɪ.məl dʌkt/A small tube in the eye that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity.
• lacrimal gland

  nounLow
  /ˈlæk.rɪ.məl ɡlænd/A small, almond-shaped gland in the upper outer part of each eye orbit that produces the watery portion of tears.
• lacrimal sac

  nounRare/Technical
  /ˈlæk.rɪ.məl sæk/The small, sac-like structure in the inner corner of the eye that collects tears from the lacrimal gland before they drain into the nasolacrimal duct.
• lacrimation

  nounC1/C2 / Very Rare
  /ˌlækrɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/The secretion or flow of tears, especially as a normal physiological process.
• lacrimator

  nounC2
  /ˈlæk.rɪˌmeɪ.tər/A substance or chemical agent that causes tears, mainly used as an irritant.
• lacrosse

  nounB2
  /ləˈkrɒs/A team sport played with a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick with a net at the end, where players use the stick to carry, pass, and shoot the ball into the opponent's goal.
• lactalbumin

  nounC2 / Specialized
  /lakˈtælbjʊmɪn/A water-soluble protein found in milk and whey, a primary component of the whey protein fraction.
• lactam

  nounVery Low
  /ˈlæktæm/A cyclic amide, an organic compound containing an amide group (-CO-N-) as part of a ring.

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