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the uriniferous tubules (anat.) ; the 

 tracheal tympanum (zool.). 

 labyrinthodont (lab'irin'thodont) a. 

 [Gk. labyrinthos, labyrinth ; odous, 

 a tooth.] Having teeth with great 

 complexity of dentine arrangement 

 (zool.}. 

 laccate (lak'at)tf. [It. lacca, varnish.] 



Appearing as if varnished (dot.). 

 lacerated (Ias'6rat6d) a. [L. lacerare, 

 to tear.] Having the margin or 

 apex deeply cut into irregular lobes 

 (hot., zool.}. 



lacertiform (lasfir'tiform) a. [L. 

 lacerta, lizard ; forma, shape.] 

 Having the shape of a lizard 

 (zool). 



lachrymal, see lacrimal. 

 laclnia (lasin'ia) n. [L. lacinia, flap.] 

 Segment of an incised leaf (hot.) ; 

 internal endopodite of labium of 

 Insects (zool.). 



laciniate (lasm'Iat) a. [L. lacinia, 

 flap.] Irregularly incised, as 

 petals ; fringed (hot.). 

 lacinula (lasin'ula) n. [L. lacinia, 

 flap.] Small lacinia (hot., zool.} ; 

 the inflexed sharp point of the 

 petal (tot.). 



lacinulate (lasin'ulat) a. [L. lacinia, 

 flap.] Having lacinulae (dot., zool.). 

 lacrimal (lak'rimal) a. [L. lacrima, 

 tear.] Pert, or situated 'nejjii-^e 

 lacrimal organ; appl. bone, duct, 

 papillae, sac, etc. (anat.). ' ., 

 lacrimonasal (lak'rlmona'zal) a. ' [L. 

 lacrima, tear ; nasum, nose.] Pert. 1 

 the lacrimal and nasal bones or 

 duct (anat.). 



lacrimose (lak'rimos) a. [L. lacrima, 

 tear.] Bearing tear-shaped ap- 

 pendages, as the gills of certain 

 Fungi (bot.). 



lactalbumin (lak'talbu'min) n. [L. 

 lac, milk ; albumin, albumin.] An 

 albumin found in milk (phys.). 

 lactase (lak'tas) n. [L. lac, milk.] 

 An enzyme found in the animal 

 body forming glucose, etc., from 

 lactose (phys.). 



lactation (lakta'shun) n. [L. lac, 

 milk.] Secretion of milk in the 

 mammary glands (zool.). 

 lacteals (lak'tealz) n. plu. [L. lac, 

 milk.] Thechyliferous or lymphatic 

 vessels of the smallintestine (anat.); 

 ducts which carry latex (tot.). 



lactescent (lakteVgnt) a. [L. lac- 

 tescere, to turn to milk.] Produc- 

 ing milk (zool.) ; yielding latex 

 (bot.). 



lactic (lak'tik) a. [L. lac, milk.] 

 Pert, milk ; appl. bacilli (phys.). 



lactiferous (laktif'erus) a. [L. lac, 

 milk ;ferre, to carry.] Forming or 

 carrying milk (zool} ; carrying 

 latex (tot.). 



lactochrome (lak'tokrom) n. [L. lac, 

 milk ; Gk. chroma, colour.] A 

 colouring matter of a nitrogenous 

 nature supposed to be in milk 

 (phys.). 



lactoglobulin (lak'toglob'ulin) n. [L. 

 lac, milk ; globulus, dim. of globus, 

 globe.] The specific proteid of 

 milk, insoluble in water (phys.). 



lactoproteid (lak'topro'teid) n. [L. 

 lac, milk ; Gk. protos, first ; eidos, 

 resemblance.] Any of the milk 

 proteids (phys.). 



lacuna (laku'na) n. [L. lacuna, cavity.] 

 A space between cells ; a sinus 

 (zool.) ; a urethral follicle ; a cavity 

 in bone (anat.) ; a small cavity or 

 depression on the surface in Lichens 

 (bot.). 



lacunar (laku'nar) a. [L. lacuna, 

 cavity.] Having or resembling 

 lacunae (zool., anat.). 



lacunose (laku'nos) a. [L. lacuna, 

 cavity.] With numerous cavities 

 (zool., bot.). 



lacunosorugose (lak'unosoroo'gos) 

 a. [L. lacuna, cavity ; rugosus, 

 wrinkled.] Having deep furrows or 

 pits, as some seeds and fruits (bot.). 



lacustrine (lakus'trin) a. [L. lacus, 

 lake.] Pert, or being in or beside 

 lakes (tot., zool.). 



laeotropic (le'otrop'ik) a. [Gk. laios, 

 left ; trepein, to turn.] Inclined, 

 turned, or coiled to the left (zool.). 



laeotropous (leot'ropus). Laeotropic. 



lagena (lagen'a, laje'na) ;/., lagenae 

 (lage'na, lajen'e) plu. [L. lagena, 

 flask.] An outgrowth of the sac- 

 culus, the terminal portion of the 

 cochlea (zool.). 



lageniform (lage'mform, laje'niform) 

 a. [L. lagena, flask ; forma, shape.] 

 Shaped like a flask (zool.). 



lagopodous (lagop'odus) a. [Gk. 

 lagos, hare ; pous, foot.] Possessing 

 hairy or feathery feet (zool.). 



