CHEMICAL GERMAN 225 



empty. 



/., vacuum. 

 legieren, t., to alloy. 

 *Legierimg, /., -en, alloy. 

 Lehm, m., loam. 



Lehrbuch, n . f -biicher, an extensive systematic treatise. 

 Lehre, f. } -n, doctrine, science. 

 lehren, t. f (einen etwas), to teach. 

 Lehrkursus, m., -kurse, course of instruction. 

 Lehrstelle, /., -n, a teacher's position. 

 Leichtigkeit, /., ease. 

 Leinol, n., linseed oil. 



leisten, t. t to accomplish. 



^Leiter, m., -, conductor (of heat or electricity). 

 Leitfaden, m., leading thread; elementary text-book. 

 Leitung, /._, -en, leading, leadership; direction, management; conduction; 



electric conductor. 

 Leitungsvermogen, n ) 

 Leitvermogen, ., | conductivity (for heat or electricity). j^/_ 



leuchten, i. t to give out light. 

 Leuchtgas, n., illuminating gas. 

 Libelle, /., -n, spirit-level. 



^lichtecht, unaltered in color by light (of a dyed fabric), 

 lichtempfindlich, sensitive* to light, subject to a chemical change by the 



action of light. 



Liefemng, f. t -en, a single number of a periodical; the separately pub- 

 lished parts of a book. 



Linksdrehung, /., left-handed rotation of the polarized light ray. 

 Linksweinsaure, f. f laevo- rotatory tartaric acid. 

 Linse, /., -n, lens. 



liquidieren, i. t to settle an account, to charge. 

 XLiterkolben, m., -, liter flask. 

 Lithion, n ., lithia (obs.). 



loschen, t., to quench (a fire) ; geloschter Kalk, slaked lime. 

 Loschpapier, n., blotting paper. 



t. t to dissolve. 

 -Xloslich, soluble. 

 /^Loslichkeit, f. t solubility. 

 pCLosung, /., -en, solution. 

 ~~~^ Losungsmittel, n., -, solvent. 

 loten, t., to solder. 

 Lotrohr, n . f -e, ) 

 Lotrohre, /., -en, } blowpipe. 



