L, l
[ el ]
/ ɛl /
noun, plural L's or Ls, l's or ls.
the 12th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter L or l, as in let, dull, cradle.
something having the shape of an L.
a written or printed representation of the letter L or l.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter L or l.
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L
[ el ]
/ ɛl /
noun, plural L's or Ls. Informal.
an elevated railroad.
Definition for l (5 of 14)
L
Symbol.
the 12th in order or in a series, or, if I is omitted, the 11th.
Electricity. inductance.
Physics. kinetic potential.
Biochemistry. leucine.
Economics. a broad measure of total U.S. liquid assets, issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board.Compare M
Definition for l (6 of 14)
L
1 British. pound; pounds.
Origin of L
1From the Latin word lībra
Definition for l (7 of 14)
L
2Definition for l (8 of 14)
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l.
Definition for l (11 of 14)
l-
Symbol, Biochemistry.
(of a molecule) having a configuration resembling the levorotatory isomer of glyceraldehyde: printed as a small capital, roman character (distinguished from d-).
Compare l-.
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Origin of L.
1From the Latin word liber
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Origin of L.
2From the Latin word locus
Definition for l (14 of 14)
L.
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British Dictionary definitions for l (1 of 4)
l
L
/ (ɛl) /
noun plural l's, L's or Ls
the 12th letter and ninth consonant of the modern English alphabet
a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a lateral, as in label
- something shaped like an L
- (in combination)an L-shaped room
British Dictionary definitions for l (2 of 4)
l
symbol for
litre
physics lepton number
British Dictionary definitions for l (3 of 4)
L
symbol for
abbreviation for
Luxembourg (international car registration)
Word Origin for L
(for sense 8a) Latin libra pound
British Dictionary definitions for l (4 of 4)
L.
l.
abbreviation for
lake
left
length
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Word Origin and History for l
L
Roman letter, from Greek lambda, from Semitic lamed. The shape of the Roman letter is an early one in Greek, adopted before it was superseded in Greek by the inverted form which became the Greek lambda.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for l (1 of 3)
L
abbr.
left
limes (used with a lower case letter or a plus sign, or used with a subscript letter or plus sign as a symbol for various doses of toxin)
or l liter
Medicine definitions for l (2 of 3)
L-
pref.
Relating to the configuration of l-glyceraldehyde, a compound chosen as the basis for stereochemical nomenclature because it is the simplest carbohydrate that can form optical isomers:l-lactic acid.
Medicine definitions for l (3 of 3)
l-
pref.
To the left; levo:l-lactic acid.
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Science definitions for l
l
Abbreviation of length, liter
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