laitakariteA trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral galena white mineral containing bismuth, selenium, and sulfur.
laitanceA weak, milky layer of cement and aggregate fines on a concrete surface that is usually caused by an overwet mixture, overworking the mixture, improper or excessive finishing or combination thereof. Also, could be caused when a slurry mix is used on a deep foundation, where the slurry mix is not completely removed before placing concrete on top.
LakatosianOf or relating to Imre Lakatos (1922–1974), Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science.
LakawanA barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines.
lakawoodA reddish aromatic heartwood obtained from various plants and used as incense in China, India and South East Asia. It was also historically used as a dye and in medicine.
lakeA large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
lakebedThe bottom of a lake, especially after the lake has gone dry.
lakeborneCarried by, originating from, or restricted to a lake.
lakedomThe realm or sphere of lakes; lakes, collectively.
LakefieldA coastal locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.
lakhOne hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000.
Lakhaa Southern Tibetic language spoken by about 8,000 people in Wangdue Phodrang and Trongsa Districts in central Bhutan. Lakha is spoken by descendants of pastoral yak herding communities.
LakhmidA member of a dynastic house that ruled a vassal kingdom of the Persian Sasanian Empire in the 4th–6th centuries from its capital in al-Hira in Iraq (lower Mesopotamia).
LakhnautiGaur, an ancient Bengali city presently divided between Bangladesh and India.
lakhoriA kind of flat, thin red brick of burnt clay originating from the Indian subcontinent, formerly popular in Mughal architecture.
LakoffianOf or pertaining to George Lakoff (1941-), American cognitive linguist noted for his ideas about the centrality of metaphor to human thinking and behaviour.
LakotaA member of a Native American tribe, also known as the Sioux, now living primarily on the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Lower Brule, Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Reservations.
LakotanOf or relating to the Lakota people, culture or language.
lakouIn Haiti, a small village or other compound built around a shared yard, or the family structure of those living in such a settlement.