Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Luzerne An unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Luzhou A district of Changzhi, Shanxi, China. Luzhu A district of Taoyuan, Taiwan, formerly a rural township. Luzier A surname. luzindole The drug N-[2-(2-benzyl-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide Luzni A former municipality of Dibër County, Albania. Luzon The largest island of the Philippines. Luzonese Of or relating to Luzon. Luzong A barangay of Siquijor, Siquijor, Philippines. Luzonian Of or relating to Luzon in the Philippines. luzonicoside Any of a number of steroid glycosides found in Echinaster luzonicus. luzonite A tetragonal-scalenohedral pale brownish pink mineral containing arsenic, copper, and sulfur. Luzviminda A barangay of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. Luzzi A surname from Italian. luzzu A traditional brightly-painted Maltese fishing boat, characteristically adorned with a pair of eye designs on the bow. lv A surname. lvalue A value that can be treated as an address or storage location. Lviv A miskrada of the raion of the same name of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. Lwalu A Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. LWB Long wheelbase. lwei a monetary unit of Angola used from 1975-1990, one hundredth of a kwanza. Lwin A surname from Burmese. LWP (computing) Initialism of lightweight process. lx Ethernet mode LX transmission (laser fibre optic) lxd Gender-neutral version of lad; a term of address for a young person of any gender. ly A surname from Vietnamese. Lyakhavichy A city in Brest Oblast, Belarus. Lyal A former locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia, now split into the localities of Kimbolton and Myrtle Creek. Lyall A surname. Lyallpur Former name of Faisalabad, a city in Punjab Pakistan. lyam A leash. Lyanna A female given name. Lyapunov A transliteration of the Russian surname Ляпуно́в (Ljapunóv) Lyas A commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. lyase Any of many classes of enzyme that catalyze the breaking of a specific form of bond lyate Any anion formed by removal of a hydron (proton) from a solvent molecule. Lybarger A surname. Lybbert A surname. Lybrand A surname. Lybster A coastal village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2435). LYBUNT A person who donated money in the previous year but not in the current year. lycaconitine An alkaloid obtained from the roots of Aconitum lycoctonum. lycaena Any butterfly of the genus Lycaena. lycaenid A member of the taxonomic family Lycaenidae, the gossamer-winged butterflies. lycan A werewolf. lycanthrope A werewolf. lycanthropic Of or pertaining to lycanthropy. lycanthropically In a lycanthropic way. lycanthropist Synonym of lycanthrope. lycanthropous lycanthropic lycanthropy The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom. lycaon An eastern wolf or Algonquin wolf of Canis lycaon or subspecies Canis lupus lycaon. Lycaonia A large region in interior Asia Minor, north of the Taurus Mountains. Lycaonian Of or relating to Lycaonia. LYCE A solution stack consisting of the Linux operating system, Yaws web server, CouchDB database, and Erlang programming language. lyceal Relating to a lyceum. Lycean Epithet of Apollo Lycerius A fifth/sixth-century Catholic saint from Novempopulania Lycett A surname lyceum A public hall designed for lectures, readings, or concerts. Lyceus Epithet of Apollo lych A surname. lychee The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family. lycheetini A martini cocktail made with lychee. Lychnapsia In the Roman Empire, a festival of lamps on August 12, believed to have been held in honour of Isis. lychnic Part of the vespers of the Greek Orthodox Church on the occasion of a vigil. lychnis Any of the genus Lychnis of flowering plants. lychnobite A person who works or labors at night and sleeps during the day. lychnomancy A form of divination using a lamp or a candle flame lychnoscope A low side window in a church. lychnoscopic Of or relating to lychnoscopes. Lychpit A modern suburb in Old Basing and Lychpit parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6653). Lycia A historical region in southwestern Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey. Lycian A native or inhabitant of ancient Lycia. lycid Any member of the Lycidae. lycine A weak base identical with betaine. Lycksele A town and municipality of Västerbotten County, Lappland Region, in northern Sweden. lycoctonine A plant alkaloid that is a precursor to the ABC ring system of taxoids. lycodine Any of a group of tetracyclic alkaloids obtained from Lycopodium lycomorphic Having the form of a wolf. lycopene A red carotenoid pigment found in tomatoes, other red vegetables, and in animal tissue; there is some evidence that it may lower the risk of prostate cancer. lycopenemia A benign entity characterised by yellowish orange pigmentation of the skin, caused by the deposition of lycopene. lycopenoate Any salt or ester of lycopenoic acid. lycopenodermia An excess of lycopene in the blood, causing discolouration of the skin. lycoperdaceous Of or relating to the Lycoperdaceae, now subsumed into Agaricaceae. lycoperdonosis A respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of spores from mature puffballs. lycopersene A particular carotenoid. lycophobia Fear of wolves. Lycophronian Of or pertaining to Lycophron or his works. lycophyll A leaf having a single unbranched vein. lycophyte Any plant (such as the club mosses) that is a member of the division Lycophyta (or Lycopodiophyta) lycophytic Of or pertaining to lycophytes. lycopin A resinous extract of Lycopus virginicus, formerly used as an internal hemostatic. lycopod A club moss. lycopode lycopodium powder (an inflammable yellow powder found in species of lycopodium, or club moss). lycopodiaceous Of or relating to the family Lycopodiaceae of club mosses. lycopodin An alcoholic extract of the Lycopodium plant, used in alternative medicine lycopodiophyte Any plant (such as the club mosses) that is a member of the division Lycopodiophyta lycopodite A fossil club moss. lycopodium A club moss of the genus Lycopodium. Lycopolis A city of Upper Egypt on the left bank of the Nile. Lycopolitan Pertaining to the Coptic dialect spoken around Asyut. lycopsid Any primitive plant of the division Lycopodiophyta, such as a clubmoss. Lycorea An ancient settlement on Mount Parnassus, Greece Lycoreus A son of Apollo. lycorexia Constant, excessive hunger. lycoricidine An alkaloid, found in narcissus bulbs, that shows carcinostatic and antiviral properties lycorine A toxic crystalline alkaloid that inhibits protein synthesis, found in several plant species lycoris Any plant of the genus Lycoris. lycosid Any spider in the family Lycosidae; a wolf spider. lycosiform Resembling the shape or behavior of wolf spiders (Lycosidae). lycosoid Any spider in the superfamily Lycosoidea or similar taxonomic group. lycosome A formulation of lycopene and whey protein used as a food supplement. lycosuchid Any therapsid in the family Lycosuchidae. lycotetraose A branched tetraose present in a tomato glycoalkaloid lycoteuthid Any squid in the family Lycoteuthidae. lycotoxin Any of a group of peptidic toxins present in the venom of wolf spiders of the genus Lycosa. lycotropal Having an otherwise orthotropous ovule that is bent like a horseshoe. lycoxanthin A particular carotenoid. lycra A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre (spandex) used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes. lyctid Any beetle in the family Lyctidae. Lycurgus A male given name. Lyd A river in West Devon, England, a tributary of the River Tamar. Lyda A surname. Lyday A surname. Lydbrook A civil parish in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England. Lydd A town and civil parish with a town council, on the Romney Marsh in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0420). Lydda Former name of Lod (“city in Israel”). Lydden A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2645). lyddite An explosive consisting of a mixture of picric acid and guncotton. Lyde A surname. Lydekker A surname. lydekkerinid Any temnospondyl in the family Lydekkerinidae. Lyden A surname. Lydenburg A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Lydeway A hamlet in Urchfont parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0458). Lydford A village and civil parish in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5185). Lydgate A surname. Lydgatian Of or relating to John Lydgate of Bury (c. 1370 – c. 1451), English monk and poet. Lydham A small village and civil parish in south-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3391). lydia A historical region and ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey. Lydian A native or inhabitant of ancient Lydia. lydianite Synonym of hornfels. Lydiard A habitational surname from Welsh. Lydiate A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD3604). Lydic A surname. Lydick A surname. lydine A violet dye derived from aniline. lydion A kind of Ancient Greek vase of Lydian origin: a small spherical perfume container without handles. lydite A variety of black chert.