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 limitlessness The property of being limitless: infiniteness, boundlessness. limitrophe Border, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier. limitude The state or characteristic of being limited; limitedness. limivorous Eating mud or soil for organic matter in it. limma Any of several small musical intervals, such as the semitone. Most commonly referrs to the diatonic semitone or minor second, which has a ratio of approximately 16/15 or 27/25 in meantone temperaments or 256/243 in Pythagorean tuning. Limmared A locality in the municipality of Tranemo, Västra Götaland, Sweden. Limmat A river in Switzerland, spanning from its outfall in Zurich to its mouth into the Aare in Aargau. limmer A rogue; a low, base fellow. limmu A royal official who presided over the New Year festival at the start of the reign of an Assyrian king. Limmud A Jewish educational charity. limn To draw or paint; to delineate. limnantheoside A particular steroid glycoside. limned described or represented in a lifelike manner limnemic suffering from chronic malaria limnephilid Any of the caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. limner Someone who limns or portrays. limnetic Of or pertaining to the deeper, open water of a lake. limnic Relating to fresh water, typically a lake or swamp; freshwater. limnimeter The apparatus used in limnimetry limnimetric Of or relating to limnimetry. limnimetry The measurement of water level limning A depiction. limnite A fossil pond snail (of the genus Lymnaea). limnivore Any animal that consumes mud. limnobiologic Of or related to limnobiology. limnobiological Synonym of limnobiologic. limnobiologist One who studies limnobiology. limnobiology A branch of biology that deals with freshwater animals and freshwater plants. limnobios the animals and plants of fresh water considered collectively limnobiotic Inhabiting fresh water. limnocrene That originates in a pond or lake limnocyonine Any member of the subfamily †Limnocyoninae of extinct mammals. limnocytherid Any ostracod in the family Limnocytheridae. limnodophyte Helophyte limnodynastid Any frog in the family Limnodynastidae. limnofauna The animals that live in fresh water. limnogenic Produced by or in (the water of) lakes. limnogenous Synonym of limnogenic. limnogeological limnological and geological limnograph An instrument for measuring water level limnologic Synonym of limnological. limnological Of or relating to limnology (“the science concerning the biological, geological, and physical properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds”). limnologically In terms of or by means of limnology. limnologist A specialist in limnology. limnology The science concerning the biological, geological, and physical properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds. limnometer A device used to measure the level of water in a lake limnometric related to measurement of bodies of fresh water limnonectin Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides present in the skin of some frogs of the genus Limnonectes limnonym The name of a lake. limnophile Any organism that thrives in lakes, ponds or marshes. limnophilia The love of lakes, ponds and marshes. limnophilid any of the caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae, formerly known as the Limnophilidae limnophilous Loving or having an affinity towards lakes. limnophyte Any plant that grows in marshy conditions, or in shallow water limnoplankton The plankton of fresh waters, especially of lakes limnoplanktonic Relating to limnoplankton. limnoria A member of the genus Limnoria of shipworms. limnoriid Any isopod in the family Limnoriidae. limnoscelid Any tetrapod in the family Limnoscelidae. limnoterrestrial Experiencing periods of immersion and of desiccation; inhabiting such an environment limocitrin A particular flavonol found in citrus peels. limocitrol The hydroxylated chromenone 3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-6,8-dimethoxychromen-4-one Limoges A city, the capital of Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formerly the capital of the old Limousin region. limolike Resembling or characteristic of a limousine. limon A surname from Spanish. limonade A still (non-carbonated), typically homemade or fresh-squeezed drink made of water, lemon juice, and sweetener. limoncello A kind of Italian lemon-flavoured liqueur. limoncillo The plant Pectis angustifolia. limonene A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance. Limones A surname from Spanish. limoniad A meadow nymph. limonid Any cranefly of the family Limoniidae limoniform Shaped like a lemon. limoniid Any cranefly in the family Limoniidae. limonin A limonoid found in orange and lemon seeds. limonite Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hematite with clays and manganese oxide. limonitic Of or pertaining to limonite limonitization The conversion of ferrous rocks into limonite by weathering limonitized Converted into limonite. limonium Any plant of the genus Limonium. limonoid Any of a class of phytochemicals, found in citrus fruit and certain other plants, believed to have various therapeutic effects. limopsid Any bivalve in the family Limopsidae. limos A child of Eris, Limos is the deity/personification of famine and starvation. The Roman counterpart is Fames. limosis A ravenous appetite caused by disease; morbid excessive hunger. Limours A city in Essonne department, France. limous muddy; slimy; viscous limousin One of a breed of cattle from this region. limousine An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front. limousinelike Resembling or characteristic of a limousine. Limoux A city in Aude department, France. limp To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg. limpa Swedish-style rye bread made with molasses. limpard One who limps; a cripple. limpeh A reference to oneself in the third person, taking on the stance of a superior. Literally, "your father". limpen To make or become limp. Limpenhoe A village in Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3904). limper One who limps. limpet Any of various gastropods with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or other hard surfaces. limpetlike Resembling or characteristic of a limpet. limpid Clear, transparent or bright. limpidity The property of being limpid. limpidly In a limpid manner. limpidness The property of being limpid, clarity. limpily With, or as if with, a limp; limpingly. limpin A limpet. limpiness The quality of being limpy. limping The motion of one who limps. limpingly In a limping manner; with a limp. limpingness The quality of having a limping motion or progression. Limpinwood A locality in the Tweed council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. limpish Somewhat limp. limpitude limpidity limpkin A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida. limple To move or walk with a limp; hobble limpless Lacking coordination. limplike Having an irregular, jerky or awkward gait. limply In a limp manner, without support or resistance. limpness Property of being limp. Limpopo A river in Southern Africa whose source is at the border of South Africa and Botswana near Johannesburg and which flows about 1,770 km (1,100 miles) through South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. Limpsfield A village and civil parish in Tandridge district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ4053). limpsome Characterised or marked by limping; languid limpsy limp; flexible; flimsy limpy Having or resembling a limp. limu Any of various kinds of edible algae, which form an important part of the traditional Hawaiian diet. limulid Any horseshoe crab in the family Limulidae. limuline Any horseshoe crab of the infraorder Limulina limuloid Any horseshoe crab of the superfamily Limuloidea limulus Horseshoe crab, king crab. limurite A kind of augite-axinite rock. limy containing or resembling lime lin To desist, to stop, to cease. Lina A female given name, occasionally used in English. linac A linear particle accelerator. linaceous Of or relating to the Linaceae. linaclotide A medication used to treat chronic constipation. Linacre A council ward in Bootle, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. linagliptin A DPP-4 inhibitor developed for treatment of type II diabetes. Linaker A surname. linalool A monoterpene alcohol found in many essential oils. linalyl The univalent radical derived from linalool. Linam A surname. linamarase beta-D-glucosidase, an enzyme found in many plants including cassava and the butter bean; an enzyme which breaks down linamarin and produces cyanohydrines and thus hydrogen cyanide linamarin A cyanogenic glucoside found in the leaves and roots of plants such as cassava, lima beans, and flax, capable of decomposing to toxic hydrogen cyanide in the human intestine. linament Lint (fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth, used for dressing wounds), especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers. Linamon A municipality of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. Linan A surname. Linao A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines. Linapacan A municipality of Palawan, Philippines. Linares A city in Spain. Linarez A surname from Spanish.