homo AristophaneusA person with the characteristics and nature depicted in the comedies of the ancient Athenian playwright Aristophanes (c. 446 – c. 386 B.C.E.) as a literary figure, rather than a historically accurate Athenian person; an Aristophanic man.
inclemencyThe quality of being inclement; lack of clemency.
indicatrixAn ellipsoid whose three axes represent the refractive indices of an anisotropic crystal for light following different directions with respect to the crystal axes
intertrigoChafing or dermatitis occurring between two folds of skin.
intinctionThe act of steeping or soaking the bread (or 'body' of Christ) in the wine (or 'blood' of Christ) so the communicant may receive both aspects of the Eucharist simultaneously.
limenA liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response.
lixiviumA solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.
LL.D.Doctor of Laws; Legum Doctor. A doctorate in legal studies.
lochiaNormal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental tissue that are discharged from a female's vagina (similar to menstruation) for several weeks after she has given birth.
loculationThe localized failure of a region to drain fluids, resulting in an enlarged mass.
locus amoenusA literary motif of an idealised place of safety or comfort, typically comprising a meadow, trees (for shade) and water; sometimes evoking connotations of Eden or Elysium.
lususThe supposed son or companion of Bacchus, god of wine and divine madness, to whom Portuguese national mythology attributed the foundation of ancient Lusitania and the fatherhood of the Lusitanians.
lusus naturaeA sportive quality in Nature to which abnormal forms were formerly ascribed; a supposed capricious act of Nature regarded as the cause and origin of anomalies in a given organism.
machinatrixA woman who machinates; a schemer, plotter.
macirA spicy red bark from India, imported to the Roman Empire in the first century CE, possibly the fragrant resin of Ailanthus triphysa