LH

L1H4

A form of luteinizing hormone — A hormone, produced by anterior part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in female mammals, and the production of androgens by male mammals.

Similar
luteinizing hormoneinterstitial cell-stimulating hormoneICSH
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Meanings

nounLH (countable and uncountable, plural LHs)

plural LHs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiologyInitialism of luteinizing hormone.
  2. USabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaeronauticsInitialism of light helicopter.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of left hand.

    Having had to keep to a LH wristie (albeit indoors), I can say that it's a bloody nightmare when compared to the RH leggie. It's OK with a LH bat, but you don't ever get to see much of the ball otherwise since it's going sharply across the batsman's body.

    2000 December 30, Moby Dick, “Australian Captaincy”, in india.sport.cricket (Usenet), archived from the original on 03 Jun 2026
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of light horse (typically preceded by the regiment number).
adjectiveLH (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablehobbiesInitialism of lightly hinged.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals

Similar
luteinizing hormoneinterstitial cell-stimulating hormoneICSH
Broader
gonadotropingonadotrophingonadotropic hormone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

LH. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LH

MLA

“LH.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LH. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “LH,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LH.

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