| lip | (noun) either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell | - |
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| (noun) the top edge of a vessel or other container | Synonyms: brim, rim |
| (noun) either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking | - |
| (noun) an impudent or insolent rejoinder | Synonyms: back talk, backtalk, mouth, sass, sassing |
| (noun) (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx | - |
| lipaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| liparis | (noun) an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes | - |
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| lipase | (noun) an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream | - |
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| lipectomy | (noun) plastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissue | Synonyms: selective lipectomy |
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| lipemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| lipfern | (noun) any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semiarid temperate or tropical regions | Synonyms: lip fern |
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| lipid | (noun) an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) | Synonyms: lipide, lipoid |
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| lipidaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| lipide | (noun) an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) | Synonyms: lipid, lipoid |
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| lipidemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| lipidosis | (noun) a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body | - |
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| lipless | (adjective) without a lip or lips | Synonyms: unlipped |
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| liplike | (adjective) having lips or parts that resemble lips | Synonyms: labiate |
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| lipochondrodystrophy | (noun) hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation | Synonyms: dysostosis multiplex, gargoylism, Hurler's disease, Hurler's syndrome |
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| lipogram | (noun) a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet | - |
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| lipoid | (noun) an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) | Synonyms: lipid, lipide |
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| lipoidaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidemia |
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| lipoidemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia |
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| lipoma | (noun) a tumor consisting of fatty tissue | Synonyms: adipose tumor |
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| lipomatosis | (noun) pathology in which fat accumulates in lipomas in the body | - |
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| lipophilic | (adjective) having an affinity for lipids | Synonyms: lipotropic |
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| lipoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood | - |
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| liposarcoma | (noun) sarcoma of fat cells | - |
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| liposome | (noun) an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector | - |
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| liposuction | (noun) lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction | Synonyms: suction lipectomy |
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| lipotropic | (adjective) having an affinity for lipids | Synonyms: lipophilic |
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| lipped | (adjective) having a lip or lips | - |
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| lipread | (verb) interpret by lipreading; of deaf people | Synonyms: lip-read, speech-read |
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| lipreading | (noun) perceiving what a person is saying by observing the movements of the lips | - |
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| lipstick | (noun) makeup that is used to color the lips | Synonyms: lip rouge |
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| (verb) apply lipstick to | - |
| (verb) form by tracing with lipstick | - |