| 1. | the 12th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. |
| 2. | any spoken sound represented by the letter L or l, as in let, dull, cradle. |
| 3. | something having the shape of an L. |
| 4. | a written or printed representation of the letter L or l. |
| 5. | a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter L or l. |
| 1. | the 12th in order or in a series, or, if I is omitted, the 11th. |
| 2. | (sometimes lowercase ) the Roman numeral for 50. Compare Roman numerals. |
| 3. | Electricity. inductance. |
| 4. | Physics. kinetic potential. |
| 5. | Biochemistry. leucine. |
| 6. | Economics. a broad measure of total U.S. liquid assets, issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board. |
| 1. | large. |
| 2. | liter; liters. |
| 1. | Chemistry. levo-. |
| 2. | U.S. Military. (in designations of light aircraft) liaison: L-15. |
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| L 1 also l The symbol for the Roman numeral 50. |
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li·ter (lē'tər) n. Abbr. l or lit. A metric unit of volume equal to approximately 1.056 liquid quarts, 0.908 dry quart, or 0.264 gallon. See Table at measurement. [French litre, from obsolete litron, measure of capacity, from Medieval Latin lītra, from Greek, unit of weight.] |
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A Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that it is a miscellaneous situation such as a depositary receipt, stub, additional warrant or unit.
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Nasdaq-listed securities have four or five characters. If a fifth letter appears, it identifies the issue as other than a single issue of common stock or capital stock.
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L abbr.
inductance
left
limes (used with a lower case letter or a plus sign, or used with a subscript letter or plus sign as a symbol for various doses of toxin)
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l- pref. l-
To the left; levo: l-lactic acid.
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unit of volume in the metric system, equal to one cubic decimetre (0.001 cubic metre). From 1901 to 1964 the litre was defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water at 4C (39.2F) and standard atmospheric pressure; in 1964 the original, present value was reinstated. One litre is equivalent to approximately 1.0567 U.S. quart.
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