Defn: Same as Levorotatory. Cf. Dextrorotatory.
LAEVULOSE
Læv"u*lose`, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Levulose.
LAFAYETTE La`fa`yette", n. (Zoöl.) (a) The dollar fish. (b) A market fish, the goody, or spot (Liostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States.
LAFT
Laft, obs. p. p.
Defn: of Leave. Chaucer.
LAFTE
Laf"te, obs. imp.
Defn: of Leave. Chaucer.
LAG
Lag, a. Etym: [Of Celtic origin: cf. Gael. & Ir. lagweak, feeble,
faint, W. llag, llac, slack, loose, remiss, sluggish; prob. akin to
E. lax, languid.]
1. Coming tardily after or behind; slow; tardy. [Obs.] Came too lag to see him buried. Shak.