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L
Latin; left; length; [L.] libra (pound, balance); licentiate; light sense; [L.] limen (boundary); liter; lumbar; coefficient of induction.
l-
chemical prefix (written as small capital) that specifies that the substance corresponds in chemical configuration to the standard substance l-glyceraldehyde. Carbohydrates are named by this method to distinguish them by their chemical composition. The opposite prefix is d-.
L antigen
see L antigen.
L chain
see light chain.
L genes
class I MHC genes in mice.
L0
Ehrlich’s symbol for a toxin–antitoxin mixture that is completely neutralized and will not kill an animal.
La
chemical symbol, lanthanum.
la bouhite
[Fr.] see maedi.
LA test
latex agglutination test.
la tremblante
[Fr.] see scrapie.
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