Levigation
Lev′i‐ga″tion (lĕv′ĭ‐gā″shŭn), n. [L. levigatio a smoothing: cf. F. lévigation.] The act or operation of levigating.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Levin
Lev″in (lĕv″ĭn), n. [Etymol. uncertain. Cf. Leven.] Lightning. Spenser.Levin brand, a thunderbolt. Spenser.
Leviner
Lev″in‐er (–ẽr), n.(Zoöl.) A swift hound.
Levir
Le″vir (lē″vẽr), n. A husband's brother; — used in reference to levirate marriages.
Levirate
{ Lev″i‐rate (lĕv″ĭ‐rā̍t), Lev′i‐rat″ic‐al (–răt″ĭ‐kal), } a. [L. levir a husband's brother, brother-in-law; akin to Gr. δαήρ: cf. F. lévirat leviration.] Of, pertaining to, or ...
Leviration
Lev′i‐ra″tion (lĕv′ĭ‐rā″shŭn), n. Levirate marriage or marriages. Kitto.
Levirostres
‖Lev′i‐ros″tres (–rŏs″trēz), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. levis light + rostrum beak.] (Zoöl.) A group of birds, including the hornbills, kingfishers, and related forms.
Levitate
Lev″i‐tate (lĕv″ĭ‐tāt), v. i. [L. levitas, -atis, lightness. See Levity.] To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; — opposed to gr...
Levitate (2)
Lev″i‐tate, v. t.(Spiritualism) To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to levitate a table.
Levitation
Lev′i‐ta″tion (–tā″shŭn), n. [L. levis light in weight.]1. Lightness; buoyancy; act of making light. Paley.2. The act or process of making buoyant.
Levite
Le″vite (lē″vīt), n. [L. Levites, Gr. Λευΐτησ, fr. Heb. Levi, one of the sons of Jacob.] 1. (Bib. Hist.) One of the tribe or family of Levi; a descendant of Levi; esp., one subo...
Levitical
Le‐vit″ic‐al (lē̍‐vĭt″ĭ‐kal), a. [L. Leviticus, Gr. Λευιτικόσ.] 1. Of or pertaining to a Levite or the Levites.2. Priestly. “ Levitical questions.” Milton.3. Of or pertaining to...
Levitically
Le‐vit″ic‐al‐ly, adv. After the manner of the Levites; in accordance with the levitical law.
Leviticus
Le‐vit″i‐cus (–ĭ‐kŭs), n. [See Levitical.] The third canonical book of the Old Testament, containing the laws and regulations relating to the priests and Levites among the Hebre...
Levity
Lev″i‐ty (lĕv″ĭ‐ty̆), n. [L. levitas, fr. levis light in weight; akin to levare to raise. See Lever, n.] 1. The quality of weighing less than something else of equal bulk; relat...
Levo-
Le″vo– (lē″vō̍–). A prefix from L. laevus, meaning: (a) Pertaining to, or toward, the left; as, levorotatory. (b) (Chem. & Opt.)Turning the plane of polarized light to the left;...
Levogyrate
Le′vo‐gy″rate (–jī″rā̍t), a. [Levo- + gyrate.] (Chem. & Physics) Turning or twisting the plane of polarization towards the left, as levulose, levotartaric acid, etc. [Written al...
Levorotation
Le′vo‐ro‐ta″tion (?), n. [Written also lævorotation.] [Levo- + rotation.] (Physics & Chem.) Rotation in the direction of an outgoing right-handed screw; counter-clockwise rotati...
Levorotatory
Le′vo‐ro″ta‐to‐ry (–rō″tȧ‐tō̍‐ry̆), a. [Levo- + rotatory.] (Chem. & Physics) Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left-handed...
Levulin
Lev″u‐lin (lĕv″ū̍‐lĭn), n.(Chem.) A substance resembling dextrin, obtained from the bulbs of the dahlia, the artichoke, and other sources, as a colorless, spongy, amorphous mate...
Levulinic
Lev′u‐lin″ic (–lĭn″ĭk), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also acetyl-propionic acid), C5H8O3, obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as l...
Levulosan
Lev′u‐lo″san (–lō″san), n.(Chem.) An unfermentable carbohydrate obtained by gently heating levulose.
Levulose
Lev″u‐lose′ (lĕv″ū̍‐lōs′), n. [See Levo-.] (Chem.) A sirupy variety of sugar, rarely obtained crystallized, occurring widely in honey, ripe fruits, etc., and hence called also f...
Levy
Lev″y (–y̆), n.; pl.Levies (–ĭz). [A contr. of elevenpence or elevenpenny bit.] A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth o...
Levy (2)
Lev″y, n. [F. levée, fr. lever to raise. See Lever, and cf. Levee.] 1. The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc.A levy of all the men le...
Levy (3)
Lev″y, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Levied (lĕv″ĭd); p. pr. & vb. n.Levying.] 1. To raise, as a siege. Holland.2. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment,...
Levy (4)
Lev″y, v. i. To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England,...