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licorice: deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots licorice: a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
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| liquid crystal |
Liquid crystals are substances that exhibit a phase of matter that has properties between those of a conventional liquid, and those of a solid crystal. For instance, a liquid crystal (LC) may flow like a liquid, but have the molecules in the liquid arranged and oriented in a crystal-like way. There are many different types of LC phase, which can be distinguished based on their different optical properties (such as birefringence). ...
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| liquefaction |
Process where water-saturated sediment (sandy material) temporarily looses strength, usually because of an earthquake, and behaves like a fluid. Soil or sand changes from solid ground and behaves like a liquid, which can cause the ground above the liquified sediment to break into small blocks. The movement of the land surface, known as lateral spreading, can cause serious damage to buildings, bridges, underground pipes, water lines, and sewers.
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| liquid-in-glass thermometer |
A thermometer in which the thermally sensitive element is a liquid contained in a graduated glass envelope. The indication of such a thermometer depends upon the difference between the coefficients of thermal expansion of the liquid and the glass. Mercury and alcohol are liquids commonly used in meteorological thermometers. See spirit thermometer.
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| liquefaction |
Enzymatic digestion (often by a-amylase) of gelatinized starch to form lower molecular weight polysaccharides.
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