| leading edge | The initial part of a wave form at maximum slope. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| leading lamella | <cell biology> Anterior region of a crawling cell, such as a fibroblast, from which most cytoplasmic granules are excluded. (18 Nov 1997) |
| leading strand | The DNA strand that is synthesised continuously during replication Compare: lagging strand. (09 Oct 1997) |
| leadwort | <botany> A genus of maritime herbs (Plumbago). P. Europaea has lead-coloured spots on the leaves, and nearly lead-coloured flowers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |