| leaf |
----In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat (laminar) and thin, to expose the chloroplast containing cells (chlorenchyma tissue) to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues. Leaves are also the sites in most plants where respiration, transpiration, and guttation take place. Leaves can store food and water, and are modified in some plants for other purposes. ...
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| lean |
A term used to describe the way an engine is running when it is not drawing enough fuel compared to the amount of air. This will cause the engine to run hot and if run in this condition too long, will cause engine damage.
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| learning disability |
Was introduced by the Department of Health in 1991 to replace the term Mental Handicap. Described as "change of emphasis in the philosophy of care and in the values which form our thinking". The new term emphasises learning potential and equality of citizenship and "a commitment to thinking of people with learning disabilities as individuals in their own right".
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| lead time |
the amount of time between recognition that an order needs to be placed and the point at which the merchandise arrives in the store and is ready for sale.
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| leaching |
1. The removal of materials in solution from soil, rock, or waste. 2. Separation or dissolving out of soluble constituents from a porous medium by percolation of water. Dept. of the Interior, US Geological Survey, Office of Water Data Coordination, 1989: The Federal Glossary of Selected Terms: Subsurface Waterflow and Solute Transport,
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