Category: L

  • Leaf scorch

    The occurrence of withered and decayed portions of leaves, commonly located at the edges, is frequently caused by either the toxic effects of certain substances or a lack of essential nutrients.  

  • Leaf roll

    Curving of the leaf lamina, generally towards, and parallel with, the midrib.  

  • Leaf curl

    This passage refers to a type of anomaly that arises from a disparity in the development or expansion of the tissues composing a leaf. This can be observed, for instance, along either side of the midrib or in the palisade and mesophyll layers of the leaf. The distortion in these areas is a consequence of…

  • Low decision latitude

    A worker’s experience of having insufficient skills or authority over one’s job to autonomously complete the assigned job tasks.  

  • Limit setting

    Delineating what one will agree to or accept from others and what one will not.  

  • Learned optimism

    Acquiring an ability to generally expect positive outcomes.  

  • Lacto-ovo vegetarians

    People who eat a plant-based diet that also includes milk and eggs.  

  • Low impact aerobics

    Type of aerobics in which the participant keeps one foot on the floor at all times. It is often characterized by moderately paced, full range of motion movements with a lot of upper body work.  

  • Low density lipoproteins

    Complex of lipids and proteins that carries cholesterol and deposits it along the walls of the arteries. High concentrations of LDL are associated with an increased risk of heart disease. Belonging to a cluster of proteins bonded with lipids within the blood plasma, low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) partake in cholesterol transportation within the bloodstream. Additionally, they…

  • Learned tolerance

    Characteristic in which a person learns to tolerate the fact that he or she will not always get what he or she wants.