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4-Letter Words (1):
L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 6 pts
5-Letter Words (2):
lapse (7 points)
Loss (in concentration, say?)
Momentary break of circuits, say
Brief failure (of memory)
L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
L·1+O·1+U·1+P·3+E·1 = 7 pts
6-Letter Words (3):
lipase (8 points)
Digestion enzyme (anagram of SIP ALE)
Fat-breakdown enzyme
Enzyme that breaks down fat
L·1+I·1+P·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
L·1+I·1+P·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
L·1+U·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
8-Letter Words (13):
L·1+A·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+D·2+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
L·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+P·3+I·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+O·1+G·2+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 14 pts
loophole (13 points)
Flaw in the law (wordplay)
Cloakroom staff blocking hotel escape
Clever lawyer's find
L·1+O·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
lycopene (15 points)
Colorant of tomatoes and watermelons
Chemical that gives tomatoes their red color
L·1+Y·4+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
L·1+Y·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
9-Letter Words (9):
lagniappe (14 points)
A sack of candy, maybe
Small gift strangely appealing
A little gift for the customer.
L·1+A·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1 = 14 pts
landscape (14 points)
Inventor Edwin's cloak (or painting)
Plant trees and shrubs, say
Prospect of unbridled lap dances!
L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
L·1+A·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
lectotype (16 points)
The specimen or element selected as the type of a species when a holotype has not been defined.
L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 16 pts
L·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
leptotene (11 points)
""(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) the first stage of the prophase of meiosis during which the nuclear material becomes resolved into slender single-stranded chromosomes [from lepto- + -tene, from Greek tainia band, filament]""
L·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
lithopone (14 points)
""A white pigment consisting of a mixture of zinc sulfide, zinc oxide, and barium sulfate.""
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
10-Letter Words (11):
lepidolite (13 points)
""A species of mica, of a lilac or roseviolet color, containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of small scales. See Mica. Mica.""
L·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+D·2+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 16 pts
limitrophe (17 points)
""(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of a country or region) on or near a frontier [via French from Late Latin limitrophus, from limit- limit + Greek -trophus supporting; originally referring to borderland that supported frontier troops]""
L·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1 = 17 pts
lithophane (18 points)
""Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by transmitted light, as when hung in a window, or used as a lamp shade.""
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 18 pts
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 21 pts
lophophore (20 points)
A disk which surrounds the mouth and bears the tentacles of the Bryozoa. See Phylactolemata. Phylactolemata.
L·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 20 pts
L·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 25 pts
lymphokine (24 points)
""Any of various substances released by T cells that have been activated by antigens. They function in the immune response through a variety of actions, including stimulating the production of nonsensitized lymphocytes and activating macrophages.""
L·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 24 pts
L·1+Y·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 18 pts
lyophilize (27 points)
""To freeze-dry; -- a technique used to dry serum, tissue, unstable chemicals and other sensitive materials.""
L·1+Y·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 27 pts
11-Letter Words (3):
laparoscope (17 points)
""A slender endoscope, containing fiber-optic viewing capability and miniature surgical devices, which can be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall, allowing a surgeon to perform minor surgery with minimal damage to the abdominal muscles.""
L·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 17 pts
L·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+S·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+T·1+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
lithosphere (19 points)
Rigid part of the earth
Crust and upper mantle of the earth in which earthquakes may originate
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 19 pts
12-Letter Words (1):
laryngoscope (20 points)
""An instrument, consisting of an arrangement of two mirrors, for reflecting light upon the larynx, and for examining its image.""
L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4+N·1+G·2+O·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 20 pts
18-Letter Words (1):
lipopolysaccharide (33 points)
L·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+A·1+C·3+C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 33 pts
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