Part 6698

<h1>Lupercal</h1> <Xpage=875>

<hw>Lu*per"cal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to the Lupercalia.</def>

<h1>Lupercal</h1> <Xpage=875>

<hw>Lu*per"cal</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A grotto on the Palatine Hill sacred to <ets>Lupercus</ets>, the Lycean Pan.</def>

<h1>Lupercalia</h1> <Xpage=875>

<hw>Lu`per*ca"li*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>luperealis</ets>, fr. <ets>Lupercus</ets> the Lycean Pan, so called fr. <ets>lupus</ets> a wolf, because he kept off the wolves.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan.</def>

<h1>Lupine</h1> <Xpage=875>

<hw>Lu"pine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lupinus</ets>, <ets>lupinum</ets>, apparently fr. <ets>lupinus</ets> belonging to a wolf, fr. <ets>lupus</ets> a wolf; perh. so called because it was supposed to exhaust the soil: cf. F. <ets>lupin</ets>. Cf. <er>Wolf</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A leguminous plant of the genus <spn>Lupinus</spn>, especially <spn>L. albus</spn>, the seeds of which have been used for food from ancient times. The common species of the Eastern United States is <spn>L. perennis</spn>. There are many species in California.</def>

<h1>Lupine</h1> <Xpage=875>

<hw>Lu"pine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Lupine</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>Wolfish; ravenous.</def>

<i>Gauden.</i>

<h1>Lupinin</h1> <Xpage=875>

<hw>Lu"pin*in</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A glucoside found in the seeds of several species of lupine, and extracted as a yellowish white crystalline substance.</def>

<h1>Lupinine</h1> <Xpage=875>

<hw>Lu"pin*ine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid found in several species of lupine (<spn>Lupinus luteus</spn>, <spn>L. albus</spn>, etc.), and extracted as a bitter crystalline substance.</def> <-- [1-R-trans]-Octahydro-2H-quinolizine-1-methanol, l-lupinine, C10H19NO, a bicyclic saturated quinolizine

CH2OH | /\ H /\ / \|/ \ | | | | N | \ / \ / \/ \/ -->

<h1>Lupulin</h1> <Xpage=875>

<hw>Lu"pu*lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>lupulin</ets>. See <er>Lupuline</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A bitter principle extracted from hops.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The fine yellow resinous powder found upon the strobiles or fruit of hops, and containing this bitter principle.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>lupuline</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Lupuline</h1> <Xpage=875>

<hw>Lu"pu*line</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>lupulus</ets> the hop, fr. L. <ets>lupus</ets> the hop: cf. F. <ets>lupuline</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid extracted from hops as a colorless volatile liquid.</def>

<h1>Lupulinic</h1> <Xpage=875>

<hw>Lu`pu*lin"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, hops; specifically, designating an acid obtained by the decomposition of lupulin.</def>

<h1>Lupus</h1> <Xpage=875>

<hw>Lu"pus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., a wolf. See <er>Wolf</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A cutaneous disease occurring under two distinct forms.</def>

<note>&hand; <i>Lupus erythematosus</i> is characterized by an eruption of red patches, which become incrusted, leaving superficial scars. <i>L. vulgaris</i> is marked by the development of nodules which often ulcerate deeply and produce great deformity. Formerly the latter was often confounded with cancer, and some varieties of cancer were included under Lupus.</note> <-- systemic lupus erythematosus is an inflammatory disease -->

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The Wolf, a constellation situated south of Scorpio.</def>

<h1>Lurcation</h1> <Xpage=875>