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Low-flush toilet

A Low-flush toilet is a toilet that requires 1.6 gallons of water per flush or less, as compared to the 3.5-5 gallons of water required to flush most older standard toilets.

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Low-impact camping

A low-impact camping is camping that does not damage or change the land, where campers leave no sign that they were on the

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Low-Slope Roof

A Low-Slope Roof is a roof surface with a maximum slope of 2 inches "rise" for 12 inches "run" as defined in American Society for Testing and Materials Standard E 1918-97. ENERGY STAR low-slope products have a

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Lower heating value

A Lower heating value is Quantity of Heat liberated by the complete Combustion of a unit volume or weight of a Fuel assuming that the produced water remains as a vapor and the Heat of

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Lower limit of detection (LLD)

A Lower limit of detection (LLD) is the smallest amount of sample activity which will yield a net count for which there is confidence at a predetermined level that activity is present

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Lubricant

Deutsch: Schmiermittel / Español: Lubricante / Português: Lubrificante / Français: Lubrifiant / Italiano: Lubrificante /

A Lubricant is a substance used to reduce friction between bearing surfaces or as a process material, either incorporated into other materials used as aids in manufacturing processes

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Lumber

A lumber is wood or wood Products used for construction.

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Lumen

A Lumen is a Lumen is the total amount of light emitted from a source.

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Lumping

A Lumping is When a driver assists with loading and unloading the trailer contents.

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Lung

Deutsch: Lunge / Español: Pulmones / Português: Pulmão humano / Français: Poumon / Italiano: Polmone
The lung is the essential respiration organ in many air-breathing animals, including most tetrapods, a few fish and a few snails. In mammals and the more complex life forms, the two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart. Their principal function is to transport oxygen from the atmosphere into the bloodstream, and to release carbon dioxide from the bloodstream into the atmosphere.

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