A lamp, containing a coil of magnesium ribbon fed into a burner by clockwork, that produced an intense light.

An adjusted value of the equivalent focal length, so computed as to equalize the positive and negative values of distortion over the entire field used in a camera.

(military) A technique in which the first motion of the missile or aircraft removes it from the launcher. Normally, such a launch occurs before the missile fuel or aircraft engine is fired.

Alternative spelling of leg warmer

(euphemistic) A female prostitute. / Brunfelsia spp.

(sports, idiomatic) A substitute who has yet to play in the match, and therefore has more energy than those already on the field.

(Internet) Acronym of Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP: a popular combination of open source software for use as a web server

(genetics) Acronym of loop-mediated isothermal amplification. / (cytology) Acronym of lysosome-associated membrane proteins.

(military) Distance from the source of a smoke screen to the point downwind where the background begins to become recognizable.

(poetic) The United States of America.