Category: L

  • League of spiritual discovery

    A quasi-religious organization founded in 1966 by Timothy Leary was based on the belief that psychedelic drugs can assist a person in finding religious revelation. The credo was, “Turn on, tune in, and drop put.” LSD was the League’s sacrament. The folded shortly after its founding for lack of support.  

  • League of nations health seaction

    Established in 1923, dissolved with the creation of the World Health Organization.  

  • Leadership style

    The behavioral pattern of a leader that is used to elicit the desired response.  

  • Leadership effectiveness

    The degree to which a leader is able to elicit the desired response from others.  

  • Leadership

    The process of directing the behavior of others toward the achievement of objectives.  

  • Leader nutrients

    Basic nutrients that must be listed on labels specifying nutritional content of the packaged food include protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins A and C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, and iron.  

  • Lead compounds

    Chemical air pollutants originating from the combustion of leaded automobile fuels.  

  • Lead colic

    Intense abdominal pain associated with over exposure to lead. A form of lead poisoning.  

  • Lay midwife

    A person who has received specialized training in midwifery, but who does not possess the academic credentials of the registered nurse midwife. A midwife with no formal training or certification, though generally with wide practical experience, allowed to practice in only a few states. Most states require formally trained, licensed practitioners called certified nurse-midwives.  

  • Law of recapitulation

    Biogenetic law.