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Latona Chasma
Latona Chasma is a 530 km wide trough on Venus at 26°N, 267.5°E, part of the Hecate Chasmata rift zone in Asteria Regio, passing through Polik-mana Mons; distinct from the former Latona Corona, now Atahensik Corona.
LaTonya Johnson (Wisconsin politician)
LaTonya Johnson is an American Democratic politician from Milwaukee, elected to the Wisconsin State Senate's 6th district in 2016 after serving in the State Assembly from 2012.
Latoon fairy bush
Latoon fairy bush (Latoon fairy tree, sceach): a lone whitethorn hawthorn beside the M18 motorway in County Clare, Ireland, spared in 1999 after folklorist Eddie Lenihan warned cutting it would bring death and misfortune to motorists.
Latosisa
Latosisa, also known as Latoosa, was a Yoruba warlord who ruled Ibadan as Aare Ona Kakanfo and commanded its forces in the Kiriji War from 1877 to 1885.
Latour AB Investment
Investment AB Latour is a Swedish family-controlled mixed investment company, founded in 1985, holding ten listed stakes and wholly-owned businesses with SEK 28 billion turnover.
LaToya Cantrell
LaToya Cantrell, first woman mayor of New Orleans (2018–2026), former Broadmoor recovery leader and councilmember; reelected 2021, later federally indicted on fraud charges, succeeded by Helena Moreno.
LaToya Ruby Frazier
LaToya Ruby Frazier (born 1982) is an American artist and photographer from Braddock, Pennsylvania, known for The Notion of Family and for documenting the Flint water crisis. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2015.
LaToya Tonodeo
LaToya Tonodeo (born 1997) is an American actress and producer, best known as Diana Tejada in the Starz series Power Book II: Ghost from 2020 to 2024.
Latozinemab
Latozinemab (AL001) is Alector's human IgG1 anti-sortilin antibody meant to raise progranulin in FTD-GRN. It elevated PGRN 165% in the phase 3 INFRONT-3 trial but failed its clinical endpoint; development was discontinued in 2025.
LATP (solid electrolyte)
LATP, short for lithium aluminum titanium phosphate, is a NASICON-type ceramic solid electrolyte for lithium batteries, prized for its conductivity, air stability, and low cost.
Latrell Mitchell
Latrell Mitchell, born 1997 in Taree NSW, is a Biripi-Wiradjuri NRL player for South Sydney after two premierships with the Sydney Roosters; 194 games, 120 tries, Australian and NSW representative, contracted until 2027.
Latrell Sprewell
Latrell Sprewell (born 1970), American NBA guard-forward for the Warriors, Knicks, and Timberwolves; three-time All-Star who choked coach P.J. Carlesimo in 1997 and refused a $21 million extension in 2004.
Latrepirdine
Latrepirdine (Dimebon, dimebolin), a Soviet 1983 antihistamine repurposed for Alzheimer's and Huntington disease; strong phase II results led to a Pfizer deal, but phase III trials failed.
Latresne
Latresne is a Gironde commune on the right bank of the Garonne, 12 km southwest of Bordeaux, in Entre-deux-Mers. Known for its Gallo-Roman villa, 12th-century Saint-Aubin church, château housing Aérocampus Aquitaine, and 3,714 inhabitants (2023).
Latrice Royale
Latrice Royale (Timothy Keith Wilcots, born 1973) is an American drag performer, 4th-place finisher and Miss Congeniality on RuPaul's Drag Race season 4, All Stars 1 and 4 contestant, and South Florida touring queen.
Latrice Walker
Latrice M. Walker is an American Democratic politician representing Brooklyn's 55th district in the New York State Assembly, where she chairs the Election Law Committee.
Latrine
Latrine: a pit-based facility for disposing of human excreta, including simple pit, VIP, and twin-pit latrines. Used by about 1.77 billion people; distinct from flush toilets and open defecation.
Latrobe Valley
The Latrobe Valley is a brown coal region in Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia, whose open-cut mines and power stations have supplied most of the state's electricity for roughly a century.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Latrobe, Pennsylvania: city in Westmoreland County, 33 miles east of Pittsburgh. Founded 1851 by railroad agent Oliver Barnes; birthplace of the banana split (1904), home of Rolling Rock beer, Arnold Palmer, Fred Rogers, and Steelers training camp.
Latrodectism
Latrodectism is the painful envenomation syndrome from widow spider (Latrodectus, black widow, red-back) bites, caused by alpha-latrotoxin; randomized trials show antivenom benefit is small and supportive analgesia is the mainstay.
Latrodectus
Latrodectus (widow spiders), theridiid genus with 30-40+ species worldwide except Antarctica; venom alpha-latrotoxin causes latrodectism, treated with antivenom, opioids, benzodiazepines.
Latrodectus geometricus
Latrodectus geometricus, the brown widow spider, is a theridiid widow of probable African origin, invasive in 58 countries, urban-associated, with milder bites than black widows and distinctive pollen-grain-like egg sacs.
Latrodectus mactans
Latrodectus mactans, the southern black widow (Fabricius, 1775), is a venomous theridiid spider of the southeastern United States; glossy black female with red hourglass, alpha-latrotoxin venom, ~220-egg sacs, distinct from L. variolus and L. hesperus.
Latrotoxin
α-Latrotoxin (α-LTX) is the vertebrate-specific 120 kDa neurotoxin of black widow spider venom; it binds neurexin, latrophilin, and PTPσ receptors, forms tetrameric cation pores, and triggers massive neurotransmitter release, causing latrodectism.
LaTroy Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins, born 1972 in Gary, Indiana, is a former MLB relief pitcher (1995-2015) who appeared in 1,042 games, 10th all-time, with 127 saves for 11 teams, and is now the Minnesota Twins bullpen coach.
LATS1
LATS1 (large tumor suppressor kinase 1) is a human NDR-family serine/threonine kinase of the Hippo pathway that phosphorylates YAP/TAZ, acts as a tumor suppressor, and differs from its paralog LATS2 in regulation and function.
LATS2
LATS2 (large tumor suppressor kinase 2, KPM) is a human serine/threonine kinase gene at 13q12.11, a core Hippo pathway kinase that phosphorylates YAP/TAZ, regulates mitosis and p53, and acts as a tumor suppressor.
Latta Corona
Latta Corona is a 225-km-diameter corona, a quasi-circular volcano-tectonic feature, on Venus at 38.60°S, 287.00°E, IAU-named in 1997 for a Chechen/Ingush earth goddess; a rimmed-plateau, type-1 rift-related corona with mapped sheet-like flows.
Latte
Latte (caffè latte): espresso drink of one or two shots topped with 3–4 parts steamed milk and ~1 cm microfoam, served 8–12 oz; mildest classic espresso drink, distinct from cappuccino and flat white.
Latte art
Latte art is the practice of pouring textured steamed milk into espresso so white microfoam forms patterns against the brown crema, popularized at Seattle's Espresso Vivace in the 1980s.