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Lupeol
Lupeol, also known as fagarasterol, is a naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpenoid found in lupin seeds, fig tree latex, and edible fruits and vegetables, studied for anticancer and anti-inflammatory activity despite poor bioavailability.
Lupercalia
Lupercalia, ancient Roman festival held February 15 at the Lupercal cave on the Palatine; Luperci priests sacrificed goats and a dog, ran nearly naked striking people with goatskin thongs as purification and fertility rites; not the origin of Valentine's Day.
Lupercalia Fossa
Lupercalia Fossa, a fossa (trough) on asteroid 4 Vesta, IAU-approved February 5, 2014; 82.28 km long, centered at 10.33°N, 242.60°E; named for the Roman festival of Lupercalia held February 15.
Lupfen
Lupfen is a Rams-group trick-taking card game for 3 to 5 players, best with four, played with 20 Swiss German cards in Vorarlberg, the Allgäu, Bavaria, and Liechtenstein; a "lifter" fixes trumps and the price, and players may drop out to avoid penalties.
Lupillo Rivera
Lupillo Rivera (Guadalupe Rivera Saavedra, born 1972, La Barca, Jalisco), Mexican-American regional Mexican and banda singer nicknamed El Toro del Corrido, brother of Jenni Rivera, Grammy winner for Tu Esclavo y Amo.
Lupin (French TV series)
Lupin (Dans l'ombre d'Arsène) is a French Netflix thriller created by George Kay and François Uzan, starring Omar Sy as gentleman thief Assane Diop, inspired by Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin; premiered January 8, 2021, with Part 4 released October 23, 2026.
Lupin bean
Lupin bean (lupini), seed of Lupinus crop species, a Mediterranean and Andean legume food. Bitter quinolizidine alkaloids require debittering; sweet low-alkaloid cultivars exist; cross-reacts with peanut allergy.
Lupin III (ลูแปง ยอดโจรกรรมอัจฉริยะ)
Lupin III (ルパン三世, Thai ลูแปง ยอดโจรกรรมอัจฉริยะ) is Monkey Punch's manga franchise about Arsène Lupin's thief grandson, spanning anime, the 1979 Cagliostro film, and the 2014 Kitamura live-action movie.
Lupin III: Dead or Alive (ルパン三世 DEAD OR ALIVE)
Lupin III: Dead or Alive (Rupan Sansei: Deddo oa Araibu) is a 1996 Japanese animated film, the sixth theatrical feature in the Lupin III franchise, directed by Monkey Punch.
Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus
Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (ルパン三世 くたばれ!ノストラダムス) is a 1995 Toho-distributed theatrical anime film, 97 minutes, pitting Lupin against a Nostradamus cult; Kanichi Kurita's debut as Lupin's voice.
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (ルパン三世 カリオストロの城) is Hayao Miyazaki's 1979 feature directorial debut, a 100-minute TMS anime caper in which gentleman thief Lupin III pursues counterfeit Gothic bills to the Duchy of Cagliostro and rescues Princess Clarisse from Count Cagliostro.
Lupin III: The First (ルパン三世 THE FIRST)
Lupin III: The First (ルパン三世 THE FIRST) is a 2019 full 3DCG anime film, the first CG theatrical Lupin III movie, directed by Takashi Yamazaki, about Lupin and Laetitia racing the Nazi Ahnenerbe for the Bresson Diary; it won a Japan Academy Prize.
Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo
Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo (ルパン三世 ルパンVS複製人間), also The Secret of Mamo, is the first theatrical Lupin III anime film, released December 16, 1978, directed by Soji Yoshikawa, pitting Lupin against the immortal clonemaker Mamo.
Lupin Limited (लुपिन लिमिटेड)
Lupin Limited (लुपिन लिमिटेड), Mumbai-headquartered Indian multinational pharmaceutical company founded 1968 by Desh Bandhu Gupta; major generics, biosimilars, and respiratory drug maker, 3rd largest by prescriptions in the U.S. market.
Lupin the 3rd Part I (ルパン三世)
Lupin the 3rd Part I (ルパン三世), the 1st TV series, is the 1971–1972 first anime adaptation of Monkey Punch's manga: 23 episodes, blue-jacketed Lupin, first adult-oriented TV anime, with Takahata and Miyazaki directing the second half.
Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline (不死身の血族)
Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline (不死身の血族, Fujimi no Ketsuzoku) is a 2025 Japanese 2D anime film directed by Takeshi Koike, the first theatrical Lupin III feature since 1996, following Lupin's crew against the immortal Muom on an uncharted island.
Lupin the Third (ルパン三世)
Lupin the Third (ルパン三世, Lupin III) is Monkey Punch's 1967 manga and anime franchise about Arsène Lupin's thief grandson; key facts include the 1971–85 TV parts, Cagliostro, and 2025's Immortal Bloodline.
Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (ルパン三世vs名探偵コナン THE MOVIE) is a 2013 Toho-distributed anime crossover film directed by Hajime Kamegaki, sequel to the 2009 TV special, grossing over ¥4.23 billion.
Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon (ルパン三世 バビロンの黄金伝説) is the third Lupin III theatrical film, released July 13, 1985 by Toho. Co-directed by Seijun Suzuki and Shigetsugu Yoshida after Mamoru Oshii was replaced, it follows Lupin's New York treasure hunt against Mafia boss Marciano and Zenigata's female ICPO patrol.
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (ルパン三世 峰不二子という女)
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (LUPIN the Third ～峰不二子という女～) is a 2012 13-episode Lupin III TV series directed by Sayo Yamamoto, focusing on Fujiko Mine with an adult, manga-faithful tone, music by Naruyoshi Kikuchi and character designs by Takeshi Koike.
Luping Yu
Luping Yu is a chemist who spent his career as Professor of Chemistry at the University of Chicago until retiring in 2024, known for donor–acceptor semiconducting polymers for organic solar cells.
Lupinus
Lupinus, commonly known as lupins or lupines, is a genus of herbs and shrubs in the legume family, Fabaceae, first published by Linnaeus in 1753.
Lupinus albus
Lupinus albus (white lupin, white lupine; synonym Lupinus termis) is an annual Mediterranean Fabaceae legume domesticated 3,000–4,000 years ago, with 38–44% seed protein, cluster roots for phosphate uptake, and subspecies albus and graecus.
Lupinus angustifolius
Lupinus angustifolius, narrow-leafed or blue lupin, Australian Sweet Lupin: annual Mediterranean legume domesticated from 1929, first WA cultivar 1967, over 95% of WA lupin grain, protein-rich seed used for feed and food.
Lupinus luteus
Lupinus luteus (yellow lupin, European yellow lupine) is an annual Mediterranean legume grown on sandy acidic soils for forage, feed, and green manure; domesticated for low alkaloids in 20th-century Germany.
Lupinus mutabilis
Lupinus mutabilis (tarwi, chocho, Andean lupin) is an Andean domesticated lupin with the highest protein (44%) and oil (18%) content among cultivated lupins, comparable to soybean, requiring debittering to remove quinolizidine alkaloids.
Lupita Jones
Lupita Jones (María Guadalupe Jones Garay, born 1967, Mexicali) is a Mexican businesswoman who won Miss Universe 1991, the first Mexican winner, and directed Nuestra Belleza México and Mexicana Universal for about three decades.
Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o, Kenyan-Mexican actor born 1983 in Mexico City, won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her first film, 12 Years a Slave, and later starred in Black Panther, Us, and Nolan's The Odyssey.
Luppa
Luppa (Luppa-csárda) is a prehistoric site at Budakalász, Pest County, Hungary: the largest known Baden culture cemetery (439 graves, Late Copper Age, c. 3236–3075 BC), excavated by Sándor Soproni 1952–1961, famed for its clay cart model; distinct from the German Luppa and Pleiades place.
Lupsa
Lupsa (Romanian: Lupșa; Hungarian: Nagylupsa; German: Wolfsdorf) is a commune in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania, on the middle Arieș River in the Apuseni Mountains, hosting the Roșia Poieni copper mine.