lycosa tarentula

Lycosa tarentula


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) (context:animal)

lycosa tarentula

lymph cell

Lymph cell


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection (context:body)

lymph cell

lyophilisation

Lyophilisation


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes (context:process)

lyophilisation

lysichiton americanum

Lysichiton americanum


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe (context:plant)

lysichiton americanum

lynching

Lynching


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law (context:act)

lynching

lyre snake

Lyre snake


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head; found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to Central America (context:animal)

lyre snake