lycopsida

Lycopsida


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta (context:plant)

lycopsida

lymantriid

Lymantriid


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees (context:animal)

lymantriid

lyonia lucida

Lyonia lucida


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel (context:plant)

lyonia lucida

lysogeny

Lysogeny


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material (context:state)


– Sample : “lysogeny”

  • when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny
lysogeny

lye

Lye


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide (context:substance)

lye

lymphopoiesis

Lymphopoiesis


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen (context:process)

lymphopoiesis

lyophilized

Lyophilized


– definition :

  • (adjective)
    1. used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum (context:all)

lyophilized