lysimachia
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~ loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive
Lysimachus
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~ Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; with Seleucus he defeated Antigonus and Demetrius at the battle of Ipsus (circa 355-281 BC)
lysin
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~ any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis
lysine intolerance
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~ a disorder in which a lack of certain enzymes makes it impossible to digest the amino acid lysine
lysine
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~ an essential amino acid found in proteins; occurs especially in gelatin and casein
lysinemia
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~ an inborn error of metabolism in which the lack of certain enzymes leads to an inability to metabolize the amino acid lysine; characterized by muscular weakness and mental retardation
Lysippus
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~ Greek sculptor (4th century BC)
lysis
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~ recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
lysis
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~ (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
lysogenic
— Tillægsord
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~ of or relating to lysogeny
lysogenic
— Tillægsord
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~ capable of producing or undergoing lysis
lysogenicity
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~ the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material; "when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny"
lysogenisation
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~ the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
lysogenization
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~ the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
lysogenize
— Udsagnsord
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~ become integrated into the genome of (a bacterium)
lysogeny
— Navneord
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~ the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material; "when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny"
lysol
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~ a clear oily brown solution of cresols in soap; used as an antiseptic and disinfectant
lysosome
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~ an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
lysozyme
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~ an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria