Words in english starting with L

• Lysippus — Noun – English ～ Greek sculptor (4th century BC)
• lysis — Noun – English ～ recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
• lysis — Noun – English ～ (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
• lysogenic — Adjective – English ～ of or relating to lysogeny
• lysogenic — Adjective – English ～ capable of producing or undergoing lysis
• lysogenicity — Noun – English ～ 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 — Noun – English ～ the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
• lysogenization — Noun – English ～ the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
• lysogenize — Verb – English ～ become integrated into the genome of (a bacterium)
• lysogeny — Noun – English ～ 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 — Noun – English ～ a clear oily brown solution of cresols in soap; used as an antiseptic and disinfectant
• lysosome — Noun – English ～ an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
• lysozyme — Noun – English ～ an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
• lyssa — Noun – English ～ an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
• lyssavirus — Noun – English ～ a neurotropic non-arbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies
• Lythraceae — Noun – English ～ herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
• Lythrum hyssopifolia — Noun – English ～ annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas
• Lythrum — Noun – English ～ loosestrife
• Lytton — Noun – English ～ English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)
• Lord Macaulay — Noun – English ～ English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859)

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