| lyricist |
one who composes the words of songs. [2 definitions] |
| lysergic acid diethylamide |
see LSD. |
| lysimeter |
a device that measures the drainage of water through soils and thus determines the solubility of those substances that have been removed. |
| lysin |
any of various antibodies that destroy bacteria or red blood cells. |
| -lysis |
decomposition; disintegration. |
| lysis |
the destruction or splitting of cells by antibodies, chemical agents, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| -lyte1 |
a substance capable of being decomposed by (such) a process. |
| -lyte2 |
variant of -lite. |
| -lytic |
of, relating to, or causing (such) dissolution or decomposition. [2 definitions] |
| lytta |
a wormlike band of cartilage on the underside of the tongue of dogs and certain other carnivorous mammals. |
| -lyze |
to dissolve, decompose, disintegrate, or the like. |
| M1 |
abbreviation of "medium," middle or intermediate in size or degree. |
| M2 |
in Roman numeral notation, 1,000. |
| M3 |
abbreviation of "male." |
| M. |
abbreviation of "Monsieur," the French title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to "Mister" or "Sir". |
| M- |
used with a number to denote equipment produced for U.S. military use, such as the M-16 rifle. |
| m |
the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet. |
| m.1 |
abbreviation of "meter," or "meters," the basic unit of length of the metric system, equal to one hundred centimeters or 3.28 feet. |
| m.2 |
abbreviation of "mass," in physics, the quality of a body that determines its resistance to acceleration. |
| M-1 |
the basic .30-caliber U.S. military rifle used in World War II and the Korean War, which is semiautomatic and uses a clip. |
| M-16 |
the basic U.S. military rifle used in the Vietnam War, which is fully automatic and uses small-caliber, high-velocity ammunition. |