| lyre |
a harplike musical instrument of ancient Greece. |
| lyrebird |
an Australian passerine bird, the male of which has a long tail that spreads during courtship into the shape of a lyre. |
| lyric |
of poetry, having a musical rhythm or feeling, often with an emotional or personal subject. [6 definitions] |
| lyrical |
lyric. [2 definitions] |
| lyricism |
lyric style or character; songlike form. [2 definitions] |
| 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. |
| lysine |
an amino acid, essential in the diet of humans and other animals, that is found in proteins. |
| -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". |