Lyra |
a summer constellation in the northern sky, located between Cygnus and Herculesand containing the bright, blue-white star Vega; Lyre; Harp. |
lyrate |
shaped like or suggestive of a lyre, as certain leaves. |
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. |