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". |
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. |