English words: lyophilizer to LZO
265 English words, part 76 of 76 of the words starting with L, A to Z. 19 have a page of their own.
English words lyophilizer to LZO
- lyophilizer noun: freeze-drying equipment; freeze-dryer
- lyophobe adjective, noun: A lyophobic substance.
- lyophobic adjective: Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated.
- lyopreservation noun: preservation by means of lyophilization
- lyopreserve verb: To preserve by means of lyophilization
- lyopreserved adjective, verb: preserved by means of lyopreservation
- lyoprocess verb: To process by means of lyophilization
- lyoprocessing noun: processing by means of lyophilization
- lyoprotectant adjective, noun: A substance added to something undergoing lyophilization in order to prevent damage.
- lyoprotective adjective: Synonym of lyoprotectant.
- lyoprotector noun: Synonym of lyoprotectant.
- Lyotardian adjective: Of or pertaining to Jean-François Lyotard (1924–1998), French philosopher and literary theorist associated with postmodernism.
- lyotropic adjective: describing a liquid crystal that exhibits phase transitions as a function of concentration
- lyotropy noun: The condition of being lyotropic
- LYP noun: Initialism of lower yield point.
- lypemania noun: melancholy, mournfulness
- lypothymia noun: Alternative spelling of lipothymia.
- lypressin noun: The synthetic hormone lysine vasopressin (LVP) that is a form of the naturally occurring antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) found in pigs.
- lypusid noun: Any moth in the family Lypusidae.
- lyra noun: The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain.
- lyra viol noun: A type of bass viol.
- lyra violist noun: Someone who plays a lyra viol.
- Lyraid noun: Alternative form of Lyrid.
- lyrate adjective, noun: Shaped like a lyre.
- lyrated adjective: Alternative form of lyrate.
- lyrately adverb: In a lyrate manner.
- lyratol noun: The monoterpenoid alcohol (2E)-2,5-dimethyl-4-vinyl-2,5-hexadien-1-ol
- lyratyl noun: The monoterpenoid radical derived from lyratol
- lyre noun, verb /ˈlaɪ.ə/: An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and...
- lyre flower noun: A flowering plant of species Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
- lyre-guitar noun: A type of guitar shaped to look like a lyre, popular as a fad instrument in the late 1800s.
- lyre-leaf sage noun: Alternative form of lyreleaf sage.
- lyre snake noun: Any snake of the genus Trimorphodon
- lyre sponge noun: Chondrocladia lyra, a carnivorous deep-sea sponge with a basic structure that resembles a lyre or harp.
- lyre-tailed adjective: Of birds, having ornamental tail feathers that resemble the curved arms of a lyre.
- lyre-tailed honeyguide noun: A bird of species Melichneutes robustus, found in the African tropical rainforest.
- lyre-tailed nightjar noun: A nightjar of species Uropsalis lyra.
- lyrebird noun: Either of two large ground-dwelling Australian songbirds, of the genus Menura, notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial...
- lyreflower noun: Alternative form of lyre flower.
- lyreleaf greeneyes noun: Any member of the species Berlandiera lyrata of sunflowers native from Kansas and Colorado in the US to Jalisco in Mexico.
- lyreleaf sage noun: A plant of the species Salvia lyrata, native to warm-temperate eastern North America.
- lyreless adjective: Of music or singing, unaccompanied by a lyre; lacking a lyre.
- lyrelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a lyre.
- lyreman noun: Synonym of cicada.
- lyresnake noun: Alternative form of lyre snake.
- lyretail noun: Any of various fishes whose tails resemble a lyre (musical instrument).
- lyric adjective, noun /ˈlɪɹɪk/: Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style.
- lyric opera noun: A nineteenth-century form of French opera, emphasising melody and having a romantic or fantasy theme.
- lyric soprano noun: A common operatic voice type known characterized by a warm, full, and bright sound; considered ideal for singing smooth (legato) lines and portraying...
- lyric video noun: A music video in which the words to the song are the main feature.
- lyrical adjective /ˈlɪɹɪkəl/: Appropriate for or suggestive of singing.
- lyrical dissonance noun /ˈlɪɹ.ɪkəl ˈdɪsənəns/: A mismatch between the emotions of the lyrics and the music of a song
- lyrical I noun: The narrator within a poem.
- lyricality noun /ˌlɪɹ.ɪˈkəl.ɪ.tiː/: The property of being suitable for singing.
- lyrically adverb: In a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing or speaking; in a lyrical manner.
- lyricalness noun: The quality of being lyrical.
- lyrichord noun: A kind of vertical harpsichord.
- lyricise verb: Alternative form of lyricize.
- lyricism noun: Great enthusiasm.
- lyricist noun /ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/: A person who writes the lyrics of a song.
- lyricization noun: The act or process of lyricizing.
- lyricize verb: To make lyrical; to treat in a poetically sentimental or emotional manner.
- lyricless adjective: Without lyrics.
- lyricologist noun: A master of lyrics, particularly of freestyle rap lyrics.
- lyricology noun: The interest, field, or study of lyrics
- lyricon noun /ˈlɪɹ.ɪ.kɒn/: A form of earcon or musicon that incorporates musically intoned speech.
- lyrics noun /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/: The words to a song (or other vocal music).
- Lyrid noun /ˈlaɪ.ɹɪd/: A shooting star or meteor observed as originating from the constellation Lyra, and belonging to the meteor shower seen each April.
- lyrie noun: Agonus cataphractus, a European fish having the body covered with bony plates, and with three spines projecting in front of the nose.
- lyriferous adjective: Having a lyre-shaped shoulder girdle, as certain fishes do.
- lyrifissure noun: A fissure in the cuticle of an invertebrate.
- lyriform adjective: Having the shape of a lyre.
- lyrism noun: The act of playing on a lyre or harp.
- lyrist noun /ˈlaɪɹɪst/: A person who plays the lyre.
- lys noun: Initialism of local yarn store
- lysability noun: The quality of being lysable.
- lysable adjective: That can be lysed (lyzed).
- Lysaght proper noun: A surname.
- Lysander noun: A British military aircraft used during World War II
- lysate noun: All the material formed by the lysis of cells.
- lysated adjective: Converted to a lysate (by lysis)
- lysdexia noun: Dyslexia; proneness to metathesis in reading, writing, or speech due to (real or imagined) dyslexia.
- lysdexic adjective: Dyslexic.
- lyse verb /ˈlaɪz/: To burst or cut a cell or cell structure; to induce lysis.
- lysencephalic adjective: Alternative form of lissencephalic.
- lysenin noun: Any of a class of proteins, from the coelomic fluid of the earthworm Eisenia foetida, that induce erythrocyte lysis.
- Lysenko proper noun: A surname from Ukrainian.
- Lysenkoan adjective: Of or pertaining to Lysenko or his pseudoscientific theories.
- Lysenkoism noun: The doctrine that maintained that environmentally acquired characteristics could be inherited; Lamarckism.
- Lysenkoist noun: A proponent of Lysenkoism.
- Lysenkoite noun: An advocate of Lysenkoism.
- lysergamide noun: Any amide of lysergic acid.
- lysergic adjective /laɪˈsɜː.d͡ʒɪk/: Used in the designation of lysergic acid and lysergic acid diethylamide: produced by hydrolysis from ergot.
- lysergic acid noun: An organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid, derived from an alkaloid found in ergot; its amide derivatives are widely used as...
- lysergic acid amide noun: A hallucinogenic alkaloid present in certain vines and fungi; ergine.
- lysergic acid diethylamide noun: A powerful synthetic hallucinogen.
- lysergide noun /lɪˈsɝˌd͡ʒaɪd/: The International Nonproprietary Name of LSD.
- lysergol noun: An alkaloid of the ergoline family, found in some fungi and in the morning glory family of plants.
- lysergyl noun: The univalent radical derived from lysergic acid
- Lysette proper noun: A female given name.
- Lysiak proper noun: A surname from Polish.
- lysianassid noun: Any crustacean of the family Lysianassidae.
- lysianassoid noun: Any crustacean of the family Lysianassidae.
- lysicamine noun: An oxoaporphine alkaloid present in Lysichiton camtschatcense var. japonicum.
- lysidine noun: A nucleoside derived from cytidine
- lysigenetic adjective: lysigenous
- lysigenic adjective: lysigenous
- lysigenous adjective: Related to or formed by lysigeny.
- lysigenously adverb: By means of lysigeny.
- lysigeny noun: Creation of cavities by lysis.
- Lysimachean adjective: Of or relating to Lysimachus (c. 360 BC – 281 BC), Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great who in 306 BC became King of Thrace, Asia Minor,...
- lysimeter noun: An instrument that measures the percolation of water through soil
- lysimetric adjective: Carried out by means of a lysimeter.
- lysin noun /ˈlaɪsɪn/: any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of blood cells, bacteria etc
- lysine noun /ˈlaɪsiːn/: An amino acid, C₆H₁₄N₂O₂, in L- or D-forms.
- lysinoalanine noun: An unusual and possibly harmful amino acid found in certain food products.
- lysinuric adjective: Characterised by the presence of lysine in the urine
- lysinylate noun, verb: Any salt or ester of lysine
- lysinylated adjective, verb: Modofied by the addition of lyninyl groups
- lysinylation noun: Reaction (typically of a phospholipid) with lysine
- lysiosquillid noun: Any mantis shrimp in the family Lysiosquillidae.
- lysiosquilloid noun: Any mantis shrimp in the superfamily Lysiosquilloidea
- lysis noun, suffix /ˈlaɪsɪs/: A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.
- lysised adjective: Subjected to lysis
- Lysistrata noun /laɪˈsɪstrətə/: A woman who withholds sex in order to get her way.
- Lysistratan adjective: Of or relating to Lysistrata; achieving a political goal by denying sex to one's partner, or similar.
- Lysithean adjective /laɪˈsɪθiən/: Of or relating to Lysithea (a.k.a. Lysithoe) in Greek mythology.
- LYSM interjection: Love you so much.
- lyso- prefix: lysis; breakdown, disintegration
- lysobactin noun: katanosin
- lysobisphosphatidic adjective: Describing a cardiolipin in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
- lysocardiolipin noun: A cardiolipin that lacks an acyl group
- lysochrome noun: Any of a group of dyes used to stain lipids
- lysocline noun: The depth in the ocean below which solubility of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) increases dramatically.
- lysocyte noun: Synonym of lymphocyte.
- lysogalactolipid noun: The lysolipid form of a galactolipid
- lysogalactosylceramide noun: Any derivative of a galactosylceramide in which an acyl group has been removed by hydrolysis
- lysoganglioside noun: Any ganglioside that lacks an acyl group
- lysogen noun: A phage that can exist as a prophage within its host organism.
- lysogenesis noun: The production of lysins.
- lysogenetic adjective: Relating to lysogenesis.
- lysogenic adjective: Of, relating to, or causing lysis.
- lysogenic cycle noun: A form of viral reproduction involving the fusion of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage with that of a host, followed by proliferation of the resulting...
- lysogenically adverb: In a lysogenic manner.
- lysogenicity noun: The property of being lysogenic.
- lysogenisation noun: Alternative form of lysogenization.
- lysogenise verb: Alternative form of lysogenize.
- lysogenization noun: Conversion into a lysogenic form
- lysogenize verb: To cause lysogenization of.
- lysogeny noun: The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis
- lysogeny broth noun: A nutritionally rich culture medium primarily used for the growth of bacteria.
- lysoglobotriaosylceramide noun: The lysophospholipid form of globotriaosylceramide
- lysoglucosylceramide noun: Any derivative of a glucosylceramide in which an acyl group has been removed by hydrolysis
- lysoglycerophospholipid noun: Any derivative of a glycerophospholipid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
- lysoglycosphingolipid noun: Any derivative of a glycosphingolipid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
- lysohexosylceramide noun: Any derivative of a hexosylceramide in which an acyl group has been removed by hydrolysis
- Lysol proper noun: A liquid antiseptic and disinfectant; a mixture of cresols and soap.
- lysolecithin noun: Any lysophospholipid derived from lecithin.
- lysolipid noun: Any derivative of a lipid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
- Lyson proper noun: A surname.
- Lysons proper noun: A surname.
- lysophagosome noun: A vesicle formed by the fusion of a lysosome and a phagosome
- lysophagy noun: permeabilization or rupture of the membrane of a lysosome
- lysophosphatidate noun: Any salt or ester of lysophosphatidic acid.
- lysophosphatide noun: Any derivative of a phosphatide in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
- lysophosphatidic adjective: Describing a phosphatidic acid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
- lysophosphatidic acid noun: A phospholipid derivative that can act as a signalling molecule.
- lysophosphatidyl noun: A univalent radical derived from a lysophosphatide
- lysophosphatidylcholine noun: Any derivative of phosphatidylcholine in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
- lysophosphatidylethanolamide noun: Any amide derived from a lysophosphatidylethanolamine
- lysophosphatidylethanolamine noun: Any derivative of phosphatidylethanolamine in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
- lysophosphatidylglycerol noun: Any lysophospholipid in which the small organic molecule is glycerol
- lysophosphatidylinositol noun: Any derivative of phosphatidylinositol in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
- lysophosphatidylserine noun: Any derivative of phosphatidylserine in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
- lysophosphoglyceride noun: Any derivative of a phosphoglyceride in which one of the acyl derivatives has been removed by hydrolysis
- lysophospholipase noun: Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic removal of a fatty acid from a lysophospholipid
- lysophospholipid noun: Any derivative of a phospholipid in which one of the acyl derivatives has been removed by hydrolysis
- lysopine noun: An amino acid, carboxyethyl-lysine, that is the lysine analogue of octopine
- lysoplate noun: An agarose gel, impregnated with substrate organisms, used to assay lysozyme activity
- lysorophian noun: Any extinct, snakelike tetrapod of the order †Lysorophia
- lysorophid noun: Any tetrapod in the family Lysorophidae, a synonym for the Molgophidae.
- lysosensor noun: Any of a group of fluorescent pH indicators (the colour of whose fluorescence depends on the acidity)
- lysosomal adjective: Of, pertaining to, or originating in lysosomes.
- lysosomally adverb: In terms of, or by means of, lysosomes.
- lysosomatic adjective: Relating to or composed of lysosomes.
- lysosome noun /ˈlaɪsəˌsoʊm/: An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.
- lysosomial adjective: Alternative form of lysosomal.
- lysosomic adjective: Of or pertaining to lysosomes.
- lysosomotrope noun: Any lysosomotropic drug
- lysosomotropic adjective: Of a drug, able to penetrate the lysosomes of particular types of cell
- lysosomotropism noun: The propensity of any molecule to specifically and significantly associate with lysosomes.
- lysosphingolipid noun: Synonym of sphingosine phosphate.
- lysosphingomyelin noun: Any derivative of sphingomyelin in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis.
- lysostaphin noun: An antibiotic obtained from Staphylococcus simulans.
- lysotracker noun: Any of a range of fluorescent dyes used to stain lysosomes
- lysotype noun: Synonym of phagotype.
- lysozymal adjective: Relating to or composed of lysozyme.
- lysozyme noun /ˈlaɪsəzaɪm/: A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.
- Lyss proper noun: A municipality in Seeland district, Bern canton, Switzerland.
- lyssa noun /ˈlɪs.ə/: Rabies.
- lyssavirus noun: Any virus of the genus Lyssavirus
- lyssic adjective: Of or relating to rabies.
- lyssomanine noun: A jumping spider of the subfamily Lyssomaninae.
- lyssophobia noun: The fear of lyssa (rabies), or madness.
- LYST noun: A gene encoding the vesicular transport protein lysosomal trafficking regulator, which is associated with the Chédiak-Higashi syndrome.
- Lyster proper noun: A surname.
- Lysterfield proper noun: A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Knox and the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia
- lystrosaurid noun: Any therapsid in the family Lystrosauridae.
- Lysychansk proper noun: A city in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.
- lysyl adjective /ˈlaɪ.sɪl/: Of or pertaining to lysine
- lysyl-bradykinin noun: Synonym of kallidin.
- lysylate noun, verb: Alternative spelling of lysinylate.
- lysylation noun: reaction with a lysyl group
- lysylbradykinin adjective: Alternative form of lysyl-bradykinin.
- lytarge noun: litharge
- lytch noun: Alternative form of lich.
- lytch field noun: Alternative spelling of lichfield.
- lytch gate noun: Alternative spelling of lych-gate
- lytch way noun: Alternative form of lichway
- lytchfield noun: Alternative spelling of lichfield.
- lytchgate noun: Alternative spelling of lych-gate
- lytchway noun: Alternative form of lichway
- -lyte suffix: Word-forming element used in making nouns corresponding to nouns in -lysis and adjectives in -lytic.
- lytel adjective, adverb, determiner, noun, pronoun: Pronunciation spelling of little, small.
- lyterian adjective: Of or pertaining to lysis
- Lyth proper noun: A surname.
- Lytham proper noun /ˈlɪðəm/: A large suburban area in Lytham St Annes, Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3627).
- lythe noun: A fish, the European pollock (Pollachius pollachius).
- lythraceous adjective: Belonging to the family Lythraceae, which includes loosestrifes, pomegranate, henna, water caltrop, and crape myrtles.
- lythramine noun: An alkaloid found in Lythrum species.
- lythranidine noun: An alkaloid found in the plant Lythrum anceps.
- lythranine noun: An alkaloid found in Lythrum species.
- lythrine noun: An alkaloid found in Heimia salicifolia.
- lythrum noun: Any plant of the genus Lythrum.
- lytic adjective, suffix: Of, relating to, or causing lysis.
- lytic cycle noun: The normal process of viral reproduction involving penetration of the cell membrane, nucleic acid synthesis and lysis of the host cell
- lytic infection noun: The infection of a bacterium by a bacteriophage with subsequent production of more phage particles, and lysis of the cell.
- lytically adverb: By means of, or in terms of, lysis.
- lyticase noun: A complex of endoglucanase and protease catalyzes yeast cell lysis
- lytico noun /ˈlɪt.ɪ.koʊ/: A medical condition prevalent on Guam, or an aspect of Lytico-Bodig disease, which causes paralysis.
- lytoceratid noun: Any member of the family Lytoceratidae of ammonites.
- lytta noun: A fibrous muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, such as the dog.
- Lyttelton proper noun: A habitational surname.
- Lyttle proper noun /ˈlɪtəl/: A surname.
- Lytton proper noun /ˈlɪtən/: A surname.
- Lyttonian adjective: Of or relating to Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873), English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician.
- Lyubov proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian female given name Любовь (Ljubovʹ).
- Lyudmila proper noun: A female given name.
- lyutenitsa noun: Alternative form of lutenitsa.
- lyxitol noun: A deoxy alditol derived from lyxose
- lyxoflavin noun: A stereoisomer of riboflavin, found in small amounts in the cardiac muscle.
- lyxofuranose noun: The furanose form of lyxose
- lyxohexosamine noun: A hexosamine that is a lyxose.
- lyxonate noun: Any salt or ester of lyxonic acid
- lyxonic acid noun: The carboxylic acid (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentanoic acid
- lyxopyranose noun: The pyranose form of lyxose
- lyxopyranoside noun: Any glycoside derived from lyxopyranose
- lyxose noun: An aldopentose found in some bacteria.
- lyxoside noun: A pyranoside ring in which the glycone is lyxose.
- lyxulose noun: A pentose keto sugar, a derivative of lyxose
- lyzable adjective: Alternative spelling of lysable.
- lyze verb: Alternative form of lyse.
- LZ noun: Initialism of landing zone.
- LZO noun: Initialism of lanthanum-zirconium-oxide (“La₂Zr₂O₇; a dielectric”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under L: 22,765 words, in 76 parts.