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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

  1. lyophilizer noun: freeze-drying equipment; freeze-dryer
  2. lyophobe adjective, noun: A lyophobic substance.
  3. lyophobic adjective: Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated.
  4. lyopreservation noun: preservation by means of lyophilization
  5. lyopreserve verb: To preserve by means of lyophilization
  6. lyopreserved adjective, verb: preserved by means of lyopreservation
  7. lyoprocess verb: To process by means of lyophilization
  8. lyoprocessing noun: processing by means of lyophilization
  9. lyoprotectant adjective, noun: A substance added to something undergoing lyophilization in order to prevent damage.
  10. lyoprotective adjective: Synonym of lyoprotectant.
  11. lyoprotector noun: Synonym of lyoprotectant.
  12. Lyotardian adjective: Of or pertaining to Jean-François Lyotard (1924–1998), French philosopher and literary theorist associated with postmodernism.
  13. lyotropic adjective: describing a liquid crystal that exhibits phase transitions as a function of concentration
  14. lyotropy noun: The condition of being lyotropic
  15. LYP noun: Initialism of lower yield point.
  16. lypemania noun: melancholy, mournfulness
  17. lypothymia noun: Alternative spelling of lipothymia.
  18. lypressin noun: The synthetic hormone lysine vasopressin (LVP) that is a form of the naturally occurring antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) found in pigs.
  19. lypusid noun: Any moth in the family Lypusidae.
  20. lyra noun: The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain.
  21. lyra viol noun: A type of bass viol.
  22. lyra violist noun: Someone who plays a lyra viol.
  23. Lyraid noun: Alternative form of Lyrid.
  24. lyrate adjective, noun: Shaped like a lyre.
  25. lyrated adjective: Alternative form of lyrate.
  26. lyrately adverb: In a lyrate manner.
  27. lyratol noun: The monoterpenoid alcohol (2E)-2,5-dimethyl-4-vinyl-2,5-hexadien-1-ol
  28. lyratyl noun: The monoterpenoid radical derived from lyratol
  29. 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...
  30. lyre flower noun: A flowering plant of species Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
  31. lyre-guitar noun: A type of guitar shaped to look like a lyre, popular as a fad instrument in the late 1800s.
  32. lyre-leaf sage noun: Alternative form of lyreleaf sage.
  33. lyre snake noun: Any snake of the genus Trimorphodon
  34. lyre sponge noun: Chondrocladia lyra, a carnivorous deep-sea sponge with a basic structure that resembles a lyre or harp.
  35. lyre-tailed adjective: Of birds, having ornamental tail feathers that resemble the curved arms of a lyre.
  36. lyre-tailed honeyguide noun: A bird of species Melichneutes robustus, found in the African tropical rainforest.
  37. lyre-tailed nightjar noun: A nightjar of species Uropsalis lyra.
  38. lyrebird noun: Either of two large ground-dwelling Australian songbirds, of the genus Menura, notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial...
  39. lyreflower noun: Alternative form of lyre flower.
  40. lyreleaf greeneyes noun: Any member of the species Berlandiera lyrata of sunflowers native from Kansas and Colorado in the US to Jalisco in Mexico.
  41. lyreleaf sage noun: A plant of the species Salvia lyrata, native to warm-temperate eastern North America.
  42. lyreless adjective: Of music or singing, unaccompanied by a lyre; lacking a lyre.
  43. lyrelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a lyre.
  44. lyreman noun: Synonym of cicada.
  45. lyresnake noun: Alternative form of lyre snake.
  46. lyretail noun: Any of various fishes whose tails resemble a lyre (musical instrument).
  47. 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.
  48. lyric opera noun: A nineteenth-century form of French opera, emphasising melody and having a romantic or fantasy theme.
  49. 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...
  50. lyric video noun: A music video in which the words to the song are the main feature.
  51. lyrical adjective /ˈlɪɹɪkəl/: Appropriate for or suggestive of singing.
  52. lyrical dissonance noun /ˈlɪɹ.ɪkəl ˈdɪsənəns/: A mismatch between the emotions of the lyrics and the music of a song
  53. lyrical I noun: The narrator within a poem.
  54. lyricality noun /ˌlɪɹ.ɪˈkəl.ɪ.tiː/: The property of being suitable for singing.
  55. lyrically adverb: In a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing or speaking; in a lyrical manner.
  56. lyricalness noun: The quality of being lyrical.
  57. lyrichord noun: A kind of vertical harpsichord.
  58. lyricise verb: Alternative form of lyricize.
  59. lyricism noun: Great enthusiasm.
  60. lyricist noun /ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/: A person who writes the lyrics of a song.
  61. lyricization noun: The act or process of lyricizing.
  62. lyricize verb: To make lyrical; to treat in a poetically sentimental or emotional manner.
  63. lyricless adjective: Without lyrics.
  64. lyricologist noun: A master of lyrics, particularly of freestyle rap lyrics.
  65. lyricology noun: The interest, field, or study of lyrics
  66. lyricon noun /ˈlɪɹ.ɪ.kɒn/: A form of earcon or musicon that incorporates musically intoned speech.
  67. lyrics noun /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/: The words to a song (or other vocal music).
  68. 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.
  69. lyrie noun: Agonus cataphractus, a European fish having the body covered with bony plates, and with three spines projecting in front of the nose.
  70. lyriferous adjective: Having a lyre-shaped shoulder girdle, as certain fishes do.
  71. lyrifissure noun: A fissure in the cuticle of an invertebrate.
  72. lyriform adjective: Having the shape of a lyre.
  73. lyrism noun: The act of playing on a lyre or harp.
  74. lyrist noun /ˈlaɪɹɪst/: A person who plays the lyre.
  75. lys noun: Initialism of local yarn store
  76. lysability noun: The quality of being lysable.
  77. lysable adjective: That can be lysed (lyzed).
  78. Lysaght proper noun: A surname.
  79. Lysander noun: A British military aircraft used during World War II
  80. lysate noun: All the material formed by the lysis of cells.
  81. lysated adjective: Converted to a lysate (by lysis)
  82. lysdexia noun: Dyslexia; proneness to metathesis in reading, writing, or speech due to (real or imagined) dyslexia.
  83. lysdexic adjective: Dyslexic.
  84. lyse verb /ˈlaɪz/: To burst or cut a cell or cell structure; to induce lysis.
  85. lysencephalic adjective: Alternative form of lissencephalic.
  86. lysenin noun: Any of a class of proteins, from the coelomic fluid of the earthworm Eisenia foetida, that induce erythrocyte lysis.
  87. Lysenko proper noun: A surname from Ukrainian.
  88. Lysenkoan adjective: Of or pertaining to Lysenko or his pseudoscientific theories.
  89. Lysenkoism noun: The doctrine that maintained that environmentally acquired characteristics could be inherited; Lamarckism.
  90. Lysenkoist noun: A proponent of Lysenkoism.
  91. Lysenkoite noun: An advocate of Lysenkoism.
  92. lysergamide noun: Any amide of lysergic acid.
  93. lysergic adjective /laɪˈsɜː.d͡ʒɪk/: Used in the designation of lysergic acid and lysergic acid diethylamide: produced by hydrolysis from ergot.
  94. 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...
  95. lysergic acid amide noun: A hallucinogenic alkaloid present in certain vines and fungi; ergine.
  96. lysergic acid diethylamide noun: A powerful synthetic hallucinogen.
  97. lysergide noun /lɪˈsɝˌd͡ʒaɪd/: The International Nonproprietary Name of LSD.
  98. lysergol noun: An alkaloid of the ergoline family, found in some fungi and in the morning glory family of plants.
  99. lysergyl noun: The univalent radical derived from lysergic acid
  100. Lysette proper noun: A female given name.
  101. Lysiak proper noun: A surname from Polish.
  102. lysianassid noun: Any crustacean of the family Lysianassidae.
  103. lysianassoid noun: Any crustacean of the family Lysianassidae.
  104. lysicamine noun: An oxoaporphine alkaloid present in Lysichiton camtschatcense var. japonicum.
  105. lysidine noun: A nucleoside derived from cytidine
  106. lysigenetic adjective: lysigenous
  107. lysigenic adjective: lysigenous
  108. lysigenous adjective: Related to or formed by lysigeny.
  109. lysigenously adverb: By means of lysigeny.
  110. lysigeny noun: Creation of cavities by lysis.
  111. 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,...
  112. lysimeter noun: An instrument that measures the percolation of water through soil
  113. lysimetric adjective: Carried out by means of a lysimeter.
  114. lysin noun /ˈlaɪsɪn/: any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of blood cells, bacteria etc
  115. lysine noun /ˈlaɪsiːn/: An amino acid, C₆H₁₄N₂O₂, in L- or D-forms.
  116. lysinoalanine noun: An unusual and possibly harmful amino acid found in certain food products.
  117. lysinuric adjective: Characterised by the presence of lysine in the urine
  118. lysinylate noun, verb: Any salt or ester of lysine
  119. lysinylated adjective, verb: Modofied by the addition of lyninyl groups
  120. lysinylation noun: Reaction (typically of a phospholipid) with lysine
  121. lysiosquillid noun: Any mantis shrimp in the family Lysiosquillidae.
  122. lysiosquilloid noun: Any mantis shrimp in the superfamily Lysiosquilloidea
  123. lysis noun, suffix /ˈlaɪsɪs/: A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.
  124. lysised adjective: Subjected to lysis
  125. Lysistrata noun /laɪˈsɪstrətə/: A woman who withholds sex in order to get her way.
  126. Lysistratan adjective: Of or relating to Lysistrata; achieving a political goal by denying sex to one's partner, or similar.
  127. Lysithean adjective /laɪˈsɪθiən/: Of or relating to Lysithea (a.k.a. Lysithoe) in Greek mythology.
  128. LYSM interjection: Love you so much.
  129. lyso- prefix: lysis; breakdown, disintegration
  130. lysobactin noun: katanosin
  131. lysobisphosphatidic adjective: Describing a cardiolipin in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
  132. lysocardiolipin noun: A cardiolipin that lacks an acyl group
  133. lysochrome noun: Any of a group of dyes used to stain lipids
  134. lysocline noun: The depth in the ocean below which solubility of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) increases dramatically.
  135. lysocyte noun: Synonym of lymphocyte.
  136. lysogalactolipid noun: The lysolipid form of a galactolipid
  137. lysogalactosylceramide noun: Any derivative of a galactosylceramide in which an acyl group has been removed by hydrolysis
  138. lysoganglioside noun: Any ganglioside that lacks an acyl group
  139. lysogen noun: A phage that can exist as a prophage within its host organism.
  140. lysogenesis noun: The production of lysins.
  141. lysogenetic adjective: Relating to lysogenesis.
  142. lysogenic adjective: Of, relating to, or causing lysis.
  143. 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...
  144. lysogenically adverb: In a lysogenic manner.
  145. lysogenicity noun: The property of being lysogenic.
  146. lysogenisation noun: Alternative form of lysogenization.
  147. lysogenise verb: Alternative form of lysogenize.
  148. lysogenization noun: Conversion into a lysogenic form
  149. lysogenize verb: To cause lysogenization of.
  150. lysogeny noun: The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis
  151. lysogeny broth noun: A nutritionally rich culture medium primarily used for the growth of bacteria.
  152. lysoglobotriaosylceramide noun: The lysophospholipid form of globotriaosylceramide
  153. lysoglucosylceramide noun: Any derivative of a glucosylceramide in which an acyl group has been removed by hydrolysis
  154. lysoglycerophospholipid noun: Any derivative of a glycerophospholipid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
  155. lysoglycosphingolipid noun: Any derivative of a glycosphingolipid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
  156. lysohexosylceramide noun: Any derivative of a hexosylceramide in which an acyl group has been removed by hydrolysis
  157. Lysol proper noun: A liquid antiseptic and disinfectant; a mixture of cresols and soap.
  158. lysolecithin noun: Any lysophospholipid derived from lecithin.
  159. lysolipid noun: Any derivative of a lipid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
  160. Lyson proper noun: A surname.
  161. Lysons proper noun: A surname.
  162. lysophagosome noun: A vesicle formed by the fusion of a lysosome and a phagosome
  163. lysophagy noun: permeabilization or rupture of the membrane of a lysosome
  164. lysophosphatidate noun: Any salt or ester of lysophosphatidic acid.
  165. lysophosphatide noun: Any derivative of a phosphatide in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
  166. lysophosphatidic adjective: Describing a phosphatidic acid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
  167. lysophosphatidic acid noun: A phospholipid derivative that can act as a signalling molecule.
  168. lysophosphatidyl noun: A univalent radical derived from a lysophosphatide
  169. lysophosphatidylcholine noun: Any derivative of phosphatidylcholine in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
  170. lysophosphatidylethanolamide noun: Any amide derived from a lysophosphatidylethanolamine
  171. lysophosphatidylethanolamine noun: Any derivative of phosphatidylethanolamine in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
  172. lysophosphatidylglycerol noun: Any lysophospholipid in which the small organic molecule is glycerol
  173. lysophosphatidylinositol noun: Any derivative of phosphatidylinositol in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
  174. lysophosphatidylserine noun: Any derivative of phosphatidylserine in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
  175. lysophosphoglyceride noun: Any derivative of a phosphoglyceride in which one of the acyl derivatives has been removed by hydrolysis
  176. lysophospholipase noun: Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic removal of a fatty acid from a lysophospholipid
  177. lysophospholipid noun: Any derivative of a phospholipid in which one of the acyl derivatives has been removed by hydrolysis
  178. lysopine noun: An amino acid, carboxyethyl-lysine, that is the lysine analogue of octopine
  179. lysoplate noun: An agarose gel, impregnated with substrate organisms, used to assay lysozyme activity
  180. lysorophian noun: Any extinct, snakelike tetrapod of the order †Lysorophia
  181. lysorophid noun: Any tetrapod in the family Lysorophidae, a synonym for the Molgophidae.
  182. lysosensor noun: Any of a group of fluorescent pH indicators (the colour of whose fluorescence depends on the acidity)
  183. lysosomal adjective: Of, pertaining to, or originating in lysosomes.
  184. lysosomally adverb: In terms of, or by means of, lysosomes.
  185. lysosomatic adjective: Relating to or composed of lysosomes.
  186. 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.
  187. lysosomial adjective: Alternative form of lysosomal.
  188. lysosomic adjective: Of or pertaining to lysosomes.
  189. lysosomotrope noun: Any lysosomotropic drug
  190. lysosomotropic adjective: Of a drug, able to penetrate the lysosomes of particular types of cell
  191. lysosomotropism noun: The propensity of any molecule to specifically and significantly associate with lysosomes.
  192. lysosphingolipid noun: Synonym of sphingosine phosphate.
  193. lysosphingomyelin noun: Any derivative of sphingomyelin in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis.
  194. lysostaphin noun: An antibiotic obtained from Staphylococcus simulans.
  195. lysotracker noun: Any of a range of fluorescent dyes used to stain lysosomes
  196. lysotype noun: Synonym of phagotype.
  197. lysozymal adjective: Relating to or composed of lysozyme.
  198. lysozyme noun /ˈlaɪsəzaɪm/: A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.
  199. Lyss proper noun: A municipality in Seeland district, Bern canton, Switzerland.
  200. lyssa noun /ˈlɪs.ə/: Rabies.
  201. lyssaviral adjective: Relating to lyssaviruses.
  202. lyssavirus noun: Any virus of the genus Lyssavirus
  203. lyssic adjective: Of or relating to rabies.
  204. lyssomanine noun: A jumping spider of the subfamily Lyssomaninae.
  205. lyssophobia noun: The fear of lyssa (rabies), or madness.
  206. LYST noun: A gene encoding the vesicular transport protein lysosomal trafficking regulator, which is associated with the Chédiak-Higashi syndrome.
  207. Lyster proper noun: A surname.
  208. Lysterfield proper noun: A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Knox and the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia
  209. lystrosaurid noun: Any therapsid in the family Lystrosauridae.
  210. Lysychansk proper noun: A city in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.
  211. lysyl adjective /ˈlaɪ.sɪl/: Of or pertaining to lysine
  212. lysyl-bradykinin noun: Synonym of kallidin.
  213. lysylate noun, verb: Alternative spelling of lysinylate.
  214. lysylation noun: reaction with a lysyl group
  215. lysylbradykinin adjective: Alternative form of lysyl-bradykinin.
  216. lytarge noun: litharge
  217. lytch noun: Alternative form of lich.
  218. lytch field noun: Alternative spelling of lichfield.
  219. lytch gate noun: Alternative spelling of lych-gate
  220. lytch way noun: Alternative form of lichway
  221. lytchfield noun: Alternative spelling of lichfield.
  222. lytchgate noun: Alternative spelling of lych-gate
  223. lytchway noun: Alternative form of lichway
  224. -lyte suffix: Word-forming element used in making nouns corresponding to nouns in -lysis and adjectives in -lytic.
  225. lytel adjective, adverb, determiner, noun, pronoun: Pronunciation spelling of little, small.
  226. lyterian adjective: Of or pertaining to lysis
  227. Lyth proper noun: A surname.
  228. Lytham proper noun /ˈlɪðəm/: A large suburban area in Lytham St Annes, Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3627).
  229. lythe noun: A fish, the European pollock (Pollachius pollachius).
  230. lythraceous adjective: Belonging to the family Lythraceae, which includes loosestrifes, pomegranate, henna, water caltrop, and crape myrtles.
  231. lythramine noun: An alkaloid found in Lythrum species.
  232. lythranidine noun: An alkaloid found in the plant Lythrum anceps.
  233. lythranine noun: An alkaloid found in Lythrum species.
  234. lythrine noun: An alkaloid found in Heimia salicifolia.
  235. lythrum noun: Any plant of the genus Lythrum.
  236. lytic adjective, suffix: Of, relating to, or causing lysis.
  237. lytic cycle noun: The normal process of viral reproduction involving penetration of the cell membrane, nucleic acid synthesis and lysis of the host cell
  238. lytic infection noun: The infection of a bacterium by a bacteriophage with subsequent production of more phage particles, and lysis of the cell.
  239. lytically adverb: By means of, or in terms of, lysis.
  240. lyticase noun: A complex of endoglucanase and protease catalyzes yeast cell lysis
  241. lytico noun /ˈlɪt.ɪ.koʊ/: A medical condition prevalent on Guam, or an aspect of Lytico-Bodig disease, which causes paralysis.
  242. lytoceratid noun: Any member of the family Lytoceratidae of ammonites.
  243. lytta noun: A fibrous muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, such as the dog.
  244. Lyttelton proper noun: A habitational surname.
  245. Lyttle proper noun /ˈlɪtəl/: A surname.
  246. Lytton proper noun /ˈlɪtən/: A surname.
  247. Lyttonian adjective: Of or relating to Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873), English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician.
  248. Lyubov proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian female given name Любовь (Ljubovʹ).
  249. Lyudmila proper noun: A female given name.
  250. lyutenitsa noun: Alternative form of lutenitsa.
  251. lyxitol noun: A deoxy alditol derived from lyxose
  252. lyxoflavin noun: A stereoisomer of riboflavin, found in small amounts in the cardiac muscle.
  253. lyxofuranose noun: The furanose form of lyxose
  254. lyxohexosamine noun: A hexosamine that is a lyxose.
  255. lyxonate noun: Any salt or ester of lyxonic acid
  256. lyxonic acid noun: The carboxylic acid (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentanoic acid
  257. lyxopyranose noun: The pyranose form of lyxose
  258. lyxopyranoside noun: Any glycoside derived from lyxopyranose
  259. lyxose noun: An aldopentose found in some bacteria.
  260. lyxoside noun: A pyranoside ring in which the glycone is lyxose.
  261. lyxulose noun: A pentose keto sugar, a derivative of lyxose
  262. lyzable adjective: Alternative spelling of lysable.
  263. lyze verb: Alternative form of lyse.
  264. LZ noun: Initialism of landing zone.
  265. LZO noun: Initialism of lanthanum-zirconium-oxide (“La₂Zr₂O₇; a dielectric”).

Part 75 · English words: L

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.