lyre, n.
(lyres)
lyre snake, n.
mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head; found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to Central America
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lyre-flower, n.
garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
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| Dicentra spectabilis |
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| bleeding heart |
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| lyre-flower |
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| lyreflower |
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lyre-shaped, adj.
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lyrebird, n.
(lyrebirds)
Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
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| lyrebird |
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lyreflower, n.
(lyreflowers)
garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
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| Dicentra spectabilis |
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| bleeding heart |
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| lyreflower |
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lyric, adj.
freq. cnt. 4
used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
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"a lyric soprano"
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of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)
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"lyric poetry"
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lyric, n.
(lyrics)
freq. cnt. 12
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2
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| lyric |
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"his compositions always started with the lyrics""he wrote both words and music"
"the song uses colloquial language"
lyric, v.
(lyricked, lyricking, lyrics)
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Somebody ----s something
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lyric poem, n.
freq. cnt. 1
lyrical, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
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lyricality, n.
(lyricalities)
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lyrically, adv.
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"she danced the part of the Black Swan very lyrically"
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lyricism, n.
(lyricisms)
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lyricist, n.
(lyricists)
freq. cnt. 4
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lyrist, n.
(lyrists)
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lysergic acid, n.
a crystalline acid often used in medical research; obtained from ergotic alkaloids
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| lysergic acid |
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lysergic acid diethylamide, n.
a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
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| LSD |
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| lysergic acid diethylamide |
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lysin, n.
(lysins)
lysine, n.
(lysines)
an essential amino acid found in proteins; occurs especially in gelatin and casein
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| lysine |
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lysine intolerance, n.
a disorder in which a lack of certain enzymes makes it impossible to digest the amino acid lysine
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lysinemia, n.
an inborn error of metabolism in which the lack of certain enzymes leads to an inability to metabolize the amino acid lysine; characterized by muscular weakness and mental retardation
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| lysinemia |
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lysis, n.
(lyses)
(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
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| lysis |
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autolysis, self-digestion
bacteriolysis
cytolysis
hemolysis, haemolysis, hematolysis, haematolysis
karyolysis
necrolysis
osteolysis
radiolysis
thrombolysis
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lysogenic, adj.
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lysogenicity, n.
(lysogenicities)
the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material
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| lysogenicity |
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| lysogeny |
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"when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny"
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lysogenisation, n.
(lysogenisations)
the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
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| lysogenisation |
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| lysogenization |
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lysogenization, n.
(lysogenizations)
the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
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| lysogenisation |
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| lysogenization |
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lysogenize, v.
(lysogenized, lysogenizes, lysogenizing)
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Something ----s something
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lysogeny, n.
(lysogenies)
the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material
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| lysogenicity |
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| lysogeny |
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"when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny"
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lysosome, n.
(lysosomes)
an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
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| lysosome |
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