| lysin | (noun) any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis | - |
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| lysine | (noun) an essential amino acid found in proteins; occurs especially in gelatin and casein | - |
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| lysinemia | (noun) 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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| lysis | (noun) (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria | - |
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| (noun) recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside | - |
| lysogenicity | (noun) the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material | Synonyms: lysogeny |
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| lysogenisation | (noun) the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome | Synonyms: lysogenization |
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| lysogenization | (noun) the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome | Synonyms: lysogenisation |
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| lysogeny | (noun) the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material | Synonyms: lysogenicity |
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| lysosome | (noun) an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells) | - |
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| lysozyme | (noun) an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria | Synonyms: muramidase |
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| lyssa | (noun) an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain | Synonyms: hydrophobia, madness, rabies |
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| lyssavirus | (noun) a neurotropic non-arbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies | - |
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