kreotoxin
Any basic (pH > 7) toxin produced by bacteria or fungi in meat.

kreotoxins
plural of kreotoxin

kresol
Archaic form of cresol.

kroepoek
An Indonesian (Javanese) shrimp cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various spices.

kroepoeks
plural of kroepoek

krupuk
An Indonesian (Javanese) cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various traditional spices.
A similar cracker made from animal skin or vegetables.

kryptocyanine
Alternative form of cryptocyanine.

kryptol
An electric-resistant material made from graphite, carborundum, and clay.

kryptonation
The infusion of a solid with krypton gas

kryptopyrrole
The derivative of pyrrole 2,4-dimethyl, 3-ethylpyrrole whose presence in the urine is diagnostic of various disorders

kryptopyrroles
plural of kryptopyrrole

krytron
A cold cathode gas-filled tube intended for use as a very high-speed switch, somewhat similar to the thyratron.

krytrons
plural of krytron

kukoline
An organic compound obtained from the roots of Nephroia diversifolia, used in medicine.

kumkum
A red powder, made from saffron or turmeric, used ceremonially by Hindu women to make various markings on the body, especially the tilak.

kumkuma
Alternative form of kumkum.

kumkumas
plural of kumkuma

kumkums
plural of kumkum

kunkar
Alternative form of kankar.

kunkars
plural of kunkar

kunkur
Alternative form of kankar.

kunkurs
plural of kunkur

kurchicine
An alkaloid found in the bark of Holarrhena antidysentrica.

kurchine
An alkaloid found in the bark of Holarrhena antidysentrica.

kurosol
An ultisol or alfisol.

kurosols
plural of kurosol

kurtoxin
A polypeptide toxin, in the venom of the scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus, that inactivates some ion channels

kusunol
Synonym of valerianol.

kwashiorkor
A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.

kwashiorkors
plural of kwashiorkor

kyanol
Aniline.
A base obtained from coal tar.

kyawthuite
An extremely rare bismuth antimonate gem, chemical formula Bi³⁺Sb⁵+O₄.

kyawthuites
plural of kyawthuite

kynuramine
A particular propiophenone.

kynuramines
plural of kynuramine

kynureninase
An enzyme that catalyses the cleavage of kynurenine into anthranilic acid.

kynureninases
plural of kynureninase

kytoon
A lighter-than-air kite, filled with gas and capable of staying aloft even without wind.

kytoons
plural of kytoon

labdane
A natural bicyclic diterpene with the chemical formula C₂₀H₃₈, forming the structural core of a wide variety of natural products

labdanes
plural of labdane

laborlore
Folk elements of the lives of workers.

lachrymator
Any substance that causes tears, such as tear gas.

lachrymators
plural of lachrymator

lacmoid
A purplish dye made from resorcin, employed as an indicator, being turned blue by alkalis and red by acids.

lacquerware
Decorative items coated with lacquer.

lacquerwares
plural of lacquerware

lacrimator
Alternative spelling of lachrymator.

lacrimators
plural of lacrimator

lacritin
A glycoprotein found in tears and saliva.

lacrymator
Alternative form of lachrymator.

lacrymators
plural of lacrymator

lactacidosis
An abnormally increased amount of lactic acid of the blood

lactacystin
A selective proteosome inhibitor found in Streptomyces bacteria.

lactamization
The conversion of a lactone into a lactam

lactamizations
plural of lactamization

lactase
A β-galactosidase enzyme that is involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers.

lactases
plural of lactase

lactasin
A preparation of lactase for oral ingestion.

lactenin
A nitrogenous substance present in milk, with antimicrobial properties.

lacticin
A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Lactococcus lactis.

lactifuge
A medicine to check the secretion of milk, or to dispel a supposed accumulation of milk in any part of the body

lactifuges
plural of lactifuge

lactim
Any of a class of cyclic hydroxy-imides (enols) that are tautomeric with the lactams.

lactims
plural of lactim

lactobacilli
plural of lactobacillus

lactobacillus
Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid

lactobiose
lactose

lactocele
Galactocele.

lactocerebroside
Any cerebroside in which the sugar component is lactose

lactocerebrosides
plural of lactocerebroside

lactocin
Any of a class of bacteriocins produced by Lactobacillus bacteria.

lactocins
plural of lactocin

lactococcin
Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by Lactococcus bacteria.

lactococcins
plural of lactococcin

lactocyclicin
A cyclic bacteriocin present in bacteria of the genus Lactococcus.

lactocystin
Alternative form of lactacystin.

lactoferricin
Any of a group of amphipathic, cationic peptides with antimicrobial and anticancer properties

lactoferricins
plural of lactoferricin

lactofuchsin
A mounting medium, composed of fuchsin in lactic acid, and stain for the microscopic study of fungi

lactofuchsine
Alternative form of lactofuchsin.

lactoglobulin
The globulin content of milk

lactoglobulins
plural of lactoglobulin

lactoglutathione
The S-lactoyl derivative of glutathione

lactoglycerol
An aqueous solution of lactic acid and glycerol that is used in cytology

lactomer
A copolymer of glycolide and lactide used as a suture

lactonase
A metalloenzyme, produced by certain bacteria, that targets and inactivates acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs)

lactonases
plural of lactonase

lactonisation
Alternative spelling of lactonization.

lactonisations
plural of lactonisation

lactonization
Reaction with, or conversion into a lactone.

lactonizations
plural of lactonization

lactonohydrolase
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of intramolecular carboxylic ester bonds within lactone rings.

lactonolysis
The hydrolysis of a lactone

lactoperoxidase
A peroxidase found in, e.g., milk and saliva.

lactoperoxidases
plural of lactoperoxidase

lactophorin
A phosphoglycoprotein present in milk

lactorrhea
Synonym of galactorrhea.

lactosamine
An amino derivative of lactose that is found in many biologically active carbohydrates

lactosamines
plural of lactosamine

lactosaminoglycan
Any glycan derived from lactosamine

lactosaminoglycans
plural of lactosaminoglycan

lactosomatotroph
A somatotroph that produces prolactin

lactosomatotrophs
plural of lactosomatotroph

lactosome
A micelle, containing lipid and protein, found in milk

lactosomes
plural of lactosome

lactosucrose
The trisaccharide 4(G)-beta-D-galactosylsucrose

lactosylceramidase
An enzyme that removes lactose from ceramide derivatives (lactocerebrosides)

lactosylceramidases
plural of lactosylceramidase

lactosylceramide
Any glycosylceramide containing lactose

lactosylceramides
plural of lactosylceramide

lactotetraose
A tetraose related to lactose

lactotetraoses
plural of lactotetraose

lactotetraosylceramide
Any lactotetraose derivative of a ceramide

lactotetraosylceramides
plural of lactotetraosylceramide

lactotropin
Prolactin; a peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.

lactotropins
plural of lactotropin

lactrunculin
Alternative form of latrunculin.

lactucarium
The thickened juice of certain varieties of lettuce, used as a drug for its sedative and analgesic properties.

lactucopicrin
A sesquiterpene lactone with sedative and analgesic effects, found in lactucarium.

laddoo
Alternative form of laddu.

laddoos
plural of laddoo

laddu
A ball-shaped sweet made with flour and sugar, popular in the Indian subcontinent.

laddus
plural of laddu

laevifonol
A dimerstilbene found in Vatica odorata.

laevodihydroxyphenylalanine
L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, a biosynthetic compound used as a drug in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and dystonia.

laevulin
Alternative form of levulin.

laevulins
plural of laevulin