lysocline
The depth in the ocean below which solubility of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) increases dramatically.

lysoclines
plural of lysocline

lysogalactolipid
The lysolipid form of a galactolipid

lysogalactolipids
plural of lysogalactolipid

lysogalactosylceramide
Any derivative of a galactosylceramide in which an acyl group has been removed by hydrolysis

lysoganglioside
Any ganglioside that lacks an acyl group

lysogangliosides
plural of lysoganglioside

lysogenies
plural of lysogeny

lysogeny
The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis

lysoglobotriaosylceramide
The lysophospholipid form of globotriaosylceramide

lysoglucosylceramide
Any derivative of a glucosylceramide in which an acyl group has been removed by hydrolysis

lysoglycerophospholipid
Any derivative of a glycerophospholipid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis

lysoglycerophospholipids
plural of lysoglycerophospholipid

lysoglycosphingolipid
Any derivative of a glycosphingolipid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis

lysoglycosphingolipids
plural of lysoglycosphingolipid

lysohexosylceramide
Any derivative of a hexosylceramide in which an acyl group has been removed by hydrolysis

lysophosphatide
Any derivative of a phosphatide in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis

lysophosphatides
plural of lysophosphatide

lysophosphatidylcholine
Any derivative of phosphatidylcholine in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis

lysophosphatidylcholines
plural of lysophosphatidylcholine

lysophosphatidylethanolamine
Any derivative of phosphatidylethanolamine in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis

lysophosphatidylethanolamines
plural of lysophosphatidylethanolamine

lysophosphatidylglycerol
Any lysophospholipid in which the small organic molecule is glycerol

lysophosphatidylglycerols
plural of lysophosphatidylglycerol

lysophosphatidylinositol
Any derivative of phosphatidylinositol in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis

lysophosphatidylinositols
plural of lysophosphatidylinositol

lysophosphatidylserine
Any derivative of phosphatidylserine in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis

lysophosphatidylserines
plural of lysophosphatidylserine

lysophosphoglyceride
Any derivative of a phosphoglyceride in which one of the acyl derivatives has been removed by hydrolysis

lysophosphoglycerides
plural of lysophosphoglyceride

lysophospholipid
Any derivative of a phospholipid in which one of the acyl derivatives has been removed by hydrolysis

lysophospholipids
plural of lysophospholipid

lysosome
An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.

lysosomes
plural of lysosome

lysosomotropism
The propensity of any molecule to specifically and significantly associate with lysosomes.

lysosphingolipid
Synonym of sphingosine phosphate.

lysosphingolipids
plural of lysosphingolipid

lysosphingomyelin
Any derivative of sphingomyelin in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis.

lysosphingomyelins
plural of lysosphingomyelin

lythramine
An alkaloid found in Lythrum species.

lythranidine
An alkaloid found in the plant Lythrum anceps.

lythranine
An alkaloid found in Lythrum species.

lythrine
An alkaloid found in Heimia salicifolia.

lyxitol
A deoxy alditol derived from lyxose

lyxitols
plural of lyxitol

lyxofuranose
The furanose form of lyxose

lyxofuranoses
plural of lyxofuranose

lyxohexosamine
A hexosamine that is a lyxose.

lyxohexosamines
plural of lyxohexosamine

lyxopyranose
The pyranose form of lyxose

lyxopyranoses
plural of lyxopyranose

lyxoside
A pyranoside ring in which the glycone is lyxose.

lyxosides
plural of lyxoside

mabati
Metal sheeting, often corrugated iron.

macaloid
A form of bentonite used in ceramics manufacture

macedocin
A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. macedonicus.

macerozyme
An enzyme used experimentally to digest cell walls prior to organelle isolation.

macerozymes
plural of macerozyme

macigni
plural of macigno

macigno
A soft sandstone with calcareous cement.

macignos
plural of macigno

macin
Any of a group of antimicrobial proteins

macins
plural of macin

macir
A spicy red bark from India, imported to the Roman Empire in the first century CE, possibly the fragrant resin of Ailanthus triphysa

macluraxanthone
A xanthone, 5,9,10-trihydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-12-(2-methylbut-3-en-2-yl)pyrano[3,2-b]xanthen-6-one, present in the roots of some plants

maclurin
morintannic acid

macopa
wax apple

macroamphiphile
Any relatively large amphiphile, but especially any such lipopolysaccharide or similar compound found in bacterial cell walls

macroamphiphiles
plural of macroamphiphile

macroborer
Any macroorganism that bores into a substrate

macroborers
plural of macroborer

macrocarpin
Any of a particular class of cytotoxic nortriterpenoid alkaloids

macrocarpins
plural of macrocarpin

macrochromosome
A chromosome greater than 40 megabases in size.

macrochromosomes
plural of macrochromosome

macrocilia
plural of macrocilium

macrocilium
A compound ciliary feeding organelle in ctenophores

macrocontrol
macroeconomic control

macrocontrols
plural of macrocontrol

macroelement
Any chemical element for which the human body has a daily requirement of greater than about 100mg

macroelements
plural of macroelement

macroemulsion
A kinetically stabilized mixture of immiscible liquids, one of which has droplets with a diameter greater than 0.1 μm.

macroemulsions
plural of macroemulsion

macroenzyme
An enzyme of macromolecular size due to unusual biopolymerization or immune complexing, such as when a normal enzyme is protein-bound, typically by immunoglobulins (antibodies); macroenzymes by themselves are not always pathophysiologic or pathogenic, but their occurrence is increased in certain diseases (their formation is encouraged by some pathogenetic processes).

macroenzymes
plural of macroenzyme

macrofoulant
A macroorganism involved in macrofouling

macrofoulants
plural of macrofoulant

macroindentation
A macroscale indentation, used in testing the physical properties of a material.

macroindentations
plural of macroindentation

macroion
A very large ion, especially a colloidal particle carrying an electric charge

macroions
plural of macroion

macrolactone
Any macrocyclic lactone

macrolactones
plural of macrolactone

macroligand
A macrocyclic ligand

macroligands
plural of macroligand

macrolipophagy
macroautophagy of lipid-containing tissue

macromolecule
A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).

macromolecules
plural of macromolecule

macromonomer
Any polymer or oligomer that has a functional group that can take part in further polymerization.

macromonomers
plural of macromonomer

macromorphologies
plural of macromorphology

macromorphology
The gross structures or morphology of an organism, mineral, or soil component visible with the unaided eye or at very low levels of magnification.
macrostructure

macropolymer
An aggregation of polymers, especially of polypeptides

macropolymers
plural of macropolymer

macroradical
Any macromolecule that is also a free radical

macroradicals
plural of macroradical

macrosegregation
A variation in the composition of a metal casting caused by irregular movement during solidification

macrosporin
The anthraquinone derivative 1,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-6-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone that is a bioactive metabolite produced by a plant-pathogenic fungus of the genus Stemphylium (family Pleosporaceae, order Pleosporales)

macrostress
stress in the macrostructure of a material