liposomes
plural of liposome

lipostasis
The maintenance of a static level of free fatty acids in the blood

liposugar
Synonym of liposaccharide.

liposugars
plural of liposugar

liposynthesis
The biosynthesis of lipids

lipotetradecadepsipeptide
A lipodepsipeptide that has fourteen amino acid residues

lipotetradecadepsipeptides
plural of lipotetradecadepsipeptide

lipotetradecapeptide
A lipopeptide that has fourteen amino acid residues

lipotetradecapeptides
plural of lipotetradecapeptide

lipotetrapeptide
Any lipopeptide derived from a tetrapeptide

lipotetrapeptides
plural of lipotetrapeptide

lipotoxicity
The result of the accumulation of lipids in tissue other than adipose tissue

lipotoxin
Any material that leads to lipotoxicity

lipotoxins
plural of lipotoxin

lipotripeptide
A lipopeptide derived from a tripeptide

lipotripeptides
plural of lipotripeptide

lipotrope
A lipotropic substance

lipotropes
plural of lipotrope

lipoundecapeptide
Any lipopeptide complex of an undecapeptide

lipoundecapeptides
plural of lipoundecapeptide

lipovesicle
Any vesicle (such as a liposome) that contains lipids

lipovesicles
plural of lipovesicle

lipovitellin
A protein found in egg yolk and involved in lipid and metal storage.

lipovitellins
plural of lipovitellin

lipoxidation
The oxidation or peroxidation of unsaturated lipids, especially when part of the ageing process

lipoxidations
plural of lipoxidation

lipoxin
Any of group of compounds, related to prostaglandins, that regulate inflammation

lipoxins
plural of lipoxin

lipoylation
The attachment of a lipoyl group to a molecule
The attachment of a fatty acid residue (or similar lipid) to a molecule

lipoylations
plural of lipoylation

lipozyme
A commercial form of lipase

lipozymes
plural of lipozyme

lipslide
A manoeuvre in which the board slides along a structure on its front or back lip

lipslides
plural of lipslide

lipyl
glyceryl

liquation
The partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components.

liquations
plural of liquation

liquidi
plural of liquidus

liquidus
A line, in a phase diagram, above which a given substance is a stable liquid and below which solid and liquid are in equilibrium.

liquiduses
plural of liquidus

lisdextroamphetamine
lisdexamfetamine

lissamine
A synthetic dye.

lissamines
plural of lissamine

lissoclinamide
A cytotoxic cyclopeptide, having 21 amino acid residues, isolated from an ascidian of the genus Lissoclinum.

lissoclinamides
plural of lissoclinamide

listenership
The audience that listens to a certain form or genre of audio material (specifically (Internet, radio), an audio broadcast such as a radio program or a podcast).
The act of paying attention to a conversation or speech; listening.

listeriocin
A bacteriocin produced by Listeria innocua.

listroscelidine
Any katydid of the subfamily Listroscelidinae

listroscelidines
plural of listroscelidine

listvanite
Alternative form of listwanite.

listvenite
Alternative form of listwanite.

listwaenite
Alternative form of listwanite.

listwanite
A rock type that forms when the groundmass of ultramafic rocks is partially altered to carbonate minerals and cut by ubiquitous carbonate veins containing one or more of magnesite, calcite, dolomite, ankerite, and/or siderite.

literacide
The "murder" of a book or other literature

lithalsa
A frost-induced raised landform in permafrost areas with mineral-rich soils, where a perennial ice lens has developed within the soil.

lithalsas
plural of lithalsa

lithanthrax
mineral coal

lithiation
reaction with lithium or an organolithium compound
The incorporation of lithium into an electrode in a lithium-ion battery

lithiations
plural of lithiation

lithoautotroph
A microbe that takes energy from reduced compounds of minerals.

lithoautotrophs
plural of lithoautotroph

lithoautotrophy
A form of chemoautotrophy in which organisms utilise energy from minerals and other inorganic material

lithochemistry
The chemistry of rocks or stones.

lithodialysis
The fragmentation or solution of a calculus.

lithogeochemistry
The scientific study of the composition, structure, properties and reactions of stone and mineral from the earth.

lithoheterotroph
A heterotroph that obtains its energy from an inorganic (mineral) material

lithoheterotrophs
plural of lithoheterotroph

lithol
Abbreviation of lithology.

lithometeor
A suspension of dry dust etc. in the atmosphere.

lithometeors
plural of lithometeor

lithophile
In the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms silicates or oxides and is concentrated in the minerals of the Earth's crust.

lithophiles
plural of lithophile

lithosol
orthent

lithosols
plural of lithosol

lithostathine
A protein that inhibits the formation of pancreatic stones

lithostatine
Misspelling of lithostathine.

lithotherapy
A form of homeopathy that uses small quantities of minerals

lithotroph
An organism that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds (such as ammonia) by means of electron transfer.

lithotrophs
plural of lithotroph

lithoxyl
Petrified wood.

lithoxyle
Alternative form of lithoxyl.

litmus
A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.
A simple test of acidity in a liquid using litmus, usually in the form of litmus paper.
A simple test of any attribute; a litmus test.

litmuses
plural of litmus

litti
A wholewheat flour doughball stuffed with a spicy mixture.

littis
plural of litti

litzine
A zine that publishes literary works.

litzines
plural of litzine

liverock
A rocky material made of calcium carbonate or other calcareous materials, usually derived from the skeletons of dead coral. It is home to various marine animals, algae and bacteria and is used as an important part of the aquascaping and biological filtration in marine aquaria.

livetin
A protein found in egg yolk.

livetins
plural of livetin

lixive
Obsolete form of lixivium.

lixives
plural of lixive.

lixivia
plural of lixivium

lixiviant
A liquid medium used in hydrometallurgy to selectively extract the desired metal from the ore or mineral.

lixiviants
plural of lixiviant

lixivium
A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.
Any solution obtained by lixiviation.

lixiviums
plural of lixivium

loanblend
A compound word or expression consisting of both native and foreign elements; a partial calque.

loanblends
plural of loanblend

lobophorolide
A cyclic polyketide lactone present in the brown alga Lobophora

locknut
A nut with an inner ring made of a material with elastic properties to prevent it from slipping.
A second nut, screwed down onto another in order to prevent it slipping.

locknuts
plural of locknut

lodestuff
The material found in a lode, including gangue and ore.

loeweite
Alternative form of loweite.

logographeme
A Chinese character or recognizable subunit of a character, such as a stroke or radical.

logographemes
plural of logographeme

logotherapy
A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.

loline
festucine or any of several similar alkaloids

lolines
plural of loline

lolinidine
An alkaloid found in Lolium, related to loline.

lolinine
An alkaloid found in Lolium, related to loline.

lonchocarpane
An isoflavane found in Lonchocarpus laxiflorus.

lonchocarpol
Any of a group of organic compounds found in plants of genus Lonchocarpus.

lonchocarpols
plural of lonchocarpol

longcase
A longcase clock.

longcases
plural of longcase

longibornane
A sequiterpene derived by reduction of longiborneol. IUPAC name (1R,2S,7S,8S,9R)-2,6,6,9-tetramethyltricyclo[5.4.0.0^(2,9)]undecane

longibornanes
plural of longibornane

longifolene
A naturally-occurring oily liquid hydrocarbon found primarily in the high-boiling fraction of certain pine resins.

longipedlactone
Any of a particular class of polycyclic cytotoxic triterpenoid lactones

longipedlactones
plural of longipedlactone