English Words Starting With L

• lyrism

  nounVery Low / Rare
  /ˈlɪr.ɪ.zəm/The character or quality of being lyrical; a lyrical expression or style.
• lyrist

  nounLow (Uncommon, literary/historical)
  /ˈlɪr.ɪst/A poet who writes the words for songs, especially in a classical or formal style.
• lys-

  combining-formnounA1 (for position sense)
  /laɪ/to be in or assume a horizontal position on a supporting surface.
• lysander

  nounVery low
  /laɪˈsændə/A personal name, primarily of historical or literary origin. It most famously refers to a Spartan naval commander who defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War.
• lysandra

  nounVery Low
  /lɪˈsændrə/A given name, specifically a feminine personal name.
• lysate

  nounLow
  /ˈlaɪ.seɪt/A product of lysis; the cell debris or material resulting from the rupture of cells.
• lyse

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow
  /laɪz/To cause or undergo the disintegration or destruction of a cell, especially by breaking down its membrane.
• lysenko

  nounC2 - Very low frequency, primarily encountered in historical, political, and scientific discourse.
  /lɪˈsɛŋkəʊ/An individual who deliberately misrepresents or falsifies scientific research for political or ideological purposes, or who promotes a pseudoscientific theory under political patronage.
• lysenkoism

  nounC2
  /lɪˈsɛŋkəʊɪz(ə)m/The manipulation or distortion of scientific facts to serve a political ideology.
• lysergic acid

  nounC2
  /laɪˈsɜː.dʒɪk ˈæs.ɪd/An organic compound, a psychedelic substance from which LSD and other ergoline alkaloids are derived.
• lysergic acid diethylamide

  nounVery Low
  /laɪˌsɜː.dʒɪk ˌæs.ɪd daɪˌeθ.ɪlˈæm.aɪd/A powerful synthetic hallucinogenic drug.
• lysias

  nounC2
  /ˈlɪsɪæs/An Ancient Greek name, most notably belonging to Lysias (c. 445–c. 380 BC), a prominent Athenian orator and logographer.
• lysimachus

  nounVery Low
  /laɪˈsɪməkəs/A proper noun, specifically a male given name of ancient Greek origin.
• lysimeter

  nounC
  /laɪˈsɪm.ɪ.tər/A scientific instrument used to measure the amount of water percolating through the soil or the leaching of soluble substances.
• lysin

  nounC2 / Rare
  /ˈlaɪ.sɪn/A substance, typically an antibody or enzyme, capable of causing the destruction (lysis) of cells, bacteria, or viruses.
• lysine

  nounC2
  /ˈlʌɪ.siːn/An essential amino acid necessary for human and animal nutrition, involved in protein synthesis and various bodily functions.
• lysippus

  nounLow/Very Low
  /laɪˈsɪp.əs/The name of a famous ancient Greek sculptor from the 4th century BC, known for his naturalistic style and influence on Hellenistic art.
• lysis

  combining-formnounC1
  /ˈlaɪ.sɪs/The disintegration or dissolution of a cell, bacterium, or structure, often due to physical or chemical action.
• lysistrata

  nounLow (C2+)
  /laɪˈsɪs.trə.tə/A female character in a classical Greek comedy, or the title of that play.
• lysithea

  nounLow (C2). An extremely uncommon word in everyday English, encountered almost exclusively in scientific, mythological, or niche literary contexts.
  /laɪˈsɪθiə/A proper noun: primarily the name of a moon of Jupiter and a figure from Greek mythology.

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