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Lye Hominy
- noun - hominy prepared by bleaching in lye
Lymphokine
- noun - a cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages)
Lypressins
- noun - an antidiuretic and vasoconstrictor used to treat diabetes insipidus
Macerating
- verb - become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
- cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
- separate into constituents by soaking
- soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
Maculating
- verb - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
- spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
Magazining
- - The act of editing, or writing for, a magazine.
Magnifying
- verb - increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"
- make large; "blow up an image"
- to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
Mainlining
- verb - inject into the vein; "She is mainlining heroin"
Mainspring
- noun - the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism
Manicuring
- verb - care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
- trim carefully and neatly; "manicure fingernails"