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Ligase
- - An enzyme which catalyzes creation of a covalent bond between two substrates, resulting in a larger product which is a combination of the two starting materials; especially, DNA ligase, an enzyme which creates a phosphate bond between 5
Ligate
- verb - bind chemically; "The enzyme ligated"
- bind with a bandage or ligature; "ligate the artery"
- join letters in a ligature when writing
Linage
- noun - a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
- the number of lines in a piece of printed material
Lipase
- noun - an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream
Lobate
- adjective - having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other
- having or resembling a lobe or lobes; "a lobate tongue"
Locale
- noun - the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
Locate
- verb - assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
- determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"
- discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
- Find
- take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
Lorate
- - Having the form of a thong or strap; ligulate.
Lovage
- noun - herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds
- stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers
Lunate
- adjective - crescent-shaped carpal bone in human hand
- resembling the new moon in shape