(biology) To burst or cut a cell or cell structure; to induce lysis. / (biochemistry) To break down molecularly into smaller molecules; to induce lysis.

An advocate of Lysenkoism.

(evolutionary theory, historical) The doctrine that maintained that environmentally acquired characteristics could be inherited; Lamarckism. / The use of pseudoscience in furtherance of an ideology.

An instrument that measures the percolation of water through soil

(organic chemistry) A powerful synthetic hallucinogen, commonly abbreviated LSD.

(not comparable, organic chemistry) Used in the designation of lysergic acid and lysergic acid diethylamide: produced by hydrolysis from ergot. / (comparable) Psychedelic, trippy.

A hallucinogenic alkaloid present in certain vines and fungi; ergine.

(biology) All the material formed by the lysis of cells.

plural of lysate

plural of lysimeter