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81leu|me|din — «loo MEE dihn», noun. a drug which is thought to prevent the passage of white blood cells through the walls of the circulatory system: »Scientists have evidence…that leumedins somehow keep a set of receptor molecules from jutting out of the… …
82Leu-Enkephalin — Leu En|ke|pha|lin ↑ Enkephalin …
83lēu-3 or lāu- — lēu 3 or lāu English meaning: expr. root, onomatopoeic words Deutsche Übersetzung: Schallwurzel Note: (see also lü , lē ), ungenũgend beglaubigt Material: A d extension in Lat. laus, dis f. “Lob”, laudüre “praise, laud”. A… …
84leu|cine — «LOO seen, sihn», noun. Biochemistry. a white, crystalline amino acid produced in several ways, especially by the digestion of proteins by the pancreatic enzymes. Leucine is essential in nutrition. Formula: C6H13NO2 ╂[< leuc + ine2] …
85leu|cite — «LOO syt», noun. a white or grayish mineral, a silicate of potassium and aluminum, found in certain volcanic rocks. Formula: KAlSi2O6 ╂[< obsolete German Leucit < Greek leukós white + German it ite1] …
86leu|cit|ic — «loo SIHT ihk», adjective. of or like leucite …
87leu|co|ci|din — «loo KOH suh dihn, LOO kuh SY », noun. a substance produced by staphylococci and certain other bacteria, that destroys white blood cells. ╂[< leuco + cide1 + in] …
88leu|co|cyte — «LOO kuh syt», noun. = leukocyte. (Cf. ↑leukocyte) …
89leu|co|cyt|ic — «LOO kuh SIHT ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with leucocytes. 2. characterized by an excess of leucocytes. Also, leukocytic …
90leu|co|cy|to|sis — «LOO koh sy TOH sihs», noun. an increase in the number of leucocytes or white blood cells. ╂[< New Latin leucocytosis < English leucocyte + osis] …
