Biology Dictionary

  • Leukotrienes

    Leukotrienes

    Inflammatory lipid mediators derived from arachidonic acid, involved in allergic and immune responses.

  • Levorotatory

    Levorotatory

    Referring to a compound that rotates plane-polarized light counterclockwise (-).

  • Levoversion (also levorotation or levotorsion)

    Levoversion (also levorotation or levotorsion)

    A turning or twisting movement to the left.

  • Lewis acid

    Lewis acid

    A substance that can accept an electron pair in a chemical reaction.

  • Lewis base

    Lewis base

    A substance that can donate an electron pair in a chemical reaction.

  • Lewis theory

    Lewis theory

    A theory describing acids as electron-pair acceptors and bases as electron-pair donors.

  • Liana

    Liana

    A long-stemmed, woody vine that climbs trees in tropical forests.

  • Library

    Library

    In molecular biology, a collection of DNA or RNA fragments used for sequencing or cloning.

  • Leaf scar

    Leaf scar

    A mark left on a stem after a leaf falls, showing where the vascular bundles connected to the leaf.

  • Leaf trace

    Leaf trace

    A vascular bundle extending from the stem into the base of a leaf.