See Also: chevelure(dictionary)

lactamase (iou) and chevelure (iou)


lactamase (iou)



lactamase noun. M20.
[from LACTAM + -ASE.]
Biochemistry. -lactamase, any of various bacterial enzymes which cause the breaking of the CN bond in the lactam ring of penicillins and cephalosporins (so rendering them ineffective as antibiotics).

chevelure (iou)



chevelure noun. Pl. pronounced same. LME.

The hair of the head, a head of hair; (formerly) a wig. LME.
A halo around a star etc.; a comet's coma. L17.