See Also: leadwork(1)(dictionary)
leadwork(2)(dictionary)

amastigote (iou) and leadwork(1) (iou)


amastigote (iou)



amastigote noun & adjective. rare. L20.
[from A-10 + Greek mastig-, mastix whip + -ote (cf. -OT2).]
Zoology & Medicine. (Designating) a parasitic protozoan of the genus Leishmania in the leishmanial or non-flagellated form. Opp. PROMASTIGOTE.

leadwork(1) (iou)



leadwork noun1. M17.
[from LEAD noun1 + WORK noun.]
Plumber's or glazier's work. M17.
In pl. (freq. treated as sing.). An establishment for smelting lead-ore. E18.