Of special note are 2 chapters that are often missing in traditional medical microbiology books : 1 describes how long-term experimental evolutionary studies in the laboratory can contribute to our understanding of microbial pathogen evolution in the environment and clinics , and the other describes how gene inactivation and gene loss can be ...
lading (countable and uncountable, plural ladings) ( 1 countable) The action of loading. ( 2 uncountable) Shipment, cargo, freight. 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe the ship remained there, in providing his lading and preparing for his voyage, nearly three months...
Lad is another name for a boy or a young man. I suspect that lad is becoming increasingly rare to hear, I might be wrong, but I think this word still resists in the north of England, especially in Yorkshire. The female equivalent of lad is lassie or lass. Lad is often used as an affectionate term as in.