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. He's a good lad, his heart's in the right place.