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loric

US/ˈlɔɹɪk/

loric adjective: pertaining to or characterized by lore.

Adjective

loric (comparative more loric, superlative most loric)

  1. Pertaining to or characterized by lore.
    • […] the loric and sacred dimensions tend to blur into one another.1982, Walter L. Brenneman, Stanley O. Yarian, Alan M. Olson, The Seeing Eye, page 157
    • The loric and sacred share a participation in the archetypal, repeating timeless and powerful themes.1991, James A. Swan, The Power of Place, page 137

Noun

loric (uncountable)

  1. A cosmid vector derived from the lambda phage replicon.
    • We describe the construction and use of a cosmid vector, loric, which is derived from the phage lambda origin of replication and appears to be more stable than ColE1-derived cosmids. Loric recombinants can be efficiently packaged in vivo to yield 100-300 micrograms of DNA per liter that is linear...1985 May, P F Little and S H Cross, “A cosmid vector that facilitates restriction enzyme mapping.”, in PNAS, volume 82, number 10, page 3159
    • The cosmid vector loric ( 'lambda-origin cosmid' ) is designed to allow rapid mapping of restriction sites in cloned DNAs and thus to facilitate analyses of large regions of chromosomes.1985, P. H. Pouwels, Cloning Vectors: A Laboratory Manual, page 6

Forms of loric

comparativemore loric
superlativemost loric

Origin of loric

From lore + -ic.

Coined in 1985 by P. F. Little from the initials of "lambda-origin cosmid".

Words that rhyme with loric

Questions about loric

What does loric mean?
Loric means pertaining to or characterized by lore.
What part of speech is loric?
Loric can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce loric?
Loric is pronounced /ˈlɔɹɪk/ (US).

Words near loric in the dictionary

  1. lorgnons
  2. lorh
  3. Lori
  4. Loria
  5. Lorias
  6. loric
  7. lorica
  8. lorica hamata
  9. lorica squamata
  10. loricae
  11. loricae hamatae

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