[1850â55; probably < Shelta mÅ­nnik name (alleged to be a permutation and extension of Irish ainm name)] - Originally meant a mark left by a tramp on a building or fence to indicate he/she had been there; therefore, a tramp's moniker identified him/her like a signature.
Define laccolith: a mass of igneous rock that is intruded between sedimentary beds and produces a domical bulging of the overlying strata a mass of igneous rock that is intruded between sedimentary beds and produces a domical bulging of the overlying strataâ¦ See the full definition
Lactase, a beta-galactosidase found in the surface membrane of small-intestinal epithelial cells, is known as the enzyme that splits the milk sugar lactose to make more simple sugars like glucose and galactose (As seen clearly in the picture to the right).