1. The surface of many bacterial species is covered by polysaccharides. These can be in the form of capsules, glycoproteins or glycolipids. In Gram-negative bacteria, the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) also referred to as endotoxin, covers ca. 40% of the bacterial surface.
the premises officially occupied by a consul. 2. the position, work, authority, or term of service of a consul. 3. (often initial capital letter) a government by consuls, as in France from 1799 to 1804. Origin of consulate.
diplomat noun [C]. B2 (old-fashioned diplomatist) an âofficial whose âjob is to ârepresent one âcountry in another, and who usually âworks in an embassy: a âSpanish/British diplomat âº approving a âperson who is âskilled at âdealing with âdifficult âsituations in a way that does not âoffend âpeople.