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.
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country. 2. either of the two chief magistrates of the ancient Roman republic. 3. French History. one of the three supreme magistrates of the First Republic during the period 1799â1804.
noun. The vicar of this parish. The vicar of this parish. The definition of a vicar is a religious official who acts in place of another, or the priest of a Church of England parish, or a minister in charge of an Episcopalian chapel in the United States.plural vicars). 1  In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes. 2  In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.