Nouns

gasohol

noun

a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% gra...

gasolene

noun

a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and hep...

gasometer

noun

a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding...

gastralgia

noun

an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region

gastrectomy

noun

surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

gastrin

noun

polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the sto...

gastrocnemius

noun

the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greate...

gastroenterology

noun

the branch of medicine that studies the gastrointestinal tra...

gastroenterostomy

noun

surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and...

gastronome

noun

a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially g...

gastroscope

noun

a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach

gastrostomy

noun

surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall i...

gastrulation

noun

the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by...

gastrula

noun

double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invaginatio...

gathic

noun

an ancient Iranian language

gaucherie

noun

a socially awkward or tactless act

gaucheness

noun

an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refine...

gaud

noun

cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

gaudery

noun

cheap or pretentious or vain display

gauffer

noun

an iron used to press pleats and ridges

gaultheria

noun

widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen sh...

gauntry

noun

a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge...

gaur

noun

wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India

gaussmeter

noun

a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields

gautama

noun

founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)

gavage

noun

feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution...

gavial

noun

large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender sno...

gayal

noun

ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated bre...

gaywings

noun

common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America...

gazella

noun

typical gazelles

gazetteer

noun

a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)

gean

noun

wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting

gegenschein

noun

a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly...

geisel

noun

United States writer of children's books (1904-1991)

gelatinousness

noun

the property of having a viscosity like jelly

gelechiid

noun

small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pes...

gelidity

noun

coldness due to a cold environment

gelignite

noun

a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in...

gelsemium

noun

evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia

gelt

noun

informal terms for money

gemara

noun

the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commen...

gemination

noun

the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of...

gemmation

noun

asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface...

gemmule

noun

the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as resp...

gemsbuck

noun

large South African oryx with a broad black band along its f...

gemsbok

noun

large South African oryx with a broad black band along its f...

gempylid

noun

snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; re...

generalcy

noun

the office and authority of a general

generalist

noun

a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than s...

generousness

noun

the trait of being willing to give your money or time