Nouns

glume

noun

small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramin...

glutamine

noun

a crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in...

glutelin

noun

a simple protein found in the seeds of cereals

glutethimide

noun

sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disor...

glutinosity

noun

the property of having a viscosity like jelly

glutinousness

noun

the property of having a viscosity like jelly

glyceraldehyde

noun

a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of suga...

glyceride

noun

an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally a...

glycerite

noun

a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin

glyceryl

noun

a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the th...

glycogenesis

noun

the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in th...

glycolysis

noun

a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugar...

glycoside

noun

a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides

glycoprotein

noun

a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component

glycosuria

noun

the presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine

glyoxaline

noun

an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor

glyptics

noun

the art of engraving on precious stones

glyptography

noun

carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones)

gnatcatcher

noun

very small North American and South American warblers

gnathion

noun

the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline

gneiss

noun

a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite

gnomon

noun

indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indica...

goatfish

noun

brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels

goatsbeard

noun

weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in Un...

goatsucker

noun

mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mott...

gobbet

noun

a lump or chunk of raw meat

godel

noun

United States mathematician (born in Austria) who is remembe...

godparent

noun

a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism

godwit

noun

large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slight...

goethals

noun

United States army officer and engineer who supervised the c...

goethite

noun

a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a...

goffer

noun

an iron used to press pleats and ridges

goidelic

noun

any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and...

goldbeater

noun

an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf

goldcup

noun

any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus

goldcrest

noun

European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch

goldenseal

noun

perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick...

goldfield

noun

a district where gold is mined

goldenrod

noun

any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming No...

goldmark

noun

United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first...

goldthread

noun

low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trif...

goliard

noun

a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperan...

golliwogg

noun

a grotesque black doll

golosh

noun

a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

gomel

noun

industrial city of Belarus to the southeast of Minsk

gompers

noun

United States labor leader (born in England) who was preside...

gomuti

noun

Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers...

gonadotrophin

noun

hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placent...

gonadotropin

noun

hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placent...

gondi

noun

a Dravidian language spoken by the Gond in south central Ind...