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- GLUCAGONA peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar
- GLUCOSEA simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
- GLUTEUSAny of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur.
- GLYCERINESynonym of glycerol
- GLYCINEA nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.
- GLYCOLAny aliphatic diol.
- GLYCOSEAny monosaccharide.
- GLYCOSIDEA molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom. Glycosides yield a sugar after undergoing h
- GLYPHA figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea. Any of various figures used in Mayan writing.
- GLYPHICCarved, sculpted.
- GLYPTODONTAny edentate of an extinct clade of South American armadillos which is identified either as family †Glyptodontidae or as subfamily †Glyptodontinae of family Chlamyphoridae.
- GNOMICOf, or relating to gnomes (sententious sayings).
- GNOSISAn immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics.
- GOBLINTraditionally, a supernatural being of folklore, typically small and grotesque or misshapen, that commonly haunts dark places, often mischievous or malevolent; a type of evil elf,
- GOBYAny of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
- GOETYwitchcraft, demonic magic, necromancy.
- GONADA sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary. A testicle.
- GONIMOBLASTA sporogenous filament (or bundle of such filaments) in the fertilized carpogonium of red algae.
- GONORRHEAA sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.
- GONYSthe lower ridge of the lower mandible of a bird's beak, located at the junction of the bone's two rami (lateral plates)
- GORILLAAn ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates.
- GOSPELThe first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of J
- GOTHA punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
- GOVERNTo make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- GRAFTA small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of
- GRAMA unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
- GRAMOPHONEA record player.
- GRAPHEMEA fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to (for example) letters in the English alphabet or jamo in Korean hangul.
- GRAPHICDrawn, pictorial.
- GRAPHITEAn allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and a
- GRAPTOLITEAny of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods.
- GRIFFINA mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle.
- GUDGEONA small freshwater fish of species Gobio gobio, native to Eurasia.
- GUITARA stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
- GYMNASIARCHAn officer who had various powers and duties connected with the gymnasia, such as the payment of training, oil, or other necessities.
- GYMNASTOne who performs (the sport of) gymnastics.
- GYMNASTICSA sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.
- GYMNICGymnastic; athletic.
- GYNAECEUMThe women's quarters in a household; any building or area for women.
- GYNECOLOGISTA physician specializing in diseases of the female reproductive system.
- GYNOECIUMThe pistils/carpels of a flower considered as a group
- GYPSUMA mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.
- GYROIDALSpiral in arrangement or action.
- GYROLITEA hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
- GYROSCOPEAn apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer,
- GYRUSA fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain.
- GYVEA shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.
- HAEMALPertaining to the blood or blood vessels.
- HAEMATINAlternative spelling of hematin.
- HAEMONIESA magical plant mentioned by John Milton, said to be good against enchantments.
- HAEMONYA magical plant mentioned by John Milton, said to be good against enchantments.
- HALCYONA kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves. The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act a
- HALIEUTICSA treatise upon fish or the art of fishing, especially in Ancient Rome.
- HALITENative salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
- HALITOSISThe condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.
- HALMAA board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares.
- HALOA circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
- HALOGENAny element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine.
- HALTEREA small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight.
- HALTERESplural of haltere
- HAMARTIAThe tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.
- HAPLOIDHaving the number of chromosomes that a typical gamete has (in the given organism), namely, half the number that a typical somatic cell has (in the given organism).
- HAPLONTAny haplontic organism; any organism whose zygotes undergo zygotic meiosis (meiosis immediately after the fusion of cell nuclei).
- HAPTENAny small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein.
- HAPTERONA branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place
- HAPTICOf or relating to the sense of touch.
- HARMONICPertaining to harmony.
- HARPYA mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of st
- HEBENEbony.
- HEBETICOf or related to youth or to puberty.
- HECATOMBA great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.
- HECTAREA unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas o
- HECTICVery busy with activity and confusion.
- HEDONICOf or relating to pleasure
- HEDONICSThe ethical study of pleasure
- HEDONISMThe philosophical belief that prioritizes happiness, particularly sensual pleasure as the highest good in life.
- HEDONISTSomeone devoted to hedonism.
- HEGEMONA dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist.
- HEGUMENThe head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church or Eastern Catholic Churches.
- HELCOIDOf or pertaining to an ulcer; ulcerous.
- HELIASTA judge in the supreme court of ancient Athens.
- HELICOIDHaving the form of a flattened helix.
- HELICONA large tuba whose coils fit around the player's shoulders.
- HELICOPTERAn aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smalle
- HELIODORA richly coloured form of golden beryl found in southwest Africa.
- HELIOSISSunstroke.
- HELIOTYPIESA method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives to hardened gelatin plates from which impressions are produced on paper as by lithography.
- HELIUMThe second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.
- HELIXA curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase
- HELOTA member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs.
- HEMATICOf, pertaining to, affecting or containing blood
- HEMATITEAn iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe2O3: iron(III) oxide.
- HEMERALOPIAThe inability to see clearly in bright light; day blindness.
- HEMIALGIAA state of pain affecting only one side of the body.
- HEMIALGIASA state of pain affecting only one side of the body.
- HEMICRANIAA headache affecting one side of the head.
- HEMINa reddish brown substance produced in a laboratory test for the presence of blood by reaction with glacial acetic acid and sodium chloride
- HEMIOLAThe articulation of two bars in triple time as if they were three bars in duple time.
- HEMIPLEGIATotal or partial inability to move one side of the body.
- HEMODIALYSISDialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.