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  • GLORIOSAnoun2 findersAny of the lilies of the genus Gloriosa.
  • GLORIOUSadjectiveLatin108 findersExhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
  • GLORIOUSLYadverbMiddle English1 finderIn a glorious manner.
  • GLORYnounLatin29 findersGreat beauty and splendor.
  • GLOSSnounProto-Indo-European1 finderA surface shine or luster.
  • GLOSSAnounAncient Greek1 finderThe tongue, or lingua, especially of an insect.
  • GLOSSARYnounAncient Greek6 findersA list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory
  • GLOSSECTOMYnoun4 findersThe surgical removal of all or part of the tongue.
  • GLOSSERnoun2 findersA writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator.
  • GLOSSILYadverb12 findersIn a glossy manner.
  • GLOSSITICadjective1 finderRelating to glossitis.
  • GLOSSODYNIAnoun1 finderA burning sensation on the lips, tongue, or entire mouth.
  • GLOSSYadjective5 findersHaving a smooth, silklike, reflective (shiny) surface.
  • GLOSTnoun9 findersLead glazing used for pottery.
  • GLOSTSnoun1 finderLead glazing used for pottery.
  • GLOTTALadjective11 findersOf or relating to the glottis.
  • GLOTTICadjective10 findersOf or pertaining to the glottis or the tongue.
  • GLOTTISnounAncient Greek11 findersThe opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.
  • GLOUTnounScots30 findersA sulky look.
  • GLOVEnounProto-Indo-European20 findersAn item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
  • GLOVERnounMiddle English31 findersA person who makes or sells gloves.
  • GLOWverbProto-Indo-European26 findersTo emit heat and light without a flame.
  • GLOWERverbMiddle English267 findersTo look or stare with anger.
  • GLOXINIAnoun12 findersAny of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.
  • GLOZEnounLatin2 findersA comment in the margin; explanatory note; gloss; commentary.
  • GLUCAGONnounAncient Greek4 findersA peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar
  • GLUCANnoun5 findersAny polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose
  • GLUCOKINASEnoun3 findersA hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebra
  • GLUCONATEnoun15 findersAny salt or ester of gluconic acid
  • GLUCOSAMINEnoun135 findersAn amino derivative of glucose that is a component of polysaccharides such as chitin; it is marketed as a dietary supplement supposedly to reduce the symptoms of arthritis.
  • GLUCOSEnounAncient Greek230 findersA simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
  • GLUCOSICadjective1 finderRelating to glucose.
  • GLUCOSIDEnoun24 findersA glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis.
  • GLUCOSURIAnoun3 findersglycosuria.
  • GLUCURONIDASEnoun3 findersAny enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a glucuronide; a glycuronidase
  • GLUEnounLatin66 findersA hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
  • GLUELIKEadjective2 findersResembling glue or some aspect of it.
  • GLUEPOTnoun3 findersA pot for holding glue.
  • GLUERnounMiddle English15 findersOne who glues.
  • GLUEYadjectiveMiddle English73 findersViscous and adhesive, as glue.
  • GLUGnoun17 findersThe sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
  • GLUHWEINnounGerman19 findersA type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.
  • GLUILYadverb1 finderIn a gluey manner.
  • GLUISHadjectiveMiddle English7 findersSomewhat gluey.
  • GLUMadjectiveMiddle Low German118 findersDespondent; moody; sullen.
  • GLUMACEOUSadjectiveFrench2 findersHaving or consisting of glumes.
  • GLUMEnounLatin13 findersA basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae).
  • GLUMIFEROUSadjective2 findersBearing a glume.
  • GLUMLYadverb2 findersIn a glum manner.
  • GLUMPverb1 finderTo be glum; to sulk.
  • GLUMPISHadjective8 findersgrumpy; sullen; gloomy
  • GLUMPYadjective19 findersglum; sullen; sulky
  • GLUNCHverbScots6 findersTo look sullen or glum; to frown
  • GLUNCHEDverbScots4 findersTo look sullen or glum; to frown
  • GLUNCHESverbScots4 findersTo look sullen or glum; to frown
  • GLUONnoun137 findersA massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and other hadrons and is associated with the strong nuclear force.
  • GLURGEnoun7 findersoversentimental stories with a moral, often with hidden negative undertones.
  • GLURGESnoun1 finderoversentimental stories with a moral, often with hidden negative undertones.
  • GLUTnounLatin115 findersAn excess, too much.
  • GLUTAMICadjectiveLatin47 findersOf, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid
  • GLUTAMINASEnoun4 findersAny enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glutamine to glutamic acid and ammonia
  • GLUTAMINEnoun58 findersA nonessential amino acid C5H10N2O3 found in most animal and plant proteins.
  • GLUTARALDEHYDEnoun1 finderThe aliphatic dialdehyde pentane-1,5-dial, a toxic liquid with a pungent odor.
  • GLUTATHIONEnoun2 findersA tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many biological redox reactions.
  • GLUTEnoun27 findersA gluteal muscle.
  • GLUTEALadjective18 findersRelating to the buttocks.
  • GLUTENnounLatin109 findersFibrin (formerly considered as one of the "animal humours").
  • GLUTEUSnounAncient Greek95 findersAny of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur.
  • GLUTINOSITYnounFrench1 finderThe quality of being glutinous or viscous.
  • GLUTINOUSadjectiveLatin264 findersGlue-like, sticky, viscid.
  • GLUTINOUSLYadverb5 findersIn a glutinous manner.
  • GLUTTONadjectiveOld Norse7 findersGluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
  • GLUTTONYnounLatin15 findersThe vice of eating to excess.
  • GLYCAEMIAnoun8 findersAlternative form of glycemia.
  • GLYCANnoun4 findersAny polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
  • GLYCEMIAnoun79 findersPresence of glucose in the blood (which is always true), and average concentration thereof over time, and its regulation; in this sense, glycemia is hypernymic to euglycemia, hyper
  • GLYCERIAnoun2 findersAny member of the genus Glyceria of mannagrasses.
  • GLYCERIDEnoun34 findersAn ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acid; they are the major constituents of lipids.
  • GLYCERINATEverb7 findersTo react or treat with glycerine.
  • GLYCERINEnounAncient Greek78 findersSynonym of glycerol
  • GLYCINnoun6 findersA phenolic derivative of glycine, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)glycine, used as a photographic developer.
  • GLYCINEnounAncient Greek55 findersA nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.
  • GLYCOGENnounFrench5 findersA polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.
  • GLYCOGENESISnoun5 findersThe biosynthesis of a sugar
  • GLYCOLnounAncient Greek14 findersAny aliphatic diol.
  • GLYCOLICadjective17 findersOf or pertaining to glycolic acid or its derivatives
  • GLYCOLIPIDnoun1 finderAn association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes
  • GLYCOPEPTIDEnoun2 findersany compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide
  • GLYCOPROTEINnoun8 findersA protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates.
  • GLYCOSEnounAncient Greek28 findersAny monosaccharide.
  • GLYCOSIDEnounAncient Greek20 findersA 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
  • GLYCOSURIAnoun17 findersThe presence of sugars (especially glucose) in the urine, often as a result of diabetes mellitus
  • GLYPHnounAncient Greek363 findersA figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea. Any of various figures used in Mayan writing.
  • GLYPHICadjectiveAncient Greek284 findersCarved, sculpted.
  • GLYPHOSATEnoun81 findersN-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme.
  • GLYPTICSnounFrench78 findersThe art of engraving on precious stones.
  • GLYPTODONTnounAncient Greek4 findersAny edentate of an extinct clade of South American armadillos which is identified either as family †Glyptodontidae or as subfamily †Glyptodontinae of family Chlamyphoridae.
  • GMELINITEnoun2 findersA rare zeolite mineral related to chabazite.
  • GNAPHALIUMnoun2 findersAny of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
  • GNARverbOld English64 findersTo snarl or growl.

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