| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| gelatinate | verb t. | To convert into gelatin, or into a substance resembling jelly., To be converted into gelatin, or into a substance like jelly. |
| gelatinize | verb t. | To convert into gelatin or jelly. Same as Gelatinate, v. t., To coat, or otherwise treat, with gelatin., Same as Gelatinate, v. i. |
| gelatinous | adjective | Of the nature and consistence of gelatin or the jelly; resembling jelly; viscous. |
| gelseminic | noun | Pertaining to, or derived from, the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens); as, gelseminic acid, a white crystalline substance resembling esculin. |
| gemination | noun | A doubling; duplication; repetition. |
| gemmaceous | adjective | Of or pertaining to gems or to gemmae; of the nature of, or resembling, gems or gemmae. |
| gemmipares | noun pl. | Animals which increase by budding, as hydroids. |
| gendarmery | noun | The body of gendarmes. |
| genderless | adjective | Having no gender. |
| genealogic | adjective | Genealogical. |
| generality | noun | The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars., That which is general; that which lacks specificalness, practicalness, or application; a general or vague statement or phrase., The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as, the generality of a nation, or of mankind. |
| generalize | verb t. | To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in relation to a genus or to genera., To apply to other genera or classes; to use with a more extensive application; to extend so as to include all special cases; to make universal in application, as a formula or rule., To derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general principle) from particulars., To form into a genus; to view objects in their relations to a genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views. |
| generating | present participle & vb. noun | of Generate |
| generation | noun | The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of animals., Origination by some process, mathematical, chemical, or vital; production; formation; as, the generation of sounds, of gases, of curves, etc., That which is generated or brought forth; progeny; offspiring., A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or remove in genealogy. Hence: The body of those who are of the same genealogical rank or remove from an ancestor; the mass of beings living at one period; also, the average lifetime of man, or the ordinary period of time at which one rank follows another, or father is succeeded by child, usually assumed to be one third of a century; an age., Race; kind; family; breed; stock., The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude; as, the generation of a line or curve by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc., The aggregate of the functions and phenomene which attend reproduction. |
| generative | adjective | Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing. |
| generatrix | noun | That which generates; the point, or the mathematical magnitude, which, by its motion, generates another magnitude, as a line, surface, or solid; — called also describent. |
| generosity | noun | Noble birth., The quality of being noble; noble-mindedness., Liberality in giving; munificence. |
| genesiolgy | noun | The doctrine or science of generation. |
| genethliac | adjective | Pertaining to nativities; calculated by astrologers; showing position of stars at one’s birth., A birthday poem., One skilled in genethliacs. |
| genevanism | noun | Strict Calvinism. |
| genialness | noun | The quality of being genial. |
| geniculate | adjective | Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal., To form joints or knots on. |
| geniohyoid | adjective | Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone; as, the geniohyoid muscle. |
| genteelish | adjective | Somewhat genteel. |
| gentianine | noun | A bitter, crystallizable substance obtained from gentian. |
| gentianose | noun | A crystallizable, sugarlike substance, with a slightly sweetish taste, obtained from the gentian. |
| gentilesse | adjective | Gentleness; courtesy; kindness; nobility. |
| gentlefolk | noun pl. | Alt. of Gentlefolks |
| gentleness | noun | The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild, benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners, disposition, etc.; mildness. |
| gentleship | noun | The deportment or conduct of a gentleman. |
| geocentric | adjective | Alt. of Geocentrical |
| geocronite | noun | A lead-gray or grayish blue mineral with a metallic luster, consisting of sulphur, antimony, and lead, with a small proportion of arsenic. |
| geodesical | adjective | Of or pertaining to geodesy; geodetic. |
| geodetical | adjective | Of or pertaining to geodesy; obtained or determined by the operations of geodesy; engaged in geodesy; geodesic; as, geodetic surveying; geodetic observers. |
| geognostic | adjective | Alt. of Geognostical |
| geogonical | adjective | Of or pertaining to geogony, or to the formation of the earth. |
| geographer | noun | One versed in geography. |
| geographic | adjective | Alt. of Geographical |
| geological | adjective | Of or pertaining to geology, or the science of the earth. |
| geologized | imp. & past participle | of Geologize |
| geometrize | verb i. | To investigate or apprehend geometrical quantities or laws; to make geometrical constructions; to proceed in accordance with the principles of geometry. |
| geometries | plural | of Geometry |
| geophagism | noun | The act or habit of eating earth. See Dirt eating, under Dirt. |
| geophagist | noun | One who eats earth, as dirt, clay, chalk, etc. |
| geophagous | adjective | Earth-eating. |
| geoponical | adjective | Pertaining to tillage of the earth, or agriculture. |
| geoselenic | adjective | Pertaining to the earth and moon; belonging to the joint action or mutual relations of the earth and moon; as, geoselenic phenomena. |
| geotropism | noun | A disposition to turn or incline towards the earth; the influence of gravity in determining the direction of growth of an organ. |
| gephyreoid | adjective & noun | Gephyrean. |
| germanized | imp. & past participle | of Germanize |
| germicidal | adjective | Germicide. |
| germinated | imp. & past participle | of Germinate |
| germ plasm | See Plasmogen, and Idioplasm. |