| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| gum ammoniac | noun | The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in spirit of wine, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters. |
| gaber-lunzie | noun | A beggar with a wallet; a licensed beggar. |
| gaff-topsail | noun | A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast. |
| gainstanding | present participle & vb. noun | of Gainstand |
| gairish/ness | noun | Same as Garish, Garishly, Garishness. |
| galactometer | noun | An instrument for ascertaining the quality of milk (i.e., its richness in cream) by determining its specific gravity; a lactometer. |
| galapee tree | The West Indian Sciadophyllum Brownei, a tree with very large digitate leaves. | |
| galliardness | noun | Gayety. |
| galligaskins | noun pl. | Loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. The word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense. |
| gallinaceous | adjective | Resembling the domestic fowls and pheasants; of or pertaining to the Gallinae. |
| gallygaskins | noun pl. | See Galligaskins. |
| galvanograph | noun | A copperplate produced by the method of galvanography; also, a picture printed from such a plate. |
| galvanometer | noun | An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic needle. |
| galvanometry | noun | The art or process of measuring the force of electric currents. |
| galvanoscope | noun | An instrument or apparatus for detecting the presence of electrical currents, especially such as are of feeble intensity. |
| galvanoscopy | noun | The use of galvanism in physiological experiments. |
| galvanotonus | noun | Same as Electrotonus. |
| gamomorphism | noun | That stage of growth or development in an organism, in which the reproductive elements are generated and matured in preparation for propagating the species. |
| gamopetalous | adjective | Having the petals united or joined so as to form a tube or cup; monopetalous. |
| gamophyllous | adjective | Composed of leaves united by their edges (coalescent). |
| gamosepalous | adjective | Formed of united sepals; monosepalous. |
| garnisheeing | present participle & vb. noun | of Garnishee |
| gasification | noun | The act or process of converting into gas. |
| gasometrical | adjective | Of or pertaining to the measurement of gases; as, gasometric analysis. |
| gastronomist | noun | A gastromomer. |
| gastropodous | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Gastropoda. |
| gastroscopic | adjective | Of or pertaining to gastroscopy. |
| gastrotricha | noun pl. | A group of small wormlike animals, having cilia on the ventral side. The group is regarded as an ancestral or synthetic one, related to rotifers and annelids. |
| gastrotrocha | noun | A form of annelid larva having cilia on the ventral side. |
| gastrulation | noun | The process of invagination, in embryonic development, by which a gastrula is formed. |
| geanticlinal | noun | An upward bend or flexure of a considerable portion of the earth’s crust, resulting in the formation of a class of mountain elevations called anticlinoria; — opposed to geosynclinal. |
| gelatigenous | noun | Producing, or yielding, gelatin; gelatiniferous; as, the gelatigeneous tissues. |
| gelatinating | present participle & vb. noun | of Gelatinate |
| gelatination | noun | The act of process of converting into gelatin, or a substance like jelly. |
| gelatiniform | adjective | Having the form of gelatin. |
| gemmiflorate | adjective | Having flowers like buds. |
| gens d’armes | plural | of Gendarme |
| geneagenesis | noun | Alternate generation. See under Generation. |
| genealogical | adjective | Of or pertaining to genealogy; as, a genealogical table; genealogical order. |
| generability | noun | Capability of being generated. |
| generalities | plural | of Generality |
| generalizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Generalize |
| generatrices | plural | of Generatrix |
| generatrixes | plural | of Generatrix |
| genethliacal | adjective | Genethliac. |
| genethliatic | noun | One who calculates nativities. |
| geniculating | present participle & vb. noun | of Geniculate |
| geniculation | noun | The act of kneeling., The state of being bent abruptly at an angle. |
| genitocrural | adjective | Pertaining to the genital organs and the thigh; — applied especially to one of the lumbar nerves. |
| gentilitious | adjective | Peculiar to a people; national., Hereditary; entailed on a family. |
| gentiopikrin | noun | A bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and obtained from the gentian. |
| genuflecting | present participle & vb. noun | of Genuflect |
| genuflection | noun | The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship. |
| geocentrical | adjective | Having reference to the earth as center; in relation to or seen from the earth, — usually opposed to heliocentric, as seen from the sun; as, the geocentric longitude or latitude of a planet., Having reference to the center of the earth. |
| geodephagous | adjective | Living in the earth; — applied to the ground beetles. |
| geodetically | adverb | In a geodetic manner; according to geodesy. |
| geognostical | adjective | Of or pertaining to geognosy, or to a knowledge of the structure of the earth; geological. |
| geographical | adjective | Of or pertaining to geography. |
| geologically | adverb | In a geological manner. |
| geometrician | noun | One skilled in geometry; a geometer; a mathematician. |
| geometrizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Geometrize |
| george noble | A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII. See Noble, n. | |
| geosynclinal | noun | the downward bend or subsidence of the earth’s crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range; — opposed to geanticlinal. |
| geraniaceous | adjective | Of or pertaining to a natural order of pants (Geraniaceae) which includes the genera Geranium, Pelargonium, and many others. |
| gerontocracy | noun | Government by old men. |
| gesticulated | imp. & past participle | of Gesticulate |
| gesticulator | noun | One who gesticulates. |
| giddy-headed | adjective | Thoughtless; unsteady. |
| gigantomachy | noun | A war of giants; especially, the fabulous war of the giants against heaven. |
| gila monster | A large tuberculated lizard (Heloderma suspectum) native of the dry plains of Arizona, New Mexico, etc. It is the only lizard known to have venomous teeth. | |
| gillie gilly | noun | A boy or young man; a manservant; a male attendant, in the Scottish Highlands. |
| ginglymoidal | adjective | Pertaining to, or resembling, a ginglymus, or hinge joint; ginglyform. |
| gladiatorial | adjective | Alt. of Gladiatorian |
| gladiatorian | adjective | Of or pertaining to gladiators, or to contests or combatants in general. |
| gladiatorism | noun | The art or practice of a gladiator. |
| glandiferous | adjective | Bearing acorns or other nuts; as, glandiferous trees. |
| glandulation | noun | The situation and structure of the secretory vessels in plants. |
| glandulosity | noun | Quality of being glandulous; a collection of glands. |
| glass-gazing | adjective | Given to viewing one’s self in a glass or mirror; finical. |
| glass-sponge | noun | A siliceous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, and allied genera; — so called from their glassy fibers or spicules; — called also vitreous sponge. See Glass-rope, and Euplectella. |
| glaucomatous | adjective | Having the nature of glaucoma. |
| glisteringly | adverb | In a glistering manner. |
| glitteringly | adverb | In a glittering manner. |
| globe-shaped | adjective | Shaped like a globe. |
| globularness | noun | Sphericity; globosity. |
| globulimeter | noun | An instrument for measuring the number of red blood corpuscles in the blood. |
| glossanthrax | noun | A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue. |
| glossarially | adverb | In the manner of a glossary. |
| glossography | noun | The writing of glossaries, glosses, or comments for illustrating an author. |
| glassologist | noun | One who defines and explains terms; one who is versed in glossology. |
| glottologist | noun | A linguist; a philologist. |
| glucogenesis | noun | Glycogenesis. |
| gluttonizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Gluttonize |
| glycocholate | noun | A salt of glycocholic acid; as, sodium glycocholate. |
| glycogenesis | noun | The production or formation of sugar from gycogen, as in the liver. |
| glycyrrhizin | noun | A glucoside found in licorice root (Glycyrrhiza), in monesia bark (Chrysophyllum), in the root of the walnut, etc., and extracted as a yellow, amorphous powder, of a bittersweet taste. |
| glyphography | noun | A process similar to etching, in which, by means of voltaic electricity, a raised copy of a drawing is made, so that it can be used to print from. |
| glyptography | noun | The art or process of engraving on precious stones. |
| gnathopodite | noun | Any leglike appendage of a crustacean, when modified wholly, or in part, to serve as a jaw, esp. one of the maxillipeds. |
| gnathothecae | plural | of Gnathotheca |
| gnomological | adjective | Pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling, a gnomology. |
| gnomonically | adverb | According to the principles of the gnomonic projection. |
| gold-beating | noun | The art or process of reducing gold to extremely thin leaves, by beating with a hammer. |
| good-humored | adjective | Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-tempered. See Good-natured. |
| good-looking | adjective | Handsome. |
| good-natured | adjective | Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked. |
| gooseberries | plural | of Gooseberry |
| goring cloth | noun | A piece of canvas cut obliquely to widen a sail at the foot. |
| gormandizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Gormandize |
| goroon shell | A large, handsome, marine, univalve shell (Triton femorale). | |
| governmental | adjective | Pertaining to government; made by government; as, governmental duties. |
| governorship | noun | The office of a governor. |
| graciousness | noun | Quality of being gracious. |
| graduateship | noun | State of being a graduate. |
| graham bread | Bread made of unbolted wheat flour. | |
| grallatorial | adjective | Alt. of Grallatory |
| graminaceous | adjective | Pertaining to, or resembling, the grasses; gramineous; as, graminaceous plants. |
| grammaticism | noun | A point or principle of grammar. |
| grammaticize | verb t. | To render grammatical. |
| graphitoidal | adjective | Resembling graphite or plumbago. |
| graveclothes | noun pl. | The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred. |
| gravelliness | noun | State of being gravelly. |
| gravel-stone | noun | A pebble, or small fragment of stone; a calculus. |
| gross-headed | adjective | Thick-skulled; stupid. |
| grozing iron | A tool with a hardened steel point, formerly used instead of a diamond for cutting glass., A tool for smoothing the solder joints of lead pipe. | |
| grudgingness | noun | The state or quality of grudging, or of being full of grudge or unwillingness. |
| guaranteeing | p, pr. & vb. noun | of Guarantee |
| guardianless | adjective | Without a guardian. |
| guardianship | noun | The office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care; watch. |
| guelderrose’ | noun | A cultivated variety of a species of Viburnum (V. Opulus), bearing large bunches of white flowers; — called also snowball tree. |
| guillotining | present participle & vb. noun | of Guillotine |
| gunsmith ing | noun | The art or business of a gunsmith. |
| gutta-percha | noun | A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, / Dichopsis, Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material. |
| gutturalness | noun | The quality of being guttural. |
| gymnoblastea | noun pl. | The Athecata; — so called because the medusoid buds are not inclosed in a capsule. |
| gymnoblastic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Gymnoblastea. |
| gymnocarpous | adjective | Naked-fruited, the fruit either smooth or not adherent to the perianth. |
| gymnolaemata | noun pl. | An order of Bryozoa, having no epistome. |
| gymnosophist | noun | One of a sect of philosophers, said to have been found in India by Alexander the Great, who went almost naked, denied themselves the use of flesh, renounced bodily pleasures, and employed themselves in the contemplation of nature. |
| gynaecophore | noun | A ventral canal or groove, in which the males of some di/cious trematodes carry the female. See Illust. of Haematozoa. |
| gynantherous | adjective | Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which the stamens are converted into pistils. |
| gyrencephala | noun pl. | The higher orders of Mammalia, in which the cerebrum is convoluted. |