| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| galacta-gogue | noun | An agent exciting secretion of milk. |
| galericu-late | adjective | Covered as with a hat or cap. |
| gallimaufries | plural | of Gallimaufry |
| gallipoli oil | An inferior kind of olive oil, brought from Gallipoli, in Italy. | |
| galvanization | noun | The act of process of galvanizing. |
| galvanoglyphy | noun | Same as Glyphography. |
| galvanography | noun | The art or process of depositing metals by electricity; electrotypy., A method of producing by means of electrotyping process (without etching) copperplates which can be printed from in the same manner as engraved plates. |
| galvanologist | noun | One who describes the phenomena of galvanism; a writer on galvanism. |
| galvanometric | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or measured by, a galvanometer. |
| galvanoplasty | noun | The art or process of electrotypy. |
| galvanoscopic | adjective | Of or pertaining to a galvanoscope. |
| gangrenescent | adjective | Tending to mortification or gangrene. |
| ganocephalous | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Ganocephala. |
| garnetiferous | adjective | Containing garnets. |
| gasteropodous | adjective | Same as Gastropodous. |
| gastriloquist | noun | One who appears to speak from his stomach; a ventriloquist. |
| gastriloquous | adjective | Ventriloquous. |
| gastrocnemius | noun | The muscle which makes the greater part of the calf of the leg. |
| gastroenteric | adjective | Gastrointestinal. |
| gastrohepatic | adjective | Pertaining to the stomach and liver; hepatogastric; as, the gastrohepatic, or lesser, omentum. |
| gastromalacia | noun | A softening of the coats of the stomach; — usually a post-morten change. |
| gastronomical | adjective | Pertaining to gastromony. |
| gastrophrenic | adjective | Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm; as, the gastrophrenic ligament. |
| gastrosplenic | noun | Pertaining to the stomach and spleen; as, the gastrosplenic ligament. |
| geissler tube | A glass tube provided with platinum electrodes, and containing some gas under very low tension, which becomes luminous when an electrical discharge is passed through it; — so called from the name of a noted maker in germany. It is called also Plucker tube, from the German physicist who devised it. | |
| geminiflorous | adjective | Having the flowers arranged in pairs. |
| gemmification | noun | The production of a bud or gem. |
| gemmuliferous | adjective | Bearing or producing gemmules or buds. |
| generalissimo | adjective | The chief commander of an army; especially, the commander in chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions under separate commanders; — a title used in most foreign countries. |
| generalizable | adjective | Capable of being generalized, or reduced to a general form of statement, or brought under a general rule. |
| genericalness | noun | The quality of being generic. |
| genesee epoch | The closing subdivision of the Hamilton period in the American Devonian system; — so called because the formations of this period crop out in Genesee, New York. | |
| genethlialogy | noun | Divination as to the destinies of one newly born; the act or art of casting nativities; astrology. |
| genitourinary | adjective | See Urogenital. |
| gentianaceous | adjective | Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Gentianaceae) of which the gentian is the type. |
| gentlemanhood | noun | The qualities or condition of a gentleman. |
| gentlemanlike | adjective | Alt. of Gentlemanly |
| gentlemanship | noun | The carriage or quality of a gentleman. |
| geometrically | adverb | According to the rules or laws of geometry. |
| germanization | noun | The act of Germanizing. |
| gerrymandered | imp. & past participle | of Gerrymander |
| gesticulating | present participle & vb. noun | of Gesticulate |
| gesticulation | noun | The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express passion or enforce sentiments., A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments., Antic tricks or motions. |
| gesticulatory | adjective | Representing by, or belonging to, gestures. |
| gheber ghebre | noun | A worshiper of fire; a Zoroastrian; a Parsee. |
| gladiatorship | noun | Conduct, state, or art, of a gladiator. |
| globuliferous | adjective | Bearing globules; in geology, used of rocks, and denoting a variety of concretionary structure, where the concretions are isolated globules and evenly distributed through the texture of the rock. |
| glomuliferous | adjective | Having small clusters of minutely branched coral-like excrescences. |
| glorification | noun | The act of glorifyng or of giving glory to., The state of being glorifed; as, the glorification of Christ after his resurrection. |
| glossographer | noun | A writer of a glossary; a commentator; a scholiast. |
| glossological | adjective | Of or pertaining to glossology. |
| glottological | adjective | Of or pertaining to glottology. |
| glutinousness | noun | The quality of being glutinous. |
| glyphographic | adjective | Of or pertaining to glyphography. |
| glyptographic | adjective | Relating to glyptography, or the art of engraving on precious stones. |
| gnathastegite | noun | One of a pair of broad plates, developed from the outer maxillipeds of crabs, and forming a cover for the other mouth organs. |
| goniometrical | adjective | Pertaining to, or determined by means of, a goniometer; trigonometric. |
| gonoblastidia | plural | of Gonoblastidium |
| good-tempered | adjective | Having a good temper; not easily vexed. See Good-natured. |
| gossaniferous | adjective | Containing or producing gossan. |
| governability | noun | Governableness. |
| graminivorous | adjective | Feeding or subsisting on grass, and the like food; — said of horses, cattle, and other animals. |
| grammarianism | noun | The principles, practices, or peculiarities of grammarians. |
| grammaticized | imp. & past participle | of Grammaticize |
| granddaughter | noun | The daughter of one’s son or daughter. |
| grandfatherly | adjective | Like a grandfather in age or manner; kind; benignant; indulgent. |
| grandiloquent | adjective | Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic. |
| grandiloquous | adjective | Grandiloquent. |
| grandmotherly | adjective | Like a grandmother in age or manner; kind; indulgent. |
| granite state | New Hampshire; — a nickname alluding to its mountains, which are chiefly of granite. | |
| granuliferous | adjective | Full of granulations. |
| graphicalness | noun | The quality or state of being graphic. |
| graticulation | noun | The division of a design or draught into squares, in order the more easily to reproduce it in larger or smaller dimensions. |
| gratification | noun | The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart., That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight., A reward; a recompense; a gratuity. |
| gravitational | adjective | Of or pertaining to the force of gravity; as, gravitational units. |
| great-bellied | adjective | Having a great belly; bigbellied; pregnant; teeming. |
| great-hearted | adjective | High-spirited; fearless., Generous; magnanimous; noble. |
| grindle stone | A grindstone. | |
| grotesqueness | noun | Quality of being grotesque. |
| gubernatorial | adjective | Pertaining to a governor, or to government. |
| guernsey lily | A South African plant (Nerine Sarniensis) with handsome lilylike flowers, naturalized on the island of Guernsey. | |
| gunter’s line | A logarithmic line on Gunter’s scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers; — called also line of lines, and line of numbers. | |
| gymnastically | adverb | In a gymnastic manner. |
| gymnospermous | noun | Having naked seeds, or seeds not inclosed in a capsule or other vessel., Belonging to the class of plants consisting of gymnosperms. |
| gynandromorph | noun | An animal affected with gynandromorphism, |
| gynecological | adjective | Of or pertaining to gynecology. |
| gynodioecious | adjective | Dioecious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears mostly pistillate flowers. |