English Words: G

18,276 words · Page 13 of 366

galantaminenoun

An alkaloid, obtained synthetically or from various plants, used for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease and various memory impairments.

Galantename

A surname from Italian.

galanthophilenoun

An enthusiastic collector of snowdrops.

galantinenoun

A spiced, thickened sauce served with fish or poultry.

galanty shownoun

A show performed using silhouettes and shadow puppets.

Galapagoanadj

Of or relating to the Galapagos Islands.

Galapagos Islandsname

An archipelago off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, famed for their influence on Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.

Galapagos sea lionnoun

A small species of sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki (though sometimes considered a subspecies of the Californian sea lion), that breeds in the Galápagos islands.

Galashielsname

A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4936).

Galassiname

A surname from Italian.

Galatasarayname

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (a sports club from Istanbul best known for its football team)

galateanoun

A strong cotton fabric with diagonal twill weave

Galateanadj

Of or relating to the Nereid Galatea in Greek mythology.

Galatiname

A surname from Italian.

Galatianame

A historical region of ancient Asia Minor, in what is now central Turkey.

Galatianadj

Of or pertaining to Galatia.

Galatiansname

The ninth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to the Galatians.

galatroxnoun

An acidic galectin from Bothrops atrox snake venom

Galaxname

An independent city in Virginia, United States.

galaxauraceousadj

Of or relating to the Galaxauraceae.

galaxiasnoun

Any of the fish of the genus Galaxias.

galaxitenoun

A brownish-red spinel mineral found in carbonate-rich metamorphosed manganese ore deposits.

galaxynoun

The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth.

galaxy brainnoun

Someone who comes up with galaxy-brain (seemingly profound, but actually absurd) ideas.

galaxy gasnoun

Nitrous oxide, especially when used recreationally.

galaxy-brainedadj

Synonym of galaxy-brain (“appearing to be insightful and profound, but actually absurd, incomprehensible, or nonsensical”).

galaxy-wideadj

Alternative form of galaxywide.

galaxyfulnoun

Enough to fill a galaxy.

galaxylessadj

Without galaxies.

galaxylikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a galaxy.

galaxywideadj

Throughout a galaxy.

Galballyname

A village in County Limerick, Munster, Ireland.

galbanumnoun

A bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula, that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy

Galbavyname

A surname from Slovak.

galbenoun

The contour or outline of something.

Galbenaname

A village in Arieșeni, Alba County, Romania.

Galbenuname

A village and commune of Brăila County, Romania.

galbijjimnoun

A Korean steamed dish made with short rib.

galbitangnoun

A Korean soup made from beef, daikon, onions, etc.

Galbraithname

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Galbraithianadj

Of or relating to John Kenneth Galbraith (1908–2006), Canadian-born economist and proponent of 20th-century American liberalism.

galbulusnoun

A fleshy seed-producing cone of junipers and cypresses

galcanezumabnoun

A monoclonal antibody against CGRP used to treat migraine.

GalCivname

Galactic Civilizations, a series of turn-based strategy video games or the first game so named.

galconnoun

A hydrodynamic model of galaxy formation.

Galda de Josname

A commune of Alba County, Romania.

Galdamezname

A surname.

galdansetronnoun

A serotonin antagonist drug.

galdegaianoun

the focused element of a clause, immediately before the verb complex or inflected auxiliary

galdernoun

A type of pagan incantation, spell, charm, and thereof.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter G contains 18,276 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 366 pages, and you are currently viewing page 13. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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