English Words: G

18,276 words · Page 28 of 366

gammyadj

Injured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs).

gamnitudenoun

A magnitude of a cepstrum.

gamo-prefix

marriage

gamogenesisnoun

sexual reproduction

gamogeneticallyadv

By gamogenesis.

gamogonynoun

Synonym of gametogony.

gamomanianoun

An obsessive desire for making bizarre marriage proposals.

gamomaniacadj

Pertaining to gamomania.

gamontnoun

A particular life cycle stage in the Apicomplexa.

gamopetalousadj

Having petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a tube, trumpet, channel, or similarly nearly-rigid structure.

gamophobenoun

One who has gamophobia.

gamophobianoun

The fear of marriage.

gamophobicadj

Of, relating to, or exhibiting gamophobia.

gamophyllousadj

Composed of leaves or segments (e.g. perianth) united by their edges.

gamophytenoun

gametophyte

gamoroinoun

Doric variant of geomori

gamosanoun

A rectangular cloth, typically of red and white, used in a variety of ritual actions in Assamese culture.

gamosepalousadj

Having united sepals.

gamostelenoun

A polystele in which the vascular bundles are not distinct throughout their entire length, but fused together at some point.

gamostelicadj

Relating to a gamostele.

Gamow factornoun

A probability factor for the chance of two nuclear particles overcoming the Coulomb barrier in order to undergo nuclear reactions.

gampnoun

An umbrella.

Gampishadj

Resembling or characteristic of Sarah Gamp, a dissolute, sloppy and drunken nurse in Charles Dickens' novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1843).

gamsbartnoun

A tuft of chamois or other hair traditionally worn as a decoration on hats in alpine Austria and Bavaria.

gamuchanoun

A traditional thin, coarse cotton cloth used in South Asia as a towel, scarf, loincloth, etc.

gamutnoun

A (normally) complete range.

ganverb

To go.

ganachenoun

A rich sauce, made of chocolate and cream, used also as the filling of truffles, and as a glaze.

ganancialadj

Relating to, or held under, the Spanish system of law that controls the title and disposition of the property acquired during marriage by the husband or wife.

gananitenoun

An isometric-hextetrahedral gray mineral containing bismuth and fluorine.

Ganapatiname

Ganesha (Hindu deity).

Ganarewname

A small village and civil parish (served by Whitchurch and Ganarew Group Parish Council) in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5316).

Ganassiname

A surname from Italian.

ganaxolonenoun

An epalon anesthetic related to allopregnanolone, with sedative, anxiolytic, and anticonvulsant effects.

Gancarzname

A surname from Polish.

ganchverb

To drop from a high place on sharp stakes or hooks as a punishment.

Gancharname

A transliteration of the Belarusian surname Ганчар (Hančar).

Ganciname

A surname from Italian.

ganciclovirnoun

An antiviral medication C₉H₁₃N₅O₄ related to acyclovir and used especially to treat or prevent cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised individuals.

Gancitanoname

A surname from Italian.

Gandaname

The Luganda language.

Gandakiname

A province of Nepal.

Gandalfname

A male given name from the Germanic languages known in history, and in the books of Tolkien, but not usually bestowed on children.

Gandalfesqueadj

With qualities resembling those of Gandalf, a wise old wizard in The Lord of the Rings with a long white beard.

Gandalfianadj

Of, related to, or characteristic of the fictional wizard Gandalf from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Gandalfishadj

Of, related to, or characteristic of the fictional wizard Gandalf from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Gandaraname

A surname from Galician.

gandarianoun

plum mango, mango plum (Bouea macrophylla, syn. Bouea gandaria)

gandernoun

A male goose.

ganderingverb

present participle and gerund of gander

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