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Growth Hormone-Releasing FactornounMWEa releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary bodyverified
Growth StocknounMWEstock of a corporation that has had faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue toverified
Grugru PalmnounMWEtropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nutsverified
Guard HairnounMWEcoarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammalsverified
Guard of HonornounMWEan escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeralverified
Guard ShipnounMWEa warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadronverified
Guardian AngelnounMWEan angel believed to have special affection for a particular individualverified
Guardian SpiritnounMWEan angel believed to have special affection for a particular individualverified
Guelder RosenounMWEdeciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berriesverified
Guenon MonkeynounMWEsmall slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the faceverified
Guessing EntropynounMWEA measure of the difficulty that an Attacker has to guess the average password used in a system. In this document, entropy is stated in bits. When a password has n-bits of guessing entropy then an attacker has as much difficulty guessing the average password as in guessing an n-bit random quantity. The attacker is assumed to know the actual password frequency distribution.verified
Guessing GamenounMWEa game in which participants compete to identify some obscurely indicated thingverified
Guest NightnounMWEan evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guestsverified
Guidance DevicenounMWEa system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of a vehicle (especially a missile)verified
Guidance SystemnounMWEa system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of a vehicle (especially a missile)verified
Guide FossilnounMWEa fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is foundverified
Guide WordnounMWEa word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that pageverified
Guided MissilenounMWEa rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devicesverified
Guild SocialismnounMWEa form of socialist theory advocating state ownership of industry but managements by guilds of workersverified
Guilt by AssociationnounMWEthe attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guiltyverified
Guinea FlowernounMWEany of several Australasian evergreen vines widely cultivated in warm regions for their large bright yellow single flowersverified
Guinea Gold VinenounMWEany of several Australasian evergreen vines widely cultivated in warm regions for their large bright yellow single flowersverified
Guinea PignounMWEa person who is subjected to experimental or other observational proceduresverified
Guinea-Hen FlowernounMWEEurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval timesverified
Gum DammarnounMWEany of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathisverified
Gum ElasticnounMWEan elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of productsverified
Gum EleminounMWEfragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incenseverified
Gum LabdanumnounMWEa dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumesverified
Gum OlibanumnounMWEan aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African treesverified
Gum PlantnounMWEany of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinallyverified
Gum RidgenounMWEa ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teethverified
Gum TreenounMWEany of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gumverified
Gumbo SoilnounMWEany of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with waterverified