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Gas-Discharge LampnounMWEan electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tubeverified
Gaseous StatenounMWEthe state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosityverified
Gasoline BombnounMWEa crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wickverified
Gasoline GagenounMWEgauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicleverified
Gasoline GaugenounMWEgauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicleverified
Gasoline MileagenounMWEthe ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burnedverified
Gasoline PumpnounMWEa pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanksverified
Gastric AcidnounMWEdigestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipaseverified
Gastric DigestionnounMWEthe process of breaking down proteins by the action of the gastric juice in the stomachverified
Gastric JuicenounMWEdigestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipaseverified
Gastric MillnounMWEthick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding foodverified
Gastrocnemius MusclenounMWEthe muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calfverified
Gastrocolic OmentumnounMWEpart of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestinesverified
Gastrointestinal TractnounMWEtubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anusverified
Gateway DrugnounMWEa habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugsverified
Gateway servernounMWEA computer (server) that connects a private network to the private network of a servicer or other business.verified
Gauze BandagenounMWE(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressingsverified
Gay LibnounMWEthe movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppressionverified
Gay Liberation MovementnounMWEthe movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppressionverified
Gear MechanismnounMWEa mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)verified
gear upverbMWEmake ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etcverified
Gear WheelnounMWEa toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motionverified
Geared WheelnounMWEa toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motionverified
Gefilte FishnounMWEwell-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stockverified
Geisha GirlnounMWEa Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancingverified
Gen XnounMWEthe generation following the baby boom (especially Americans and Canadians born in the 1960s and 1970s)verified
Gender AgreementnounMWEagreement in grammatical gender between words in the same constructionverified
Gender IdentitynounMWEyour identity as it is experienced with regard to your individuality as male or femaleverified
Gender RolenounMWEthe overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others the degree of your maleness or femalenessverified
Gene ChipnounMWEa microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being testedverified
Gene ExpressionnounMWEconversion of the information encoded in a gene first into messenger RNA and then to a proteinverified
Gene LinkagenounMWE(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genesverified
General AnaesthesianounMWEa state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)verified
General AnaestheticnounMWEan anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousnessverified
General AnesthesianounMWEa state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)verified
General AnestheticnounMWEan anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousnessverified
general controlnounMWEControls, other than application controls, that relate to the environment within which application systems are developed, maintained, and operated, and that are therefore applicable to all the applications at an institution. The objectives of general controls are to ensure the proper development and implementation of systems, and the integrity of program and data files and of computer operations.verified
General DamagesnounMWE(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensatedverified
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)nounMWEA regulation in the European Union (EU) law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA). The regulation is effective as of May 25, 2018.candidate
General DeliverynounMWEthe part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for itverified
General HeadquartersnounMWEmilitary headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forcesverified
General LiennounMWEa lien on all the property owned by a debtor and not just a specific propertyverified
General MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)verified
General OfficernounMWEofficers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonelverified
General RelativitynounMWEa generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)verified
General Relativity TheorynounMWEa generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)verified
General StaffnounMWEmilitary officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policyverified
General Support SystemnounMWEAn interconnected set of information resources under the same direct management control which shares common functionality. A system normally includes hardware, software, information, data, applications, communications, and people. A system can be, for example, a local area network (LAN) including smart terminals that supports a branch office, an agency-wide backbone, a communications network, a departmental data processing center including its operating system and utilities, a tactical radio network, or a shared information processing service organization (IPSO).verified
General Theory of RelativitynounMWEa generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)verified
General VerdictnounMWEan ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of factverified
General-Purpose BombnounMWEa large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effectverified
Generalized Anxiety DisordernounMWEan anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six monthsverified