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Globular PearlitenounMWEif steel or iron cool very slowly the cementite may occur in globules instead of in layersverified
Glockenspielnouna percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammersverified
Gloggnouna Scandinavian punch made of claret and aquavit with spices and raisins and orange peel and sugarverified
Glory PeanounMWEany of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemesverified
Glossanouna mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavityverified
Glossodynia ExfoliativanounMWEa superficial form of glossitis marked by irregular red patches on the tongue and sensitivity to hot or spicy foodverified
Glossolalianounrepetitive, nonmeaningful speech or sounds, especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervorverified
Glottochronologynounthe determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source languageverified
Glovenounboxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fightersverified
Glove AnesthesianounMWEa mental disorder involving loss of sensitivity in the hand and wristverified
Glow TubenounMWEa gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a diode in a tube filled with gasverified
Gloxinianounany of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowersverified
Glutathione PeroxidasenounMWEan enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicalsverified
Gluteal ArterynounMWEbranches of the internal iliac artery that supply the hip joint and gluteal regionverified
Gluteal MusclenounMWEany one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thighverified
Gluteus MusclenounMWEany one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thighverified
Glyburidenounan oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreasverified
Glyceridenounan ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oilsverified
Glycerin JellynounMWEa mixture of glycerin and gelatin that is used in histology for mounting specimensverified
Glycerinated GelatinnounMWEa gelatinous preparation made from gelatin and glycerin and waterverified