acylglycerol | (noun) an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils | Synonyms: glyceride |
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anaglyph | (noun) anything carved in low relief | - |
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(noun) moving or still pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed | - |
anaglyphy | (noun) the process of producing pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed and viewed through spectacles with one red and one green lens | - |
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cephaloglycin | (noun) antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use | Synonyms: Kafocin |
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dermatoglyphic | (noun) the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet) | - |
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dermatoglyphics | (noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet | - |
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diaglyph | (noun) glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) | Synonyms: intaglio |
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dimethylglyoxime | (noun) a compound used in analysis as a precipitant for palladium or nickel | - |
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ginglymus | (noun) a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane | Synonyms: ginglymoid joint, hinge joint |
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glyburide | (noun) an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas | Synonyms: DiaBeta, Micronase |
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glyceraldehyde | (noun) a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars | Synonyms: glyceric aldehyde |
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glyceride | (noun) an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils | Synonyms: acylglycerol |
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glycerin | (noun) a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils | Synonyms: glycerine, glycerol |
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glycerine | (noun) a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils | Synonyms: glycerin, glycerol |
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glycerite | (noun) a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin | Synonyms: glycerole |
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glycerogel | (noun) a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin | Synonyms: glycerogelatin |
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glycerogelatin | (noun) a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin | Synonyms: glycerogel |
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glycerol | (noun) a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils | Synonyms: glycerin, glycerine |
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glycerole | (noun) a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin | Synonyms: glycerite |
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glyceryl | (noun) a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals | - |
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glycine | (noun) the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane | - |
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glycogen | (noun) one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body | Synonyms: animal starch |
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glycogenesis | (noun) the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand | - |
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(noun) the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose | - |
glycol | (noun) any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule | Synonyms: dihydric alcohol, diol |
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(noun) a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent | Synonyms: ethanediol, ethylene glycol |
glycolysis | (noun) a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid and releases energy for the body in the form of ATP | - |
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glycoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component | - |
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glycoside | (noun) a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides | - |
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glycosuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine | - |
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glyoxaline | (noun) an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor | Synonyms: imidazole, iminazole |
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glyph | (noun) glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief | - |
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glyptics | (noun) the art of engraving on precious stones | Synonyms: lithoglyptics |
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glyptography | (noun) carving or engraving (especially on stones) | - |
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(noun) carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones) | Synonyms: glyptic art |
googly | (noun) a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way | Synonyms: bosie, bosie ball, wrong 'un |
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hieroglyph | (noun) a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt | Synonyms: hieroglyphic |
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(noun) writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) | Synonyms: hieroglyphic |
hieroglyphic | (noun) a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt | Synonyms: hieroglyph |
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(noun) writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) | Synonyms: hieroglyph |
hyperglycaemia | (noun) abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes | Synonyms: hyperglycemia |
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hyperglycemia | (noun) abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes | Synonyms: hyperglycaemia |
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hypoglycaemia | (noun) abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet | Synonyms: hypoglycemia |
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hypoglycemia | (noun) abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet | Synonyms: hypoglycaemia |
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lithoglyptics | (noun) the art of engraving on precious stones | Synonyms: glyptics |
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nitroglycerin | (noun) a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) | Synonyms: glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin |
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nitroglycerine | (noun) a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) | Synonyms: glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin |
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petroglyph | (noun) a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people) | - |
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triglyceride | (noun) glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body | - |
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trinitroglycerin | (noun) a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) | Synonyms: glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat |
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