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252 Words That Start With GL

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glug (verb) make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle
gluiness (noun) the property of being cohesive and sticky Synonyms: cohesiveness, glueyness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidity, viscidness
glum (adjective) moody and melancholic
(adjective) showing a brooding ill humor Synonyms: dark, dour, glowering, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen
glume (noun) small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae
glumly (adverb) in a sullen manner Synonyms: dourly, sullenly
glumness (noun) a gloomy ill-tempered feeling Synonyms: moroseness, sullenness
(noun) an atmosphere of depression and melancholy Synonyms: gloom, gloominess
gluon (noun) a gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks
glut (noun) the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall Synonyms: oversupply, surfeit
(verb) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself Synonyms: binge, englut, engorge, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff
(verb) supply with an excess of Synonyms: flood, oversupply
glutamate (noun) a salt or ester of glutamic acid
glutamine (noun) a crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in protein metabolism
glute (noun) any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh Synonyms: gluteal muscle, gluteus, gluteus muscle
gluteal (adjective) of or relating to or near the gluteus muscles
glutelin (noun) a simple protein found in the seeds of cereals
gluten (noun) a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
glutethimide (noun) sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders Synonyms: Doriden
gluteus (noun) any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh Synonyms: glute, gluteal muscle, gluteus muscle
glutinosity (noun) the property of having a viscosity like jelly Synonyms: gelatinousness, glutinousness
glutinous (adjective) having the sticky properties of an adhesive Synonyms: gluey, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous
glutinousness (noun) the property of having a viscosity like jelly Synonyms: gelatinousness, glutinosity
glutted (adjective) exceeding demand Synonyms: overfull
glutton (noun) musteline mammal of northern Eurasia Synonyms: Gulo gulo, wolverine
(noun) a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess Synonyms: gourmand, gourmandizer, trencherman
gluttonise (verb) eat a lot and without restraint Synonyms: fress, gluttonize
gluttonize (verb) eat a lot and without restraint Synonyms: fress, gluttonise
gluttonous (adjective) given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
gluttonously (adverb) in a gluttonous manner
gluttony (noun) eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) Synonyms: gula, overeating
(noun) habitual eating to excess
glyburide (noun) an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas Synonyms: DiaBeta, Micronase
glyceraldehyde (noun) a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars Synonyms: glyceric aldehyde
glyceride (noun) an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils Synonyms: acylglycerol
glycerin (noun) a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils Synonyms: glycerine, glycerol
glycerine (noun) a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils Synonyms: glycerin, glycerol
glycerite (noun) a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin Synonyms: glycerole
glycerogel (noun) a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin Synonyms: glycerogelatin
glycerogelatin (noun) a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin Synonyms: glycerogel
glycerol (noun) a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils Synonyms: glycerin, glycerine
glycerole (noun) a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin Synonyms: glycerite
glycerolise (verb) place in glycerol Synonyms: glycerolize
glycerolize (verb) place in glycerol Synonyms: glycerolise
glyceryl (noun) a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals
glycine (noun) the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane
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
glycogenesis (noun) the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand
(noun) the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose
glycogenic (adjective) of or relating to or involving glycogen
glycol (noun) any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule Synonyms: dihydric alcohol, diol
(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
glycoprotein (noun) a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component
glycoside (noun) a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides
glycosuria (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine
glyoxaline (noun) an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor Synonyms: imidazole, iminazole
glyph (noun) glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief
glyptics (noun) the art of engraving on precious stones Synonyms: lithoglyptics
glyptography (noun) carving or engraving (especially on stones)
(noun) carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones) Synonyms: glyptic art

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