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glutaminic acid |
Noun
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an amino acid occurring in proteins |
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glutamine |
Noun
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a crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins |
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glutathione peroxidase |
Noun
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an enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals |
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glycine |
Noun
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the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane |
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gum accroides |
Noun
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an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees |
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gamma acid |
Noun
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a crystalline acid used to make azo dyes |
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gadolinium |
Noun
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a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group |
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gallium |
Noun
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a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element |
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glucinium |
Noun
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a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element |
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germanium |
Noun
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a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors |
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gasohol |
Noun
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a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn |
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gasoline |
Noun
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a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons, such as hexane, heptane, and octane, derived from petroleum |
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gasolene |
Noun
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a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons, such as hexane, heptane, and octane, derived from petroleum |
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gadolinite |
Noun
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a mineral that is a source of rare earths |
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galena |
Noun
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soft blue-grey mineral |
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garnet |
Noun
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any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive |
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garnierite |
Noun
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a green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate |
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germanite |
Noun
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a rare reddish-grey mineral consisting of a copper iron germanium sulfide |
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gesso |
Noun
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gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared) |
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gibbsite |
Noun
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white crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum hydroxide |
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glauconite |
Noun
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a green mineral consisting of hydrated silicate of potassium or iron or magnesium or aluminum |
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goethite |
Noun
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a red or yellow or brown mineral |
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gothite |
Noun
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a red or yellow or brown mineral |
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greaves |
Noun
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the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered |
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greenockite |
Noun
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ore of cadmium |
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gypsum |
Noun
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a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris) |
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gunmetal |
Noun
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a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water) |
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green lead ore |
Noun
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a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate |
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growth factor |
Noun
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a protein that is involved in cell differentiation and growth |
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gold dust |
Noun
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the particles and flakes (and sometimes small nuggets) of gold obtained in placer mining |
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grain alcohol |
Noun
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the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors |
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gamma iron |
Noun
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a nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of austenite |
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gravel |
Noun
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rock fragments and pebbles |
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gravel |
Verb
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be a mystery or bewildering to |
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gravel |
Verb
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cover with gravel |
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gravel |
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cause annoyance in |
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gemstone |
Noun
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a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry |
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gritrock |
Noun
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a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone |
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gritstone |
Noun
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a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone |
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garnet lac |
Noun
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lac refined by treating with solvent |
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gum-lac |
Noun
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an inferior lac produced by lac insects in Madagascar |
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gelatine |
Noun
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a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin |
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glue |
Noun
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cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive |
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glue |
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be fixed as if by glue |
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glue |
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join or attach with or as if with glue |
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growth regulator |
Noun
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(botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone |
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gibberellin |
Noun
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a plant hormone isolated from a fungus |
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gibberellic acid |
Noun
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a crystalline acid associated with gibberellin |
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gentian violet |
Noun
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a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment |
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goatskin |
Noun
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the hide of a goat |