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glove leather |
Noun
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leather suitable for making gloves |
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glucocorticoid |
Noun
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a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals |
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glucosamine |
Noun
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an amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides |
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gum anime |
Noun
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any of various resins or oleoresins |
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gum ammoniac |
Noun
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the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant |
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graphite |
Noun
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used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
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guncotton |
Noun
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a nitric acid ester |
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glycogen |
Noun
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one form in which body fuel is stored |
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glass wool |
Noun
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glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool |
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ground water |
Noun
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underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks |
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glycol |
Noun
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any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule |
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glycol |
Noun
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a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent |
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gum eurphorbium |
Noun
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an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine |
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gneiss |
Noun
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a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite |
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gift wrap |
Noun
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attractive wrapping paper suitable for wrapping gifts |
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goitrogen |
Noun
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any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter |
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gilding metal |
Noun
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a brass that is rich in copper |
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goldstone |
Noun
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aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles |
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gilgai soil |
Noun
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soil in the melon holes of Australia |
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gondang wax |
Noun
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a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree |
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goose grease |
Noun
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grease derived from geese |
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graph paper |
Noun
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paper that has lines to permit drawing graphs |
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granular pearlite |
Noun
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if steel or iron cool very slowly the cementite may occur in globules instead of in layers |
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globular pearlite |
Noun
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if steel or iron cool very slowly the cementite may occur in globules instead of in layers |
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greaseproof paper |
Noun
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paper that is impermeable to oil or grease |
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green gold |
Noun
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a gold alloy (at least 14 karat gold with silver or silver and cadmium) that has a green appearance |
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greisen |
Noun
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a granitic rock composed of quartz and mica |
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groundmass |
Noun
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(geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded |
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grid metal |
Noun
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a kind of hard lead that is used for grids in storage batteries |
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grout |
Noun
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a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork |
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grout |
Verb
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bind with grout |
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ground glass |
Noun
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glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching |
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ground glass |
Noun
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particulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasive |
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guanine |
Noun
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a purine base found in DNA and RNA |
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guano |
Noun
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the excrement of sea birds |
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guinea gold |
Noun
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22-karat gold from which guinea coins were made |
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guinea gold |
Noun
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brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint |
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gunite |
Noun
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a mixture of cement and sand and water that is sprayed on a surface under pneumatic pressure |
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gallamine |
Noun
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neuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia |
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glucose |
Noun
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a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms |
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grape sugar |
Noun
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an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits |
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glutamate |
Noun
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a salt or ester of glutamic acid |
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glutamic oxalacetic transaminase |
Noun
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an enzyme involved in transamination |
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glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase |
Noun
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an enzyme involved in transamination |
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glyceraldehyde |
Noun
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a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars |
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glyceric aldehyde |
Noun
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a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars |
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gum olibanum |
Noun
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an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees |
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glyceric acid |
Noun
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a syrupy acid obtained by oxidation of glycerol or glyceraldehyde |
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glyceride |
Noun
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an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils |
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glycerol |
Noun
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a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils |