University Vocabulary

In English, the act of pronouncing unstressed word-final /ɪŋ/ as [ɪn] or [ən], rendered by the omission of the letter g in spelling, such as jumpin' for jumping.

plural of G-protein

A noncanonical, four-stranded nucleic acid structure formed by the stacking of guanine bases.

plural of G-spotter

present participle and gerund of G-spot

Alternative form of goated.

A residential island of Thaa, Maldives.

An uninhabited island of Lhaviyani, Maldives.

A resort island of Shaviyani, Maldives.

An island of Alifu Alifu, Maldives.

An uninhabited island of Thaa, Maldives.

An industrial island of Raa, Maldives.

An uninhabited island of Baa, Maldives.

Alternative form of GABAergic.

A naturally occurring neurotoxin, first isolated from Streptomyces toyacaensis bacteria, which acts as a potent and irreversible GABA transaminase inhibitor and GABA reuptake inhibitor.

plural of GABAergic

Alternative form of gabaergic.

Alternative form of GABAergic.

Alternative form of gabapentinoid.

An anticonvulsant drug C₉H₁₇NO₂ structurally related to gamma-aminobutyric acid that is administered orally as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures.

Alternative form of gabapentin.

Any of a class of drugs that are derivatives of the inhibitory neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), acting to block the α₂δ subunit (gabapentin receptor) of the voltage-dependent calcium channel.

plural of gabardine

Spoonerism of flabbergasted

A style of music with elements of gabber and house music.

Foolish or confused talk; gabble.

plural of gabblement

A noisy bird.

A rock composed of gabbro and diabase.

An igneous rock that exhibits characteristics intermediate between gabbro and diorite.

A compact variety of scapolite, resembling gabbro.

plural of gabbronite

A form of gabbro containing some norite and other inclusions.

plural of gabbronorite

Relating to or composed of gabbronorite.

A form of shorthand with signs for both consonants and vowels, once common in Germany and Austria.

plural of gaberdine

Alternative form of gaberlunzie.

plural of gaberlunyie

A licensed beggar.

plural of gaberlunzie

plural of gabillion

plural of gabionade

Alternative form of gabionade.

plural of gabionnade

Of or relating to Solomon ibn Gabirol, 11th-century Jewish poet and philosopher.

A class of rent-payers mentioned in the Domesday Book.

Synonym of barge board.

plural of gableboard

A native or resident of Gaborone, Botswana.

plural of Gaboronian

Synonym of Tongva.

plural of Gabrielino

A triclinic-pinacoidal black mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, silver, sulfur, and thallium.

plural of Gabrielite

plural of Gabrielli

A surname.

An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, lead, and oxygen.

plural of Gabrielson

A YouTube personality who creates content featuring anime-styled characters, by using games created by Lunime (e.g. Gacha Life).

plural of GachaTuber

A psychoactive drug derived from tenocyclidine.

Of or relating to Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900–2002), German philosopher.

A district of Maharashtra, India.

plural of Gaddafist

Quality of being gaddish.

plural of gadgetbahn

plural of gadgetbahn

The use of gadgets.

plural of gadgeteer

Devoid of gadgets.

plural of gadgetry

plural of Gadianton

Of, from or relating to the city of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain.

plural of Gaditanian

Any salt or ester of gadobenic acid, but especially the gadolinium salt that is used as an MRI contrast medium

plural of gadobenate

A gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent.

A gadolinium-based contrast medium.

A gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent.

Any of a series of fullerenes, containing gadolinium, used as MRI contrast agents

Any oxyanion of gadolinium; any salt containing such an ion

plural of gadolinate

Containing gadolinium.

A dark, vitreous mineral that is a complex mixture of silicates of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, yttrium, beryllium, and iron, with the chemical formula (Ce,La,Nd,Y)₂FeBe₂Si₂O₁₀.

plural of gadolinite

A chemical element (symbol Gd) with atomic number 64: a ductile silvery-white metal.

plural of gadolinium

Any of a series of carbon nanotubes, containing gadolinium, used as MRI contrast agents

plural of gadonanotube

A particular gadolinium chelate.

Misspelling of gadopentetate.

Any salt or ester of gadopentetic acid.

Relating to gadopentetic acid and its derivatives

A contrast agent used with magnetic resonance imaging to detect and visualize lesions.

A gadolinium salt of the macrocyclic amino acid DOTA

plural of gadoterate

A gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent, used particularly in the imaging of the central nervous system.

Any salt or ester of gadoxetic acid

plural of gadoxetate

ornamentation with gadroons

plural of gadrooning

Alternative spelling of ods bodikins.

Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides in the cod Gadus morhua

plural of gaduscidin

plural of gadzillion

plural of gadzookery

The use of archaism, tushery.

Someone who speaks Irish fluently or often.

plural of Gaeilgeoir

plural of Gaeilgeoir

In a Gaelic manner.

simple past and past participle of Gaelicise

third-person singular simple present indicative of Gaelicise

present participle and gerund of Gaelicise

plural of Gaelicism

plural of Gaelicist

The process or result of Gaelicizing.

simple past and past participle of Gaelicize

third-person singular simple present indicative of Gaelicize

present participle and gerund of Gaelicize

The quality of being Gaelic.

A speaker of Gaelic.

plural of Gaelophone

plural of Gaeltacht

plural of Gaeltacht

Alternative form of Gartnerian.

plural of Gaetulian

Of a sailing vessel, constructed with one or more gaff sails.

present participle and gerund of gaff-rig

A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast.

plural of gaff-topsail

A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.

A bacterial disease of lobsters, caused by the bacterium Aerococcus viridans var. homari

A ship with a gaff rig.

plural of gaffrigger

plural of gafiation

An Anglo-Saxon householder who owes rent to the king or his grantees rather than to a private landowner.

plural of gafolgelder

plural of gag-a-day.

plural of Gagauzian

plural of gagemeter

Any of a group of antimicrobial lipopeptides from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis

plural of gageostatin

plural of gagillion

Characteristic of the work of the Italian sculptor Giacomo Gaggini.

plural of Gagliardo

plural of gagmeister

plural of gagwriter

The writing of jokes.

An uninhabited island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives.

An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

A foreigner in or from the perspective of Japan

plural of gaillarde

Any of several New World flowering plants of the genus Gaillardia

plural of gaillardia

Alternative spelling of galliard (“dance”).

plural of gailliarde

Reminiscent of the works of Neil Gaiman (born 1960), English author known for magical and fantasy tales with dark themes.

Alternative spelling of gainsharing.

Return; a coming again; second coming or advent.

present participle of gaincope

A town, the county seat of Jackson County, Tennessee, United States.

A town in Sumter County, Alabama.

comparative form of gainful: more gainful

The state or quality of being gainful; profitableness.

A misgiving; an internal feeling or prognostication of evil.

plural of gaingiving

In a gainless manner; unprofitably

The state or condition of being gainless; unprofitability.

The condition of being gainly.

A rising again; resurrection.

Able to be gainsaid.

plural of gainsayer

second-person singular simple present indicative of gainsay

third-person singular simple present indicative of gainsay

Opposition, especially in speech.

plural of gainsaying

A surname.

plural of Gainsborough

A greedy person; one who seeks wealth or other personal benefit.

plural of gainseeker

Seeking wealth or other personal benefit.

present participle and gerund of gainset

A compensation system in which companies share the financial value of performance gains, such as productivity, cost savings, or quality, with their workers.

A gainsayer; opponent.

A speaking against; opposition.

One who stands in opposition to (a belief, cause, etc.); an opposer

plural of gainstander

Resistance; opposition.

third-person singular simple present indicative of gainstand

simple past and past participle of gainstay

present participle and gerund of gainstay

Contention; striving against.

To strive against; to resist, oppose.

simple past and past participle of gainstrive

past participle of gainstrive

third-person singular simple present indicative of gainstrive

A striving against; contention.

simple past of gainstrive

A taking back again; recovery.

Synonym of affordable.

Without gaiters.

Resembling or characteristic of a gaiter.

A city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.

plural of gaitprint

Of or relating to Hugh Gaitskell (1906–1963), British politician and leader of the Labour Party from 1955 to 1963.

The ideology of a faction of the Labour Party (UK) led by Hugh Gaitskell.

A member of a faction of the Labour Party (UK) led by Hugh Gaitskell.

plural of Gaitskellite

plural of Gaitskell

plural of gajillion

A class of glycosphingolipids containing the sequence Galα(1,4)Galβ-Cer (galactose, galactose, ceramide)

plural of galabiose

A univalent radical derived from galabiose

plural of galabiyah

That induces lactation

A substance that induces lactation.

plural of galactagogue

Alternative form of galactagogic.

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a galactan

plural of galactanase

Any salt or ester of galactaric acid.

plural of galactarate

plural of galactase

galactic; relating to a galaxy

With regard to galaxies, or in a galactic context.

The destruction of an entire galaxy.

Misspelling of galactitol.

plural of galactico

A particular α-galactoside.

The sugar alcohol (2R,3S,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol

plural of galactitol

The disaccharide 4-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-beta-D-galactopyranose formed from two galactose moieties

A cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance, usually located in the mammary glands, and caused by a protein plug that blocks off the outlet.

plural of galactocele

A polymeric sulfate of galactose and fucose, found in some seaweeds

plural of galactofucan

Synonym of galactofuranose.

plural of galactofuran

Any polysaccharide composed of galactose residues.

That stimulates the production and flow of milk

plural of galactogen

A polysaccharide composed of alternating glucose and galactose units

Alternative form of galactagogue.

plural of galactogogue

A diagnostic image produced by galactography.

plural of galactogram

A type of x-ray examination used to evaluate breast fluid.

An enzyme that facilitates the phosphorylation of α-D-galactose to galactose 1-phosphate at the expense of one molecule of ATP.

Any lectin that binds galactose

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a galactolipid

Any glycolipid in which the sugar component is galactose

Archaic form of galactolipid.

plural of galactolipid

Misspelling of galactogogue.

Study of milk and dairy products.

Any of a class of polysaccharides, found in many gums, having a backbone composed of mannose with galactose sidechains.

A lactometer.

plural of galactometer

Amy salt or ester of galactonic acid (2R,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoate

plural of galactonate

Of or pertaining to galactonic acid or its derivatives

Synonym of milk sickness

plural of galactophage

That has an affinity with, or binds galactosides

Misspelling of galactopoiesis.

Lactation (the secretion of milk from nipples) that is not associated with childbirth or nursing.

plural of galactorrhea

Of, relating to, or having galactorrhea.

Alternative spelling of galactorrhea.

Alternative spelling of galactorrhea.

Alternative spelling of galactosemia.

Relating to galactosaemia

an amino derivative of the sugar galactose; found in glycolipids and in mucopolysaccharides

Any polysaccharide composed of galactose residues

plural of galactosan

A device for gauging the purity of milk based on its opacity.

plural of galactoscope

A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly.

plural of galactosemia

One who has galactosemia.

plural of galactosemic

plural of galactose

Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of a galactoside

Any of several glycosides containing galactose

plural of galactoside

Any sugar that has at least one galactose moiety

plural of galactosugar

The presence of galactose in the urine

The univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of galactose

To modify by galactosylation.

Having a galactosyl group

plural of galactosyl

A milky appearance of the urine, as in chyluria.

A polysaccharide consisting of many galacturonic acid residues

plural of galacturonan

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a galacturonate

Any salt or ester of galacturonic acid.

Of or pertaining to galacturonic acid or its derivatives

Any of various compounds, similar to glucuronide but containing galactose residues; notably the pectins

plural of galagonid

A customized horse- or ox-drawn stoneboat or wagon once used for hauling stone from quarries, with smaller front wheels and larger rear ones, and a derrick to lift blocks of stone on and off the vehicle.

plural of galamander

An uninhabited island of Gaafu Alifu, Maldives.

In Ghana, a person who performs illegal gold mining independently of mining companies.

plural of galamseyer

A nitrosourea compound.

Activated by galanin

Associated with, or activated by galanin

Similar to, or having a similar effect as galanin

An alkaloid, obtained synthetically or from various plants, used for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease and various memory impairments.

A cation formed by protonation of galantamine

Alternative spelling of galantamine.

An enthusiastic collector of snowdrops.

plural of galantine

Synonym of Galapagoan.

Of or relating to the Galapagos Islands.

Archaic form of Galápagos.

plural of Galarneau

Alternative form of gala-series.

A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4936).

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (a sports club from Istanbul best known for its football team)

plural of galatheid

Any decapod crustacean of the superfamily Galatheoidea

plural of galatheoid

A disaccharide based on three galactose residues

plural of galatriaose

plural of galavance

simple past and past participle of galavant

present participle and gerund of galavant

The isochromene 4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethyl-1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydrocyclopenta[g]isochromene used in the perfume industry to add a musk note

Alternative form of galaxywide.

plural of galaxyful

Without galaxies.

Resembling or characteristic of a galaxy.

Throughout a galaxy.

Any of a group of macrolide polyketides present in Streptomyces galbus

plural of galbonolide

Of or relating to John Kenneth Galbraith (1908–2006), Canadian-born economist and proponent of 20th-century American liberalism.

plural of Galbraith

plural of Galbreath

A monoclonal antibody against CGRP used to treat migraine.

plural of Galdamez

Misspelling of geldanamycin.

A serotonin antagonist drug.

The highest mountain in Norway, Scandinavia, and Northern Europe, located in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway.

plural of Galdikas

A mental condition of thinking that one has become a cat, which is usually manifested in the adoption of feline mannerisms and habits.

A form of aspidin present in galeaspid fish

plural of galeaspid

A player who romances Gale during a playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3.

using Galenic remedies

plural of Galenical

of a mineral or deposit: that contains galena

plural of Galentine

Any clam in the family Galeommatidae.

plural of galeommatid

Any shark of the superorder Galeomorphii

plural of galeomorph

The irrational fear of sharks or dogfish.

Any member of the family Galeopithecidae, now considered to be a synonym of the family Cynocephalidae, the colugos or flying lemurs.

Any shark in the family Galeorhinidae, now considered to be the triakid subfamily Galeorhininae.

plural of galeorhinid

Having a brittle stem, attached gills and an annulus, but no volva.

Any leaf beetle of the subfamily Galerucinae

plural of galerucine

Any cynodont in the family Galesauridae.

plural of galesaurid

A steroidal antiandrogen under development for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Of or relating to Geoffrey of Monmouth (c.1100–c.1155), cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur.

plural of galfriend

Of or pertaining to Galicia (Spain), or its culture, independence or politics

plural of Galicianist

The quality of being Galician.

An antiviral drug that is nucleoside analog.

The beliefs or activities of the Galileans.

A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing iron, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.

nonsense, gobbledygook

plural of Galindez

Activated by galanin

plural of galingale

plural of galiongee

simple past and past participle of galivant

present participle and gerund of galivant

plural of gallabeah

plural of gallabiah

plural of gallabieh

Alternative form of djellaba.

plural of gallabiyah

plural of gallabiya

Alternative form of djellaba.

plural of gallabiyeh

plural of Gallacher

Northwestern Hispano-Celtic, an extinct language of the Celtic family, spoken by the Gallaeci at the beginning of the first millennium CE in a north-western part of the Iberian Peninsula.

plural of Gallaecian

plural of Gallagher

An uninhabited island of Shaviyani, Maldives.

An uninhabited island of Haa Alifu, Maldives.

A derivative of acetanilide, employed locally in skin diseases as a substitute for chrysarobin.

plural of gallanilide

superlative form of gallant: most gallant

The condition of being gallant, gallantry.

present participle and gerund of gallant

Alternative form of gallantize.

simple past and past participle of gallantise

third-person singular simple present indicative of gallantise

present participle and gerund of gallantise

To woo or flirt with.

simple past and past participle of gallantize

third-person singular simple present indicative of gallantize

present participle and gerund of gallantize

Not gallant.

The quality of being gallant.

plural of gallantry

simple past and past participle of gallavant

present participle and gerund of gallavant

third-person singular simple present indicative of gallavant

plural of gallberry

plural of gallbladder

Support for the insurrectionary anarchist Luigi Galleani (1861–1931).

A follower or supporter of the insurrectionary anarchist Luigi Galleani (1861–1931).

plural of Galleanist

plural of galleass

plural of Gallegos

A surname.

plural of Gallentine

plural of gallerian

plural of galleryful

An antifungal defensin in the greater wax moth Galleria

plural of gallerina

plural of gallerist

Alternative form of gallerygoer.

plural of gallery-goer

A quantity that fills a gallery.

plural of galleryful

One who attends an art gallery.

plural of gallerygoer

present participle and gerund of gallery

A member of the audience in the gallery of a theater.

plural of galleryite

Resembling a gallery, especially an art gallery

Towards a gallery.

The insertion of flint fillets into the joints of masonry.

Alternative form of galley slave.

plural of galley-slave

A chilognath myriapod of the genus Julus and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a kind of millipede.

plural of galley-worm

Resembling or characteristic of a galley.

plural of galleypot

A centipede or millipede.

plural of galleyworm

The short-styled female flower of certain figs.

plural of gallflower

Relating to a galliambus.

A verse consisting of four Ionics a minore, with variations and substitutions.

gaiety; merriment

In a galliard manner.

gaiety

plural of galliass

plural of gallibody

The doctrine that the church of France is autonomous, especially in relation to the pope; also, the intellectual movement in support of this doctrine and the policies expressing it.

plural of Gallicanism

A surname from Italian.

plural of Gallicchio

Synonym of mandora.

plural of gallichone

plural of gallichon

A homolog of ferrichrome that replaces the iron with gallium.

simple past and past participle of gallicise

third-person singular simple present indicative of gallicise

present participle and gerund of gallicise

plural of gallicism

Alternative letter-case form of Gallicization.

simple past and past participle of gallicize

One who gallicizes, who makes something French.

plural of Gallicizer

third-person singular simple present indicative of gallicize

present participle and gerund of gallicize

The quality or state of being Gallic.

That lives in galls

plural of gallicrow

A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Staphylococcus gallinarum.

Containing or producing gallium.

The process of making something French; adaptation to French norms or values.

plural of galliform

Large, loose breeches, fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries.

plural of Galligher

Synonym of Gallophilia.

Senseless talk.

Rare form of gallimaufry.

plural of gallimaufray (alternative form of gallimaufries).

Dated form of gallimaufry.

plural of gallimaufrey (alternative form of gallimaufries).

plural of gallimaufry.

A hash of various kinds of meats; a ragout.

plural of Gallimore

One of the former taxonomic order Gallinae (gallinaceous birds) of birds resembling fowl.

plural of gallinacean

Related to the genus Gallus, poultry; notably said of the order Galliformes.