Gamete
Gam″ete (găm″ēt; gȧ‐mēt″; the latter usually in compounds), n. [Gr. γαμετή wife, or γαμέτησ husband, fr. γαμει̑ν to marry.] (Biol.) A sexual cell or germ cell; a conjugating cel...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Gametophyte
Ga‐me″to‐phyte (?), n. [Gamete + Gr. φυτόν plant.] (Bot.) In the alternation of generations in plants, that generation or phase which bears sex organs. In the lower plants, as t...
Gamic
Gam″ic (?), a.(Biol.) Pertaining to, or resulting from, sexual connection; formed by the union of the male and female elements.
Gamin
‖Gam″in (?), n. A neglected and untrained city boy; a young street Arab.In Japan, the gamins run after you, and say, 'Look at the Chinaman.' L. Oliphant.
Gaming
Gam″ing (?), n. The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers; gambling.
Gamma
Gam″ma (?), n. The third letter (Γ, γ = Eng. G) of the Greek alphabet.
Gamma rays
Gam″ma rays. (Physics) Very penetrating rays not appreciably deflected by a magnetic or electric field, emitted by radioactive substances. The prevailing view is that they are n...
Gammadion
Gam‐ma″di‐on (?), n. A cross formed of four capital gammas, formerly used as a mysterious ornament on ecclesiastical vestments, etc. See Fylfot.
Gammer
Gam″mer (găm″mẽr), n. [Possibly contr. fr. godmother; but prob. fr. grammer for grandmother. Cf. Gaffer.] An old wife; an old woman; — correlative of gaffer, an old man.
Gammon
Gam″mon (–mŭn), n. [OF. gambon, F. jambon, fr. OF. gambe leg, F. jambe. See Gambol, n., and cf. Ham.] The buttock or thigh of a hog, salted and smoked or dried; the lower end of...
Gammon (2)
Gam″mon, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gammoned (–mŭnd); p. pr. & vb. n.Gammoning.] To make bacon of; to salt and dry in smoke.
Gammon (3)
Gam″mon, n. [See 2d Game.] 1. Backgammon.2. An imposition or hoax; humbug.
Gammon (4)
Gam″mon, v. t. 1. To beat in the game of backgammon, before an antagonist has been able to get his “men” or counters home and withdraw any of them from the board; as, to gammon ...
Gammon (5)
Gam″mon, v. t.(Naut.) To fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a vessel by lashings of rope or chain, or by a band of iron. Totten.
Gammoning
Gam″mon‐ing, n. [From 5th Gammon.] (Naut.) The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays.Gamm...
Gammoning (2)
Gam″mon‐ing, n. [From 4th Gammon.] The act of imposing upon or hoaxing a person.
Gamogenesis
‖Gam′o‐gen″e‐sis (?), n. [Gr. � marriage + E. genesis.] (Biol.) The production of offspring by the union of parents of different sexes; sexual reproduction; — the opposite of ag...
Gamogenetic
Gam′o‐ge‐net″ic (?), a.(Biol.) Relating to gamogenesis. — Gam′o‐ge‐net″ic‐al‐ly, adv.
Gamomorphism
Gam′o‐mor″phism (?), n.(Biol.) That stage of growth or development in an organism, in which the reproductive elements are generated and matured in preparation for propagating th...
Gamopetalous
Gam′o‐pet″al‐ous (?), a. [Gr. � marriage + E. petalous: cf. F. gamopétale.] (Bot.) Having the petals united or joined so as to form a tube or cup; monopetalous.
Gamophyllous
Ga‐moph″yl‐lous (?), a.(Bot.) Composed of leaves united by their edges (coalescent). Gray.
Gamosepalous
Gam′o‐sep″al‐ous (?), a. [Gr. � marriage + E. sepal.] (Bot.) Formed of united sepals; monosepalous.
Gamp
Gamp (?), n. A large umbrella; — said to allude to Mrs. Gamp's umbrella, in Dickens's “Martin Chuzzlewit.”
Gamut
Gam″ut (?), n. [F. gamme + ut the name of a musical note. F. gamme is fr. the name of the Greek letter �, which was used by Guido d'Arezzo to represent the first note of his mod...
Gamy
Gam″y (?), a. 1. (Cookery) Having the flavor of game, esp. of game kept uncooked till near the condition of tainting; high-flavored.2. (Sporting) Showing an unyielding spirit to...
Gan
Gan (?), imp. of Gin. [See Gin, v.] Began; commenced.☞ Gan was formerly used with the infinitive to form compound imperfects, as did is now employed. Gan regularly denotes the s...
Ganancial
Ga‐nan″cial (?), a. [Sp., pertaining to gain, held in common, fr. ganancia gain.] (Law) Designating, pertaining to, or held under, the Spanish system of law (called ganancial sy...