Webster's Dictionary 1913

1864

Glycose

Gly″cose (?), n. [Gr. � sweet + -ose.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a class of carbohydrates having from three to nine atoms of carbon in the molecules and having the constitution ei...

1865

Glycosine

Gly″co‐sine (?), n.(Chem.) An organic base, C6H6N4, produced artificially as a white, crystalline powder, by the action of ammonia on glyoxal.

1866

Glycosometer

Gly′co‐som″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. � sweet + -meter.] (Med.) An apparatus for determining the amount of sugar in diabetic urine.

1867

Glycosuria

‖Gly′co‐su″ri‐a (?), n.(Med.) Same as Glucosuria.

1868

Glycyrrhiza

‖Glyc′yr‐rhi″za (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �; � sweet + � root. Cf. Licorice.]1. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous herbaceous plants, one species of which (G. glabra), is the licorice ...

1869

Glycyrrhizimic

Glyc′yr‐rhi‐zim″ic (?), a.(Chem.) From, or pertaining to, glycyrrhizin; as, glycyrrhizimic acid.

1870

Glycyrrhizin

Gly‐cyr″rhi‐zin (?), n. [Cf. F. glycyrrhizine. See Glycyrrhiza.] (Chem.) A glucoside found in licorice root (Glycyrrhiza), in monesia bark (Chrysophyllum), in the root of the wa...

1871

Glyn

{ Glyn, Glynne } (?), n. A glen. See Glen. [Obs. singly, but occurring often in locative names in Ireland, as Glen does in Scotland.]He could not beat out the Irish, yet he did ...

1872

Glyoxal

Gly‐ox″al (?), n. [Glycol + oxalic + aldehyde.] (Chem.) A white, amorphous, deliquescent powder, (CO.H)2, obtained by the partial oxidation of glycol. It is a double aldehyde, b...

1873

Glyoxalic

Gly′ox‐al″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an aldehyde acid, intermediate between glycol and oxalic acid. [Written also glyoxylic.]

1874

Glyoxaline

Gly‐ox″a‐line (?), n.(Chem.) A white, crystalline, organic base, C3H4N2, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal, and forming the origin of a large class of derivatives hen...

1875

Glyoxime

Gly‐ox″ime (?), n. [Glyoxal + oxime.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance, produced by the action of hydroxylamine on glyoxal, and belonging to the class of oxim...

1876

Glyph

Glyph (glĭf), n. [Gr. γλυφή carving, fr. γλύφειν to carve: cf. F. glyphe. Cf. Cleave to split.] (Arch.) A sunken channel or groove, usually vertical. See Triglyph.

1877

Glyph (2)

Glyph (?), n.(Archæol.) A carved figure or character, incised or in relief; a carved pictograph; hence, a pictograph representing a form originally adopted for sculpture, whethe...

1878

Glyphic

Glyph″ic (?), a.(Fine Arts) Of or pertaining to sculpture or carving of any sort, esp. to glyphs.

1879

Glyphograph

Glyph″o‐graph (?), n. A plate made by glyphography, or an impression taken from such a plate.

1880

Glyphographic

Glyph′o‐graph″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to glyphography.

1881

Glyphography

Gly‐phog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. � to engrave + -graphy.] A process similar to etching, in which, by means of voltaic electricity, a raised copy of a drawing is made, so that it can...

1882

Glyptic

Glyp″tic (?), a. [See Glyph.]1. Of or pertaining to gem engraving.2. (Min.) Figured; marked as with figures.

1883

Glyptics

Glyp″tics (?), n. [Cf. F. glyptique. See Glyph.] The art of engraving on precious stones.

1884

Glyptodon

Glyp″to‐don (?), n. [Gr. � carved, engraved + �, �, tooth. See Glyph.] (Paleon.) An extinct South American quaternary mammal, allied to the armadillos. It was as large as an ox,...

1885

Glyptodont

Glyp″to‐dont (?), n.(Paleon.) One of a family (Glyptodontidæ) of extinct South American edentates, of which Glyptodon is the type. About twenty species are known.

1886

Glyptographic

Glyp′to‐graph″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. glyptographique.] Relating to glyptography, or the art of engraving on precious stones.

1887

Glyptography

Glyp‐tog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. � carved + -graphy: cf. F. glyptographie.] The art or process of engraving on precious stones.

1888

Glyptotheca

‖Glyp′to‐the″ca (?), n. A building or room devoted to works of sculpture.

1889

Glyster

Glys″ter (?), n.(Med.) Same as Clyster.

1890

Gmelinite

Gmel″in‐ite (?), n. [Named after the German chemist Gmelin.] (Min.) A rhombohedral zeolitic mineral, related in form and composition to chabazite.