| Golgi body |
an organelle consisting of a series of flattened saccules, vesicles, and vacuoles that is active in the modification and transport of proteins. |
| Golgotha |
according to the New Testament, the site on which Jesus Christ was crucified; Calvary. [2 definitions] |
| goliard |
one of the wandering students of the late Middle Ages who composed satirical Latin verses and songs; jester. |
| Goliath |
according to the Old Testament, the giant warrior, sent forth by the Philistine army, who was slain by David with a slingshot. |
| golly |
used as an exclamation of mild surprise, wonder, puzzlement, or the like. |
| golosh |
variant of galosh. |
| Gomorrah |
according to the Old Testament, an ancient city of Canaan in the time of Abraham that was destroyed by God because of the wickedness of its inhabitants. |
| -gon |
a geometric figure that has (such or so many) angles. |
| gonad |
a sex gland that produces sperm or eggs; testis or ovary. |
| gonadotropin |
any of a group of pituitary hormones involved in regulation of growth, sexual development, and reproduction. |
| gondola |
a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom and high curved ends, controlled by a boatman standing at the stern and used on the waterways of Venice, Italy. [5 definitions] |
| gondolier |
the boatman who controls a gondola, usu. with an oar or pole at the stern. |
| gone |
past participle of go1. [9 definitions] |
| gone on |
(informal) infatuated with; helplessly in love with. |
| goner |
(informal) someone or something that is lost, ruined, doomed, or dead. |
| gonfalon |
a flag or banner hanging from a crossbar, esp. one used as a standard by the medieval Italian republics. |
| gong |
a large metallic disk that makes a deep resonant sound when struck with a stick or mallet. [2 definitions] |
| goniometer |
an optical instrument that measures angles, esp. in crystals or other solids. [2 definitions] |
| goniometry |
the science or theory dealing with the measurement of angles. |
| gonna |
contraction of "going to" used in some types of writing to reflect how the two words of the expression "be going to" are often pronounced in rapid, informal speech. |
| gonococcus |
the bacterium that causes gonorrhea. |