gluttonous |
inclined to eat excessively; voracious. |
gluttony |
the habit or an instance of excessive eating and drinking. |
glycemic |
of or pertaining to glucose in the blood. |
glyceride |
an ester of glycerol that is the main component of fatty tissue. |
glycerin |
a sweet colorless or yellowish syrupy alcohol; glycerol. |
glycerol |
a sweet colorless or yellowish syrupy alcohol derived from fats or oils, used as a sweetener, solvent, and antifreeze, and in the making of soap, cosmetics, medicines, and explosives. |
glycine |
a simple, nonessential amino acid found in proteins. |
glyco- |
sugar; sweet. |
glycogen |
a white substance, similar to starch, that is the principal storage material for carbohydrates in animals; animal starch. |
glycol |
a chemical compound used as a solvent and as an antifreeze in automobiles; ethylene glycol. [2 definitions] |
glycoprotein |
a protein that has carbohydrate molecules attached. |
glycoside |
any of a group of sugar compounds that yield a sugar and one or more other substances on hydrolysis. |
GM |
abbreviation of "genetically modified." |
G-man |
an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; government man. |
GMO |
abbreviation of "genetically modified organism." |
gnarl |
a knotty bulge on a tree. [2 definitions] |
gnarled |
bent and twisted, as a tree's branches or trunk. [2 definitions] |
gnash |
to grind (the teeth) together. [3 definitions] |
gnat |
any of numerous very small flying insects, some of which bite or sting. |
gnaw |
to bite or chew repeatedly on. [6 definitions] |
gnawing |
(often pl.) a dull and persistent pain; pang. |