Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Gehret A surname. Gehrig A surname from German. Gehring A surname from German. Gehringer A surname. Gehris A surname from German. Gehrke A surname from German. Gehry A surname. gehu A modern Chinese instrument that fuses the Western cello with a more traditional huqin-like design, with four strings tuned like a cello. gehyra Any of some of the genus Gehyra of geckos. Geib A surname. Geibel A surname. geic Derived from humus. Geiger A surname. geigerite A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen. geijerin A coumarin found in plants of the genus Geijera. Geikie A surname. geikielite A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing magnesium, oxygen, and titanium. geikiid Any member of the Geikiidae family of dinosaurs. geiko Synonym of geisha. Geil A surname. geilfine The head of an Irish clan and four of his brothers or sons, who were his collective heirs. geilsiekte Hydrocyanic acid poisoning in livestock. gein Humic acid. Geiranger A village in Stranda municipality, Sunnmøre, Møre og Romsdal, Vestlandet, Norway, first settled in the fourth or fifth century. geire A vulture. Geiringer A surname. geis Synonym of geas (“a mystical injunction: a prohibition, or obligation/compulsion”). Geise A surname. Geisel A surname from German. Geiselman A surname from German. Geiseltalian A European land mammal age from 48.5 to 42.7 million years ago, a subdivision of the Eocene. Geisen A surname from German. Geisenheimer A wine from Geisenheim in Germany. Geiseric A male given name from Latin. Mainly Historical. Name of a Vandalic King who ruled over North Africa. geish The perineum. geisha A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy. Geisinger A surname. geisinid A bivalve mollusk of the family Geisinidae. Geisler A surname. geison The part of the entablature that projects outward from the top of the frieze, frieze course, or architrave. geisonoceratid Any extinct cephalopod in the family Geisonoceratidae. Geissler A surname. geissolosimine An antiplasmodial indole alkaloid isolated from the bark of Geissospermum vellosii. geissoschizine An intermediate of many related compounds found in the Strychnos genus. geissospermine An indole alkaloid found in Geissospermum. geist A ghost, an apparition. geitonogamous Relating to or exhibiting geitonogamy geitonogamy Transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of another flower of the same plant. geitost brunost gejang A Korean food made from salted fermented raw crab. Gejeian A surname from Armenian. Gejia an unrecognized ethnic group in China Gejiu A county-level city of Honghe prefecture, Yunnan, China. gejje A small spherical metallic bell, usually strung on an anklet worn by classical Indian dancers. gekiga A genre of manga aimed at adults popular in the 60s and 70s. gekker To make a series of stuttering throaty vocalizations when encountering a rival. Gekkoesque Reminiscent of Gordon Gekko, a fictional ruthless and greedy financier. gekkonid Any member of the family Gekkonidae, the largest family of geckos. gekkonine Of, or pertaining to, a gecko. gekkonomorph Any lizard of the clade Gekkonomorpha. gekkotan Any member of the Gekkota infraorder of reptiles, the geckos. gel A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal. gelable Capable of being congealed, or converted into jelly. gelada Any of species Theropithecus gelada of Old World monkeys, distinguished from baboons by the bright patch of skin on their chests. gelafundin A solution of calcium chloride and sodium chloride with modified gelatin geland A kind of andisol associated with very cold climates. gelande terrain, area. gelandesprung A jump, usually over an obstacle, made in downhill skiing. Gelantipy A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia. Gelao A people who live predominantly in southwest China (primarily Guizhou province) and Vietnam. Gelasian Pertaining to Pope Gelasius I. Gelasius A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Pope Gelasius I and Pope Gelasius II. gelasma Laughter. gelast One who tends to laugh; a laugher. gelastic Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter. gelastocorid Any member of the family Gelastocoridae of toad bugs. gelate To form a gel. gelateria A shop that sells gelato (Italian-style ice cream). gelati gelato, Italian style ice-cream; a serving of gelato, often in a cone. gelatification gelatinization gelatigenous Producing or yielding gelatin. gelatin A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc. gelatinase Any of several proteolytic enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of gelatin. gelatinate To convert into gelatin or a jelly-like substance. gelatination conversion into gelatin or jelly-like substance gelatinelike Resembling or characteristic of gelatine. gelatini A Jell-O shot served in a cocktail glass. gelatiniferous Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination. gelatinification Synonym of gelatinization. gelatiniform Having the form of gelatin. gelatinify To make or become gelatinous. gelatinise Non-Oxford British spelling of gelatinize. gelatinity The quality of being gelatinous. gelatinizability The property of being gelatinizable. gelatinizable Capable of being gelatinized. gelatinization The act of making or becoming gelatinous. gelatinize To cause to become gelatinous. gelatinizer Any substance that gelatinizes another. gelatinlike Resembling or characteristic of gelatin. gelatinogram A zymogram made of gelatine gelatinoid Resembling gelatin; gelatinous. gelatinolysis The enzymatic breakdown of gelatine gelatinolytic Relating to, or producing gelatinolysis. gelatinous Jelly-like. gelatinously In a gelatinous manner. gelatinousness The quality of being gelatinous. gelation The formation of a solid by cooling; freezing. gelativorous That feeds on jellyfish gelato An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form. gelatoid Any albuminoid that can be dissolved in boiling water, producing a solution that gelatinizes on cooling. gelator Any substance capable of forming a gel. Gelatt A surname. Gelawdewos An emperor of Ethiopia from 1540 until his death in 1559, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. gelbstoff The optically measurable component of dissolved organic matter in water, which primarily occurs naturally from tannin released from decaying detritus. As the amount of organic matter increases, it causes the water to appear green, yellow-green, and then brown. Gelbvieh A bull or cow of a breed originating in Bavaria, Germany, in the mid-18th century. gelcap a pill where the medicine is held inside gelatin capsules gelcoat A material used to provide a high-quality finish on the visible surface of a fibre-reinforced composite, and often taking the form of a thermosetting polymer based on epoxy or unsaturated polyester resin chemistry. geld A payment. geldability The quality of being geldable, or liable to taxation. geldable Liable to the payment of taxes; subject to taxation. geldanamycin A particular benzoquinone ansamycin antibiotic Geldart A surname. gelded Castrated. gelder One who gelds or castrates. Gelderland A province of The Netherlands with Arnhem as capital. Geldermalsen A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. Geldeston A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3991). gelding A castrated male horse. Geldonia 1199 Geldonia, an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. Geldzahler A surname from German. gele A traditional head tie native to Yoruba women of West Africa (Nigeria, Benin and Togo). gelechiid Any moth in the family Gelechiidae (twirler moths). gelechiine Any moth of the subfamily Gelechiinae. gelechioid Any moth of the superfamily Gelechioidea Geledi A Somali clan living predominantly in the environs of Afgooye city. gelee Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. Gelendzhik A city in southern Russia, on the Black Sea, in Krasnodar Krai, famous for its resorts. geleophysic Characterized by a round, happy-looking face Gelephu A gewog of Sarpang District, Bhutan. gelept Young and weakly developed soils that form in very cold climates where permafrost is present near the surface and that show minimal horizon formation due to limited biological activity and cryoturbation. Gelernt A surname. Gelfand A surname from Yiddish. Gelfond A surname, variant of Gelfand. Gelhardt A surname from German. Gelibolu A city on the Gallipoli Pensinsula in Turkey. gelid Very cold; icy or frosty; frigid. gelidiaceous Belonging to the family Gelidiaceae of red algae. gelidity The state or quality of being gelid. gelidly In a gelid manner; coldly, icily. gelidness The state or quality of being gelid.