glyoxisomeA specialized peroxisome found in plants and filamentous fungi, in which the fatty acids are hydrolyzed to acetyl-CoA by peroxisomal β-oxidation enzymes.
glyoxylicOf or pertaining to glyoxylic acid or its derivatives
glyoxylineAn explosive compound of guncotton impregnated with nitroglycerin.
glyoxysomeAny of various specialized peroxisomes found in plants (particularly in the fat-storage tissues of germinating seeds) and also in filamentous fungi, serving to break down fatty acids and provide enzymes to produce intermediates for the synthesis of sugars by gluconeogenesis.
glyphographyA process similar to etching in which, by means of voltaic electricity, a raised copy of a drawing is made, so that it can be used to print from; cerography.
glyphomancyA method of divination which interprets glyphs or symbols.
glyptocrinidAny sea lily of the genus †Glyptocrinus.
glyptodonA member of the genus Glyptodon of extinct giant armadillos.
glyptodontAny edentate of an extinct clade of South American armadillos which is identified either as family †Glyptodontidae or as subfamily †Glyptodontinae of family Chlamyphoridae.
glyptodontidAny of the family †Glyptodontidae of extinct armadillos.
glyptodontoidRelating to, or characteristic of the glyptodontids
glyptogenesisAll the processes of physical and geological erosion that form the terrain of the Earth.
glyptographA carving or engraving on a precious stone.
gnatcatcherA member of any of various species of small passerine birds in the family Polioptilidae found in North America and South America, close relatives of the wrens.
gnateaterAny of the South and Central American passerine birds in the family Conopophagidae.
gnathosomeA structure, in mites, composed of the fused, sclerotised remnants of dorsal and ventral tergites and sternites
gnathostegiteOne of a pair of broad plates, developed from the outer maxillipeds of crabs, and forming a cover for the other organs in the mouth.
gnathostomatousRelating to, or characteristic of members of the Gnathostomata
gnathostomeAny vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish, in contrast with the Agnatha
gnathostomiasishuman infection by the nematode Gnathostoma hispidum and/or Gnathastoma spinigerum
gnathostomulidAny member of the Gnathostomulida, the phylum of jaw worms. They are nearly microscopic marine animals that inhabit sand and mud beneath shallow coastal waters.
gnathothecaThe horny covering of the lower part of a bird's beak.
gnatwrenAny of several birds of various genera in the family Polioptilidae which are browner and more thickset, and have proportionally shorter tails and longer bills, than their relatives the soft blue-grey gnatcatchers.
gnaurA bur or knotty excrescence on a tree trunk or root, probably from a cluster of adventitious buds.
GnaviyaniAn administrative atoll of the Maldives that is designated as a city due to its population, officially named Fuvahmulah City.
gnawTo bite something persistently, especially something tough.
GnawaAny member of an ethnic group and Sufi religious order in Morocco.