| gels | Colloids with a solid continuous phase and liquid as the dispersed phase; gels may be unstable when, due to temperature or other cause, the solid phase liquifies; the resulting colloid is called a sol. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| gelsemine | <chemistry> An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens), as a bitter white semicrystalline substance. Synonym: gelsemia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gelseminic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens); as, gelseminic acid, a white crystalline substance resembling esculin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gelsemium | 1. <botany> A genus of climbing plants. The yellow (false) jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a native of the Southern United States. It has showy and deliciously fragrant flowers. 2. <medicine> The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, etc. Origin: NL, fr. It. Gelsomino jasmine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gelsolin | <protein> Actin binding protein (90 kD) that nucleates actin polymerisation, but at high calcium ion concentrations (10exp 6 M) causes severing of filaments. (18 Nov 1997) |