| gob | <chemical> Same as Goaf. Origin: Cf. Goaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| gobbing | <chemical> The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal. It is called also gob stuff. The process of packing with waste rock; stowing. See: lst Gob. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gobioid | <zoology> Like, or pertaining to, the goby, or the genus Gobius. A gobioid fish. Origin: NL. Gobius. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| goblet cell | 1. <pathology> Cell of the epithelial lining of small intestine that secretes mucus and has a very well developed Golgi apparatus. 2. <zoology> Cell type characteristic of larval lepidopteran midgut, containing a potent H ATPase and thought to be involved in maintenance of ion and pH gradients. (10 Oct 1997) |
| goby | Origin: F. Gobie, L. Gobius, gobio, Gr. Cf. Gudgeon. <zoology> One of several species of small marine fishes of the genus Gobius and allied genera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |