| glaucosuria | An obsolete term for indicanuria. Origin: G. Glaukos, bluish green, + ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |
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| glaucous | Blue-green in colour, with a whitish bloom. (09 Oct 1997) |
| glaucus | <marine biology> A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea. These mollusks are beautifully coloured with blue and silvery white. Origin: L, sea green. (19 Mar 1998) |
| glazer | 1. One who applies glazing, as in pottery manufacture, etc.; one who gives a glasslike or glossy surface to anything; a calenderer or smoother of cloth, paper, and the like. 2. A tool or machine used in glazing, polishing, smoothing, etc.; amoung cutlers and lapidaries, a wooden wheel covered with emery, or having a band of lead and tin alloy, for polishing cutlery, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |