| goaves | <chemical> Old workings. See Goaf. See: Goaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| gob | <chemical> Same as Goaf. Origin: Cf. Goaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| 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) |
| god | 1. A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of worship; an idol. "He maketh a god, and worshipeth it." (Is. Xliv. 15) "The race of Israel . . . Bowing lowly down To bestial gods." (Milton) 2. The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah. "God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." (John iv. 24) 3. A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard. "Whose god is their belly." (Phil. Iii. 19) 4. Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power. Act of God. See act. Gallery gods, the occupants of the highest and cheapest gallery of a theater. God's acre, God's field, a burial place; a churchyard. See Acre. God's house. An almshouse. A church. God's penny, earnest penny. God's Sunday, Easter. Origin: AS. God; akin to OS. & D. God, OHG. Got, G. Gott, Icel. Gu, go, Sw. & Dan. Gud, Goth. Gup, prob. Orig. A p. P. From a root appearing in Skr. H, p. P. Hta, to call upon, invoke, implore. Cf. Goodbye, Gospel, Gossip. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| goddaughter | A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism. Origin: AS. Goddohtor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| goddess | 1. A female god; a divinity, or deity, of the female sex. "When the daughter of Jupiter presented herself among a crowd of goddesses, she was distinguished by her graceful stature and superior beauty." (Addison) 2. A woman of superior charms or excellence. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gode-year | The venereal disease; often used as a mild oath. See: Goujere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Godelier | Charles P., French physician, 1813-1877. See: Godelier's law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Godelier's law | Tuberculosis of the peritoneum is always associated with tuberculosis of the pleura on one or both sides. (05 Mar 2000) |
| godfather | A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction. "There shall be for every Male-child to be baptized, when they can be had, two Godfathers and one Godmother; and for every Female, one Godfather and two Godmothers; and Parents shall be admitted as Sponsors, if it is desired." (Book of Common Prayer (Prot. Episc. Ch, U. S)) Origin: AS. Godfaeder. Cf. Gossip. To act as godfather to; to take under one's fostering care. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Godman | John D., U.S. Anatomist, 1794-1830. See: Godman's fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Godman's fascia | An extension of the pretracheal fascia into the thorax and on to the pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |