| group velocity | <radiobiology> This is derived from the dispersion relation as Vgroup = dw/dk, the group velocity is the rate at which modulations or information within a wave travel through a given medium. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| group-specific protease | <enzyme> A serine protease, obtained from rat small intestine, which preferentially inactivates the apo forms of certain pyridoxal phosphate requiring enzymes Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| grouper | <zoology> One of several species of valuable food fishes of the genus Epinephelus, of the family Serranidae, as the red grouper, or brown snapper (E. Morio), and the black grouper, or warsaw (E. Nigritus), both from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. The tripletail (Lobotes). In California, the name is often applied to the rockfishes. Alternative forms: groper, gruper, and trooper. Origin: Corrupted fr. Pg. Garupa crupper. Cf. Garbupa. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| grouse | <ornithology> Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family Tetraonidae, and subfamily Tetraoninae, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans (Lagopus), having feathered feet. Among the European species are the red grouse (Lagopus Scoticus) and the hazel grouse (Bonasa betulina). See Capercaidzie, Ptarmigan, and Heath grouse. Among the most important American species are the ruffed grouse, or new England partridge (Bonasa umbellus); the sharp-tailed grouse (Pediocaetes phasianellus) of the West; the dusky blue, or pine grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) of the Rocky Mountains; the Canada grouse, or spruce partridge (D. Canadensis). See also Prairie hen, and Sage cock. The Old World sand grouse (Pterocles, etc) belong to a very different family. See Pterocletes, and Sand grouse. Origin: Prob. After the analogy of mouse, mice, fr. The earlier grice, OF. Griesche meor hen: cf. F. Piegrieche shrike. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| grove | Origin: AS. Graf, fr. Grafan to dig. The original sense seems to have been a lane cut through trees. See Grave, and cf. Groove] A smaller group of trees than a forest, and without underwood, planted, or growing naturally as if arranged by art; a wood of small extent. The Hebrew word Asherah, rendered grove in the Authorised Version of the Bible, is left untranslated in the Revised Version. Almost all modern interpreters agree that by Asherah an idol or image of some kind is intended. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Grover's disease | A pruritic papular eruption, with histologic suprabasal acantholysis, of the chest, with scattered lesions of the back and lateral aspects of the extremities, lasting from a few weeks to several months; seen predominantly in males over 40. Synonym: Grover's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Grover, Ralph | <person> U.S. Dermatologist, *1920. See: Grover's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| grow | 1. To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; said of animals and vegetables and their organs. 2. To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue. "Winter began to grow fast on." (Knolles) "Even just the sum that I do owe to you Is growing to me by Antipholus." (Shak) 3. To spring up and come to matturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries. "Where law faileth, error groweth." (Gower) 4. To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale. "For his mind Had grown Suspicion's sanctuary." (Byron) 5. To become attached of fixed; to adhere. "Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow." (Shak) Growing cell, or Growing slide, a device for preserving alive a minute object in water continually renewed, in a manner to permit its growth to be watched under the microscope. Grown over, covered with a growth. To grow out of, to issue from, as plants from the soil, or as a branch from the main stem; to result from. "These wars have grown out of commercial considerations." (A. Hamilton) To grow up, to arrive at full stature or maturity; as, grown up children. To grow together, to close and adhere; to become united by growth, as flesh or the bark of a tree severed. Synonym: To become, increase, enlarge, augment, improve, expand, extend. Origin: AS. Grawan; akin to D. Groeijen, Icel. Groa, Dan. Groe, Sw. Gro. Cf. Green, Grass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| growan | <chemical> A decomposed granite, forming a mass of gravel, as in tin lodes in Cornwall. Origin: Cf. Arm. Grouan gravel, Corn. Grow gravel, sand. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| growing fracture | Linear skull fracture in a young child which increases in size, usually as the result of an associated dural tear and arachnoid cyst formation within the fracture line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| growing ovarian follicle | A follicle having several layers of proliferating follicular cells surrounding the ovum, but separated from it by an extracellular glycoprotein layer (zona pellucida). (05 Mar 2000) |
| growing pains | Mysterious pains in growing children, usually in the legs. These pains are similar to what the weekend gardener suffers from on monday an overuse type of problem. If in playing, children exceed their regular threshold, they will be sore, just like an adult. Growing pains are typically somewhat diffuse (vs. Focal) and are not associated with physical changes of the area (such as swelling, redness, etc.). The pains are usually easily relieved by massage, tylenol (acetaminophen), or rest. If the pains persist past a week or there are physical changes, the child should be seen by a physician. (12 Dec 1998) |
| growler | 1. One who growls. 2. <zoology> The large-mouthed black bass. 3. A four-wheeled cab. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| growth | 1. The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number, frequency, strength, etc.; augmentation; advancement; production; prevalence or influence; as, the growth of trade; the growth of power; the growth of intemperance. Idle weeds are fast in growth. 2. That which has grown or is growing; anything produced; product; consequence; effect; result. "Nature multiplies her fertile growth." (Milton) Origin: Icel. Gror, gri. See Grow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| growth and embryonic development | Developmental processes from cell division to embryogenesis to postnatal growth and maturity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ground water |
Groundwater is water flowing within aquifers below the water table. Within aquifers, the water flows through the pore spaces in unconsolidated sediments and the fractures of rocks. Groundwater is recharged from, and eventually flows to, the surface naturally; natural discharge often occurs at springs and seeps and can form oases or swamps. Groundwater is also often withdrawn for agricultural, municipal and industrial use through man-made wells. ...
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In botany, Cultivar Groups are named selections of a number of similar cultivars, usually only differing in very minor details. With seed-raised plants, particularly F1 hybrid flowers, Groups have become increasingly popular. The identities of individual cultivars are often undisclosed, and the individual colour elements may be replaced by slightly different cultivars over the years. Group names should be capitalized, but not in italics, nor placed between single quotation marks. ...
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In geology and related fields, a stratum (plural: strata) is a layer of rock or soil with internally consistent characteristics that distinguishes it from contiguous layers. Each layer is generally one of a number of parallel layers that lie one upon another, laid down by natural forces. They may extend over hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of the Earth's surface. ...
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| group dynamics |
The term group dynamics implies that individual behaviours may differ depending on individuals' current or prospective connections to a sociological group. Group dynamics is the area of social sciences that focuses on the nature of groups. Urges to belong or to identify may make for distinctly different attitudes (recognised or unrecognised), and the influence of a group may rapidly become strong, influencing or overwhelming individual proclivities and actions. ...
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| GRO | (corporate finance) net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold |
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| GRO | (corporate finance) net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold |
| GRO | income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time |
| GRO | income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time |
| GRO | a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds |
| GRO | any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill |
| GRO | in a gross manner |
| GRO | the quality of lacking taste and refinement |
| GRO | in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry |
| GRO | 100 groszy equal 1 zloty |
| GRO | a small cave (usually with attractive features) |
| GRO | art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants |