| graminifolious | <botany> Bearing leaves resembling those of grass. Origin: L. Gramen, graminis, grass + folium leaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| graminoid | Grasses (Family Gramineae or Poaceae) and grasslike plants such as sedges (Family Cyperaceae) and rushes (Family Juncaceae). (09 Oct 1997) |
| grammar | 1. The science which treats of the principles of language; the study of forms of speech, and their relations to one another; the art concerned with the right use aud application of the rules of a language, in speaking or writing. The whole fabric of grammar rests upon the classifying of words according to their function in the sentence. 2. The art of speaking or writing with correctness or according to established usage; speech considered with regard to the rules of a grammar. "The original bad grammar and bad spelling." (Macaulay) 3. A treatise on the principles of language; a book containing the principles and rules for correctness in speaking or writing. 4. Treatise on the elements or principles of any science; as, a grammar of geography. Comparative grammar, the science which determines the relations of kindred languages by examining and comparing their grammatical forms. Grammar school. A school, usually endowed, in which Latin and Greek grammar are taught, as also other studies preparatory to colleges or universities; as, the famous Rugby Grammar School. This use of the word is more common in England than in the United States. "When any town shall increase to the number of a hundred families or householders, they shall set up a grammar school, the master thereof being able to instruct youth so far as they may be fitted for the University." (Mass. Records (1647)) In the American system of graded common schools an intermediate grade between the primary school and the high school, in which the principles of English grammar are taught. Origin: OE. Gramere, OF. Gramaire, F. Grammaire Prob. Fr. L. Gramatica Gr, fem. Of skilled in grammar, fr. Letter. See Gramme, Graphic, and cf. Grammatical, Gramarye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gramme | <unit> The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See Grain. <physics> Gram degree, or Gramme degree, a unit of heat, being the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water one degree centigrade. <physics> Gram equivalent, that quantity of the metal which will replace one gram of hydrogen. Origin: F. Gramme, from Gr. ? that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. ? to write. See Graphic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gramme machine | <physics> A kind of dynamo-electric machine; so named from its French inventor, M. Gramme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| grampus | 1. <marine biology> A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus Grampus, especially. G. Griseus of Europe and America, which is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty feet long; its colour is gray with white streaks. Called also cowfish. The California grampus is G. Stearnsii. 2. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery. Origin: Probably corrupted from It. Gran pesce great fish, or Sp. Gran pez, or Pg. Gran peixe, all fr. L. Grandis piscis. See Grand, and Fish. The animal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| grana | <plant biology> Bodies within the chloroplasts of plant cells that contain layers composed of chlorophyll and phospholipids. Origin: pl. Of L. Granum, grain (05 Mar 2000) |
| granadilla | <botany> The fruit of certain species of passion flower (especially. Passiflora quadrangularis) found in Brazil and the West Indies. It is as large as a child's head, and is a good dessert fruit. The fruit of Passiflora edulis is used for flavoring ices. Origin: Sp, dim. Of granada pomegranate. See Grenade, Garnet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| granatin | <chemistry> Mannite; so called because found in the pomegranate. Origin: L. Granatum the pomegranate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| granatum | Synonym: pomegranate. Origin: L. Granatus, having many seeds (05 Mar 2000) |
| grand mal | tonic-clonic seizure |
| grand mal epilepsy | Older term for epilepsy characterised by generalised tonic-clonic seizure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| grand mal seizure | A type of seizure that results in loss of consciousness, generalised muscle contractions, urinary incontinence, tongue biting and a post-ictal state (confusion and lethargy) following cessation of the seizure. Also referred to as a grand-mal seizure. See: epilepsy. (27 Sep 1997) |
| grandam | An old woman; specifically, a grandmother. Origin: F. Grande, fem. Of grand + dame. See Grand, and Dame. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| granddaughter cyst | A tertiary cyst sometimes developed within a daughter cyst, as in the hydatid cyst of Echinococcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms :
Synonyms : Foreign Body Granuloma, Foreign-Body Granulomas, Granuloma, Foreign Body, Granulomas, Foreign-Body
Synonyms : Epulides, Giant Cell, Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma, Giant Cell Epulides, Giant Cell Epulis, Giant Cell Granulomas, Granulomas, Giant Cell
Synonyms : Granulomas, Laryngeal, Laryngeal Granulomas
Synonyms : Granulomas, Lethal Midline, Lethal Midline Granulomas, Midline Granuloma, Lethal, Midline Granulomas, Lethal
| graphic |
written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols" describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail; "graphic sexual scenes" of or relating to the graphic arts; "the etchings, drypoints, lithographs, and engravings which together form his graphic work"- British Book News relating to or presented by a graph; "a graphic presentation of the data" an image that is generated by a computer evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"
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| graphite |
used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
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one-hundredth of a right angle alumnus: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
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| graphology |
the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition)
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Gram's method: a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative
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| GRA | proceeding in small stages |
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| GRA | of a topographical gradient |
| GRA | the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages |
| GRA | in a gradual manner |
| GRA | the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages |
| GRA | the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual |
| GRA | a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume |
| GRA | a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) |
| GRA | make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring |
| GRA | confer an academic degree upon |
| GRA | receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies |
| GRA | of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree |