Words starting with g

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

g means: the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet

g means: (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation

g means: a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes

g means: a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes

g means: a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated

g means: a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

g means: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

g means: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)

g means: a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine

g clef means: a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff

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afferent nerve means: a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

anopheles means: malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae

captain horatio hornblower means: a fictional English admiral during the Napoleonic Wars in novels written by C. S. Forester

carvedilol means: beta blocker that can reduce the progression of heart failure in individuals whose disease is not advanced

crataegus aestivalis means: hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic, scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves

cruel and unusual punishment means: punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed

cryometer means: a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures

electronic signal means: a signal generated by electronic means

gerres means: type genus of the Gerreidae

high-risk means: not financially safe or secure

nonsense verse means: nonsensical writing (usually verse)

paul dukas means: French composer (1865-1935)

russian soviet federated socialist republic means: formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia

rutledge means: United States jurist and second chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; he was appointed by George Washington and briefly served as chief justice but was ultimately rejected by the United States Senate (1739-1800)

self-respectful means: having or showing self-esteem

soya bean means: the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)

soya bean means: erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia

soya bean means: a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food

systemic lupus erythematosus means: an inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms

turnaround time means: time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip