Glutinate, glōō′tin-āt, v.t. to unite, as with glue.—n. Glutinā′tion.—adj. Glu′tinative, having the quality of cementing: tenacious.—ns. Glutinos′ity, Glu′tinousness.—adj. Glu′tinous, gluey: tenacious: (bot.) covered, as a leaf, with slimy moisture. [L. glutināre, -ātum.]
Glutton, glut′n, n. one who eats to excess: a popular name of the wolverine, a carnivorous quadruped of the weasel family.—v.i. Glutt′onise, to eat to excess, like a glutton.—adjs. Glutt′onous, Glutt′onish, given to, or consisting in, gluttony.—adv. Glutt′onously.—n. Glutt′ony, excess in eating. [Fr. glouton—L. gluton-em—gluttīre, to devour.]
Glycerine, glis′ėr-in, n. a colourless, viscid, neutral, inodorous fluid, of a sweet taste, soluble in water and alcohol. [Fr.,—Gr. glykeros—glykys, sweet.]
Glycocoll, glī′kō-kol, n. amido-acetic acid, a crystalline solid of sweetish taste, very soluble in water, a product of various processes of decomposition of animal matters.—Also Gly′cin. [Formed from Gr. glykys, sweet, kolla, glue.]
Glycogen, glī′kō-jen, n. animal starch, a substance first discovered by Claude Bernard in the human liver—when pure, a white, amorphous, tasteless powder, insoluble in alcohol. [Formed from Gr. glykys, sweet, genēs, producing.]
Glycol, glī′kol, n. the type of a class of artificial compounds forming chemically a link between alcohol and glycerine. [Formed from glyc(erine) and (alcoh)ol.]
Glyconic, glī-kon′ik, adj. and n. of or pertaining to the ancient Greek poet Glycon, or the verse attributed to him, consisting of four feet—one a dactyl, the others trochees.
Glyph, glif, n. (archit.) an ornamental channel or fluting, usually vertical.—adjs. Glyph′ic; Glyphograph′ic.—ns. Glyphog′raphy, a process of taking a raised copy of a drawing by electrotype; Glyph′ograph, a plate formed by this process.—adj. Glyp′tic, pertaining to carving on stone, &c.: (min.) figured.—n.pl. Glyp′tics, the art of engraving, esp. on precious stones.—adj. Glyptograph′ic.—ns. Glyptog′raphy, the art of engraving on precious stones; Glyptothē′ca, a place for keeping sculpture. [Gr. glyphē—glyphein, to carve.]
Glyptodon, glip′to-don, n. a gigantic fossil armadillo of South America with fluted teeth. [Gr. glyptos, carved, odous, odontos, tooth.]
Gmelina, mel′i-na, n. a genus of verbenaceous trees. [From Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin (1744-74).]