Defn: Divination by means of laughter.
GELOSE
Ge*lose", n. Etym: [See Gelatin.] (Chem.)
Defn: An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate, found in Gelidium, agar-agar, and other seaweeds.
GELSEMIC
Gel*se"mic, a.
Defn: Gelseminic.
GELSEMINE
Gel"se*mine, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens), as a bitter white semicrystalline substance; — called also gelsemia.
GELSEMINIC
Gel`se*min"ic, n. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens); as, gelseminic acid, a white crystalline substance resembling esculin.
GELSEMIUM
Gel*se"mium, n. Etym: [NL., fr. It. gelsomino jasmine.]