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powdery masses on the surfaces 

 of some lichens: glomeruliferous, 

 a., glftm'er'-ul-if'&r'US (L.fero, I 

 bear), in bot, "bearing clusters of 

 minutely - branched, coral like 

 excrescences. 



glossanthrax, n., gifts' san-thraks 

 (Gr. glossa, the tongue; anthrax, 

 burning coal), among cattle, a dis- 

 ease characterised by a develop- 

 ment of malignant carbuncle in 

 the mouth, especially on the 

 tongue. 



glosso, glfts'-so (Gr. glossa, the 

 tongue), a prefix in compounds 

 denoting ' attachment to or con- 

 nection with the tongue' : glosso- 

 pharyngeal, far'm-je'dl (Gr. 

 pharungx, the gullet), a nerve 

 connected with the tongue and 

 pharynx : glossitis, n., glfts-sU' 

 is, inflammation of the tongue : 

 glossoid, a., gifts' oyd (Gr. eidos, 

 resemblance), resembling the 

 tongue : glossology, n., gifts- sftl' 

 o-ji (Gr. logos, discourse), the 

 explanation of the special terms 

 used in any science : glottis, n. , 

 glftt'tis (Gr. glotta or glossa, the 

 tongue), the narrow opening at 

 the upper part of the windpipe 

 at the back of the tongue : glot- 

 titis, n., glot'tU'is, inflammation 

 of the glottis. 



Gloxinia, n., globs-tri'i-a (after 

 the botanist Gloxin, of Colmar), 

 a splendid genus of plants, worthy 

 of extensive cultivation, Ord. 

 Gesneracese. 



glucose, n., gl6-koz' (Gr. glulcus, 

 sweet), grape sugar ; the peculiar 

 form of sugar which exists in 

 grapes and other fruits ; also 

 found in animals, as in the blood ; 

 also excreted by the urine in 

 Diabetes mellitus. 

 glume, n., gldm (L. gluma, the 

 husk of corn), the husk of corn 

 or grasses formed of flaps or 

 valves embracing the seed : 

 glumaceous, a., gldm-d'shus, 

 resembling the dry, scale-like 

 glumes of grasses : glumiferous, 



a., gl6m>if'er>us (L.fero, I bear), 

 bearing or producing glumes : 

 glumelle, n., gldm-el, or glum- 

 ellule, n., gldm-el'ul, the inner 

 husk of the flowers of grasses ; 

 the palea or fertile glume of a 

 grass : glumellaB, n. plu., gl6m- 

 el'le, a plural used to denote the 

 palese or fertile glumes of grasses. 



gluten, n., gldt'en, also glutin, 

 n., gldt'in (L. gluten, paste 

 or glue), a tough substance 

 obtained from wheat and other 

 grains : glutenoid, a., gldt'-Zn-oyd 

 (Gr. eidos, resemblance), resem- 

 bling gluten or allied to it. 



gluteus, n., gl6t-e'us (Gr. gloutos, 

 the buttock or hip), one of the 

 three large muscles which form 

 the seat: they are named respect- 

 ively gluteus maxim us, mdJcs' 

 im-tis (L. maximus, the greatest), 

 which extends the thigh, and is 

 the largest ; g. medius, med'i-iis 

 (L. medius, the middle), which 

 acts when we stand, and is the 

 second in size ; and g. minimus, 

 min'-im-us (L. minimus, the 

 least), which assists the other 

 two, and is the third in size : 

 gluteal, a., gldt-e'al, pert, to the 

 buttocks. 



glycerine, n., gtis'-e'r-in (Gr. gluk- 

 us, sweet), the sweet principle of 

 oils and fats : glyceric acid, 

 glis-er'ik, an acid produced by 

 the action of nitric acid on glyc- 

 erine : nitro - glycerine, mt'-ro- 

 glis'er-m, a powerful blasting oil, 

 and very dangerous explosive 

 agent, prepared by the action of 

 nitric and sulphuric acids on 

 glycerine: glycogen, n. , gliJc'6-jen 

 (Gr. gennao, I produce), a sub- 

 stance formed by the liver, and 

 capable of being converted into 

 grape sugar, or into glucose. 



glycocholic, a., glikf-8-lMfk (Gr. 

 glukus, sweet ; chole, bile), de- 

 noting an acid obtained from the 

 bile of the ox and other animals. 



Glycyrrhiza, n., glis'-er-riz'-a (Gr. 

 i, sweet ; rhiza, a root), a 



