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Granule

A little grain; a small particle; a pellet.

Granuliform

Having a granular structure; granular; as, granuliform limestone.

Granulite

A whitish, granular rock, consisting of feldspar and quartz intimately mixed; -- sometimes called whitestone, and leptynite.

Granulose

The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. Unlike cellulose, it is colored blue by iodine, and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments.

Granulous

Full of grains; abounding with granular substances; granular.

Grape

A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins.

grapefruit

A citrus tree (Citrus paradisi) bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp.

Grapeless

Wanting grapes or the flavor of grapes.

Grapery

A building or inclosure used for the cultivation of grapes.

Grapeshot

A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and bottom, with two rings, and a central connecting rod, in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot were inclosed in canvas bags.

Grapevine

A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus Vitis, having small green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called grapes.

Graph

A curve or surface, the locus of a point whose coordinates are the variables in the equation of the locus; as, a graph of the exponential function.

grapheme

a written symbol that is used to represent speech.

Graphical Graphic

Of or pertaining to the arts of painting and drawing; of or pertaining to graphics; as, graphic art work.

Graphics

The art or the science of drawing; esp. of drawing according to mathematical rules, as in perspective, projection, and the like.

Graphite

Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so soft as to leave a trace on paper. It is used for pencils (improperly called lead pencils), for crucibles, and as a lubricator, etc. Often called plumbago or black lead.

Graphitic

Pertaining to, containing, derived from, or resembling, graphite.

graphoanalist

A person professing to be skilled in graphoanalysis. The synonymous term Graphoanalyst was trademarked by the International Graphoanalysis Society.

graphoanalysis

The art of judging of a person's character, disposition, and aptitude from his handwriting; also called graphology. As a discipline, the modern form was developed by Milton Newman Bunker in the period after 1915.

Grapholite

Any species of slate suitable to be written on.

graphologist

A person skilled in or professing to be skilled in graphology.

graphology

The art of judging of a person's character, disposition, and aptitude from his handwriting; called graphoanalysis by its practitioners. Though its practitioners consider it a science, it is widely considered a pseudoscience, as is astrology.

Graphoscope

An optical instrument for magnifying engravings, photographs, etc., usually having one large lens and two smaller ones.

Graphotype

A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or oxide of zinc is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.

Grapnel

A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or hold; a grappling iron; a grab; -- written also grapline, and crapnel.

Grapple

A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.

Grappling

A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel.

Grapsoid

Pertaining to the genus Grapsus or the family Grapsid/. A grapsoid crab.

Graptolite

One of numerous species of slender and delicate fossils, of the genus Graptolites and allied genera, found in the Silurian rocks. They belong to an extinct group (Graptolithina) supposed to be hydroids.

Graptolitic

Of or pertaining to graptolites; containing graptolites; as, a graptolitic slate.

Grapy

Composed of, or resembling, grapes.

Grasp

A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.

Grasper

One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.

Grass-grown

Overgrown with grass; as, a grass-grown road.

grass-of-Parnassus

Any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale buttercuplike flower.

Grassation

A wandering about with evil intentions; a rioting.

grassfinch

Any of several usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; they are often kept as cage birds.

grassfire

An uncontrolled fire in a grassy area.

Grasshopper

Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acridid/ and Locustid/, having large hind legs adapted for leaping, and chewing mouth parts. The species and genera are very numerous and some are very destructive to crops. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged (Caloptenus femurrubrum and C. atlanis) are closely related species, but their ravages are less important. They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the Old World. See Locust.

Grassiness

The state of abounding with grass; a grassy state.

Grassplot

A plot or space covered with grass; a lawn.

Grassy

Covered with grass; abounding with grass; as, a grassy lawn.

Grate

To make a harsh sound by friction.

Grated

Furnished with a grate or grating; as, grated windows.

Grateful

Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay, or give thanks for, benefits; as, a grateful heart.

Grater

One who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of any substance; as a grater for nutmegs.

Graticulation

The division of a design or draught into squares, in order the more easily to reproduce it in larger or smaller dimensions.

Graticule

A design or draught which has been divided into squares, in order to reproduce it in other dimensions.

Gratification

The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart.

Gratified

Pleased; indulged according to desire.

Gratify

To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the senses, the desires, the mind, etc.

Gratin

The brown crust formed upon a gratinated dish; also, the dish itself, as of crusts of bread, game, or poultry.

Gratinate

To cook, as macaroni, in a savory juice or sauce until the juice is absorbed and a crisp surface forms.

Grating

A harsh sound caused by attrition.

Gratiolin

One of the essential principles of the hedge hyssop (Gratiola officinalis).

Gratis

For nothing; without fee or recompense; freely; gratuitously.

Gratitude

The state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; kindness awakened by a favor received; thankfulness.

Gratuitous

Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice.

Gratuity

Something given freely or without recompense; a free gift; a present.

Gratulation

The act of gratulating or felicitating; congratulation.

Gratulatory

Expressing gratulation or joy; congratulatory.

Gravamen

The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint. Bouvier.

Grave

An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction.

Graveclothes

The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred.

Gravel

Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand.

Gravel-stone

A pebble, or small fragment of stone; a calculus.

Gravelly

Abounding with gravel; consisting of gravel; as, a gravelly soil.

Gravenstein

A kind of fall apple, marked with streaks of deep red and orange, and of excellent flavor and quality.

Graver

One who graves; an engraver or a sculptor; one whose occupation is te cut letters or figures in stone or other hard material.

Gravery

The act, process, or art, of graving or carving; engraving.

Graves

The sediment of melted tallow. Same as Greaves.

Gravestone

A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.

Graveyard

A yard or inclosure for the interment of the dead; a cemetery.

Gravic

Pertaining to, or causing, gravitation; as, gravic forces; gravic attraction.

Gravid

Being with child; heavy with young; pregnant; fruitful; as, a gravid uterus; gravid piety; -- of animals as well as people.

Gravidity

The state of being gravidated; pregnancy.

Gravimeter

An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of bodies.

Gravimetric

Of or pertaining to measurement by weight; measured by weight.

Graving

The act or art of carving figures in hard substances, especially by incision or in intaglio.

Gravitate

To obey the law of gravitation; to exert a force or pressure, or tend to move, under the influence of gravitation; to tend in any direction or toward any object.

Gravitational

Of or pertaining to the force of gravity; as, gravitational units.

graviton

A theoretical gauge boson that mediates the (extremely weak) gravitational interactions between particles; the quantum of the gravitational field, having zero rest mass and a spin of 2.

Gravity

The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.

Gravy

The juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in cooking, made into a dressing for the food when served up.

Gray

the SI unit of absorbed dosage of ionizing radiation, equal to an absorbed energy of 1 joule per kilogram of irradiated material; -- abbreviated Gy. This unit is 100 times the commonly used unit, the rad.

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