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  • galactic noise — unidentified radio-frequency radiation originating from beyond the solar system.
  • gallinas point — a cape in NE Colombia: the northernmost point of South America
  • galvanizations — Plural form of galvanization.
  • galvanoplastic — pertaining to reproduction by electrotypy.
  • galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
  • garrison state — a state in which military matters dominate economic and political life.
  • gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
  • gelatinisation — Alternative spelling of gelatinization.
  • generalisation — The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
  • geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
  • gerontocracies — Plural form of gerontocracy.
  • gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
  • giant tortoise — any of several large tortoises of the genus Geochelone, of the Galápagos Islands and islands near Madagascar: some are endangered.
  • giganotosaurus — Any of several very large, carnivorous dinosaurs of the subfamily Giganotosaurinae, from the Cretaceous period.
  • glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
  • glans-clitoris — the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
  • globalizations — Plural form of globalization.
  • glottalisation — Alternative spelling of glottalization.
  • good samaritan — a person who gratuitously gives help or sympathy to those in distress. Luke 10:30–37.
  • grangerisation — The act of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
  • granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
  • gratifications — Plural form of gratification.
  • gratuitousness — The state or characteristic of being gratuitous.
  • greisenization — the process whereby granite is converted to greisen
  • grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
  • haematogenesis — (physiology) The origin and development of blood.
  • hair extension — attached length of hair
  • hallucinations — Plural form of hallucination.
  • hamilton bassoHamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.
  • hamiltonianism — the political principles or doctrines held by or associated with Alexander Hamilton, especially those stressing a strong central government and protective tariffs.
  • hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • harz mountains — mountain range in central Germany, extending from Lower Saxony to the Elbe River
  • heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.
  • heat of fusion — the heat absorbed by a unit mass of a given solid at its melting point that completely converts the solid to a liquid at the same temperature: equal to the heat of solidification.
  • heath robinson — (of a mechanical device) absurdly complicated in design and having a simple function
  • hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
  • historicalness — The quality of being historical.
  • histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
  • homogenisation — Alternative spelling of homogenization.
  • horizontalness — The property of being horizontal.
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.
  • hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
  • hospital train — a military train equipped to transport wounded troops to a hospital.
  • housing estate — housing development.
  • housing market — property trade
  • humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
  • hungtow island — an island off the SE coast of Taiwan. 8 miles (13 km) long.
  • hunting season — annual period when hunting is permitted
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
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