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  • functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
  • functionalist — a person who advocates, or works according to, the principles of functionalism.
  • functionality — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • functionalize — to make functional.
  • futtock plate — a metal plate placed perpendicular to the top of a ship's lower mast to hold the futtock shrouds.
  • futurological — Pertaining to futurology.
  • gabrilowitsch — Ossip [aw-syip] /ˈɔ syɪp/ (Show IPA), 1878–1936, Russian pianist and conductor, in America.
  • galactagogues — Plural form of galactagogue.
  • galactic halo — a spheroidal aggregation of globular clusters, individual stars, dust, and gas that surrounds the Galaxy
  • galactic pole — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
  • galactomannan — (carbohydrate) Any of a class of polysaccharides, found in many gums, having a backbone composed of mannose with galactose sidechains.
  • galactorrhoea — (British spelling) alternative spelling of galactorrhea.
  • galactosaemia — Alternative spelling of galactosemia.
  • galactosaemic — of, relating to, or affected by galactosaemia
  • galactosamine — an amino sugar that is a major component of glycolipids and chondroitin.
  • galactosidase — An enzyme, such as lactase, that is involved in the hydrolytic breakdown of a galactoside.
  • gallocatechol — An antioxidant that contains catechin, found in food.
  • galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
  • gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.
  • general costs — the general expenses of running a business
  • general court — the state legislature of Massachusetts or New Hampshire.
  • genotypically — With reference to a genotype.
  • genuflections — Plural form of genuflection.
  • geologic time — the succession of eras, periods, and epochs as considered in historical geology.
  • geometrically — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
  • geotechnology — the application of science and technology in order to utilize the earth's natural resources
  • gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
  • gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
  • giant scallop — sea scallop.
  • glamour stock — a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.
  • glocalisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of glocalization.
  • glocalization — The practice of conducting business according to both local and global considerations.
  • glorification — a glorified or more splendid form of something.
  • glossectomies — Plural form of glossectomy.
  • glottological — Of or pertaining to glottology.
  • glove factory — a factory where gloves are made
  • glycopeptides — Plural form of glycopeptide.
  • glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
  • glycosylation — (chemistry, biochemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
  • goliath crane — a gantry crane for heavy work, as in steel mills.
  • gopher client — (networking)   A program which runs on your local computer and provides a user interface to the Gopher protocol and to gopher servers. Web browsers can act as Gopher clients and simple Gopher-only clients are available for ordinary terminals, the X Window System, GNU Emacs, and other systems.
  • graticulation — the division of a design, plan, etc into squares in order to improve the accuracy of enlargement or reduction
  • grave clothes — the wrappings in which a dead body is interred
  • gravity clock — a clock driven by its own weight as it descends a rack, cord, incline, etc.
  • great calorie — calorie (sense 2)
  • great council — (in Norman England) an assembly composed of the king's tenants in chief that served as the principal council of the realm and replaced the witenagemot.
  • ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
  • guilt complex — If you say that someone has a guilt complex about something, you mean that they feel very guilty about it, in a way that you consider is exaggerated, unreasonable, or unnecessary.
  • gulf of kutch — an inlet of the Arabian Sea in India. Length: about 159 kilometres (99 miles)
  • gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
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