19-letter words starting with ge
- gedanken experiment — thought experiment.
- gel electrophoresis — a technique for separating protein molecules of varying sizes in a mixture by moving them through a block of gel, as of agarose or polyacrylamide, by means of an electric field, with smaller molecules moving faster and therefore farther than larger ones.
- gender reassignment — the alteration, by surgery and hormone treatments, of a person's physical sex characteristics to approximate those of the opposite sex: Born male, she now lives as a woman but has no plans for a sex change.
- general anaesthesia — the use of a general anaesthetic
- general anaesthetic — sth administered to induce unconsciousness
- general linguistics — the study of the characteristics of language in general rather than of a particular language; theoretical, rather than applied, linguistics.
- general of the army — the highest ranking military officer; the next rank above general.
- general partnership — a partnership in which each of the partners is fully liable for the firm's debts.
- general post office — (in the U.S. postal system) the main post office of a city, county, etc., that also has branch post offices. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- generic array logic — (hardware, integrated circuit) (GAL) A newer kind of Programmable Array Logic based on EEPROM storage cells, been pioneered by Lattice. GALs can be erased and reprogrammed and usually replace a whole set of different PALs (hence the name).
- generic programming — (programming) A programming technique which aims to make programs more adaptable by making them more general. Generic programs often embody non-traditional kinds of polymorphism; ordinary programs are obtained from them by suitably instantiating their parameters. In contrast with normal programs, the parameters of a generic programs are often quite rich in structure. For example they may be other programs, types or type constructors or even programming paradigms.
- genetic counselling — the provision of advice for couples with a history of inherited disorders who wish to have children, including the likelihood of having affected children and the course and management of the disorder, etc
- genetic engineering — the development and application of scientific methods, procedures, and technologies that permit direct manipulation of genetic material in order to alter the hereditary traits of a cell, organism, or population.
- genetic fingerprint — DNA fingerprinting.
- genetic programming — (programming) (GP) A programming technique which extends the genetic algorithm to the domain of whole computer programs. In GP, populations of programs are genetically bred to solve problems. Genetic programming can solve problems of system identification, classification, control, robotics, optimisation, game playing, and pattern recognition. Starting with a primordial ooze of hundreds or thousands of randomly created programs composed of functions and terminals appropriate to the problem, the population is progressively evolved over a series of generations by applying the operations of Darwinian fitness proportionate reproduction and crossover (sexual recombination).
- geneva nomenclature — an internationally accepted system for naming organic carbon compounds.
- gentile da fabriano — 1370?–1427, Italian painter.
- gentleman-pensioner — (formerly) a gentleman-at-arms.
- geocentric parallax — the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer.
- geomagnetic equator — an imaginary line on the earth's surface, the plane of which passes through the center and is midway between the geomagnetic poles.
- geometric isomerism — each of two or more chemical compounds having the same molecular formula but a different geometric arrangement; an unsaturated compound or ring compound in which rotation around a carbon bond is restricted, as in cis- and trans- configurations.
- geothermal gradient — the increase in temperature with increasing depth within the earth.
- geraldton waxflower — an evergreen shrub, Chamelaucium uncinatum, native to W Australia, cultivated for its pale pink flowers
- germander speedwell — a speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys, having blue flowers.
- gestational carrier — surrogate mother (def 3).
- get (or be) hip to — to become (or be) informed or knowledgeable about
- get next to someone — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- get off one's chest — Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- get on one's nerves — one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- get one's dander up — to become or to cause someone to become annoyed or angry
- get one's rocks off — to experience orgasm; ejaculate
- get one's skates on — to hurry
- get the hang of sth — If you get the hang of something such as a skill or activity, you begin to understand or realize how to do it.
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