| ALYCOMPAINE | • ALYCOMPAINE n. an old name for the plant elecampane. |
| GLYCOLIPIDS | • glycolipids n. Plural of glycolipid. • GLYCOLIPID n. a lipid that contains a carbohydrate radical. |
| GLYCOPHYTES | • glycophytes n. Plural of glycophyte. • GLYCOPHYTE n. any plant that will only grow healthily in soils with a low content of sodium salts. |
| GLYCOPHYTIC | • glycophytic adj. Relating to glycophytes. • GLYCOPHYTIC adj. like a glycophyte, any plant that will only grow healthily in soils with a low content of sodium salts. |
| GLYCOSIDASE | • glycosidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside. • GLYCOSIDASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a bond joining a sugar of a glycoside to an alcohol or another sugar unit. |
| GLYCOSURIAS | • glycosurias n. Plural of glycosuria. • GLYCOSURIA n. a condition in which glucose is discharged in the urine, also GLUCOSURIA. |
| GLYCOSYLATE | • glycosylate v. (Organic chemistry) To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein). • GLYCOSYLATE v. to attach sugar to proteins to make glycoproteins. |
| LYCOPODIUMS | • lycopodiums n. Plural of lycopodium. • LYCOPODIUM n. a genus of mosslike plants, aka clubmoss. |
| MOLLYCODDLE | • mollycoddle n. (Now rare) A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected. • mollycoddle v. (Transitive) To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper. • MOLLYCODDLE n. an effeminate man. |
| PELYCOSAURS | • pelycosaurs n. Plural of pelycosaur. • PELYCOSAUR n. a kind of dinosaur. |
| POLYCOTTONS | • polycottons n. Plural of polycotton. • POLYCOTTON n. a synthetic fabric. |
| SHELLYCOATS | • SHELLYCOAT n. (Scots) a water goblin dressed in shells. |