(surgery) Cautery by means of a knife or needle heated by a galvanic current.
galvanocontractility
galvanocontractility
noun
(archaic, medicine) Contractility in response to an electrical stimulus.
galvanofaradization
galvanofaradization
noun
Medical therapy using galvanic current.
galvanograph
galvanograph
noun
A copperplate produced by galvanography.
A picture printed from a plate of this kind.
galvanographic
galvanographic
adj
Of or pertaining to galvanography.
galvanography
galvanography
noun
A method of producing by means of electrotyping process (without etching) copperplates which can be printed from in the same manner as engraved plates.
The art or process of depositing metals by electricity; electrotypy.
galvanometer
galvanometer
noun
(physics) A device used to indicate the presence and direction of a small electric current, especially used to detect a null or balanced condition in a bridge circuit.
galvanometers
galvanometers
noun
plural of galvanometer
galvanometric
galvanometric
adj
Measured using a galvanometer.
Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
galvanometrical
galvanometrical
adj
Synonym of galvanometric
galvanometrically
galvanometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, galvanometry.
galvanometry
galvanometry
noun
the design and use of galvanometers
galvanopuncture
galvanopuncture
noun
(medicine) electropuncture
galvanosurgery
galvanotherapy
galvanotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by means of galvanism
galvanothermometer
galvanothermometer
noun
Synonym of thermoelectrometer
galvanothermy
galvanotropic
galvanotropism
galvanotropism
noun
(biology) Any movement or alignment of an organism with respect to an electric field
gansevoort
garnavillo
garrisonville
garvanzo
gconvert
genovera
glendover
goncharov
gordonsville
gordonville
gorevan
gorevan
Proper noun
A village in Azerbaijan.
Noun
A style of Persian carpet used as furnishing.
gouvernante
gouvernante
noun
(archaic) governess
gouvernantes
gouvernantes
noun
plural of gouvernante
gouverneur
govern
govern
noun
The act of governing
verb
(intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.
(intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.
(transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
(transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
(transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
(transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
(transitive, grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.
(transitive, obsolete) To direct the course of, to guide in some direction, to steer.
(transitive, obsolete) To handle, to manage, to oversee (a matter, an affair, a household, etc.).
(transitive, obsolete) To look after, to take care of, to tend to (someone or some plant).
(transitive, obsolete) To manage, to control, to work (a tool or mechanical device).
governability
governability
noun
The ability to be governed.
governable
governable
adj
Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; amenable to law or rule
governableness
governableness
noun
The state of being governable.
governably
governably
adv
In a governable manner.
governail
governail
noun
(archaic) That which steers a nautical vessel; a rudder or a person employing it.
governance
governance
noun
(management) Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.
The group of people who make up an administrative body.
The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
The state of being governed.
governances
governances
noun
plural of governance
governante
governante
noun
(archaic) A woman in charge of someone else, especially a child or young woman; a governess.
(obsolete) A female ruler or regent.
governed
governed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of govern
governeress
governeress
noun
Nonstandard form of governess.
Rare spelling of governoress.
governess
governess
noun
(rare) A female governor.
A woman paid to educate children in their own home.
verb
To work as governess; to educate children in their own home.
governessdom
governessdom
noun
The realm or sphere of governesses.
governesses
governesses
noun
plural of governess
governesshood
governesshood
noun
The office of governess.
governessy
governessy
adj
(informal) governesslike
governing
governing
verb
present participle of govern
governingly
governingly
adv
So as to govern.
governless
government
government
noun
(grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
(uncountable) The management or control of a system.
The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
The tenure of a chief of state.
governmental
governmental
adj
Relating to a government
Relating to governing.
governmentalism
governmentalism
noun
(sociology) Synonym of governmentality
governmentalist
governmentalist
noun
One who supports, or who works within, a government.
governmentalize
governmentalize
verb
(US, transitive) To bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize.
governmentally
governmentally
adv
In a governmental way; by or through a government.
governmentish
governments
governments
noun
plural of government
governor
governor
noun
(UK, informal, dated) Term of address to a man; guv'nor.
(dated) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
(grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
(informal) Boss, employer, similar to gaffer.
(informal) Father.
(nautical) A pilot; a steersman.
(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level division of a country.
A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors.
governorate
governorate
noun
The territory governed by a governor; a province.
governorates
governorates
noun
plural of governorate
governors
governors
noun
plural of governor
governorship
governorship
noun
The office, or the term of a governor.
governorships
governorships
noun
plural of governorship
governs
governs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of govern
graminivore
graminivore
noun
An herbivorous animal, a grazer, that feeds primarily on grasses.
graminivorous
graminivorous
adj
(entomology) That eats grasses and seeds.
grandevous
grandevous
adj
(obsolete) Of great age; aged; long-lived.
granivore
granivore
noun
Any animal that eats seeds as the main part of its diet
granivorous
granivorous
adj
That eats seeds
grasonville
gravaminous
gravelstone
graveolence
graveolence
noun
(rare) A strong offensive smell; rancidity.
graveolency
graveolency
noun
Alternative form of graveolence
graveolent
graveolent
adj
That has a rank smell
graverobbing
graverobbing
noun
The practice of illegally removing corpses (or other items) from graves, originally to supply cadavers for medical study.
gravestone
gravestone
noun
A stone slab set at the head of a grave.
gravestones
gravestones
noun
plural of gravestone
gravidation
gravidation
noun
(obsolete) gravidity
gravitation
gravitation
noun
(physics) The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all particles with mass in the universe. It is the weakest of the four forces, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.
gravitational
gravitational
adj
Pertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation.
gravitationally
gravitationally
adv
As a result of the force of gravity
gravitations
gravitations
noun
plural of gravitation
graviton
graviton
noun
(physics) A hypothetical gauge boson that regulates the gravitational force. It would have a spin of 2 and zero rest mass.
gravitons
gravitons
noun
plural of graviton
greenovite
grievousness
grievousness
noun
the quality or state of being grievous
griseofulvin
griseofulvin
noun
(pharmacology) An antifungal drug C₁₇H₁₇ClO₆ obtained from the mold Penicillium griseofulvum, used in humans and animals against fungal infections of the hair and skin.
grivation
grivation
noun
The angle, at any point on the surface of the Earth, between grid north and magnetic north.
grooviness
grooviness
noun
The quality or state of being groovy.
grooving
grooving
noun
A groove; a long indentation.
verb
present participle of groove
grosvenor
grosvenordale
groundwave
groundwave
noun
(radio) A signal that propagates along the surface of the Earth.
groveland
groveland
Proper noun
definition
groveling
groveling
verb
(US) present participle of grovel
grovelingly
grovelingly
adv
Alternative form of grovellingly
grovelings
grovelings
noun
plural of groveling
grovelling
grovelling
noun
The act of one who grovels.
verb
(Britain) present participle of grovel
grovellingly
grovellingly
adv
With grovelling or self-abasement; obsequiously.
grovellings
grovellings
noun
plural of grovelling
groveman
grovertown
groveton
groveton
Proper noun
a CDP in New Hampshire, USA.
a city in Texas, USA
a CDP in Virginia, USA.
grovetown
grundlov
hangover
hangover
noun
(figurative) An unpleasant relic left from prior events.
(historical) A sleeping arrangement, usually in homeless shelters, over a rope.
Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.
Similar negative effects caused by previous excessive consumption of another substance, such as a drug, coffee, sugar, etc.
hangovers
hangovers
noun
plural of hangover
helioengraving
hercegovina
herzegovina
herzegovina
Proper noun
Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Represents a geographic and historic entity, not an administrative unit.
herzegovinian
herzegovinian
Noun
A person from Herzegovina (southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
hovering
hovering
noun
The act of one who hovers.
verb
present participle of hover
hoveringly
hoveringly
adv
While hovering; so as to hover.
hydrogalvanic
hydrogalvanic
adj
Pertaining to, produced by, or consisting of, electricity evolved by the action or use of fluids.
hydronegative
hygroexpansivity
iarovizing
impoverishing
impoverishing
verb
present participle of impoverish
improgressiveness
improgressiveness
noun
The quality of being improgressive.
improving
improving
adj
That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person).
verb
present participle of improve
improvingly
improvingly
adv
In a manner that tends to improve (especially, (dated), to educate or morally better a person).
improvising
improvising
noun
improvisation
verb
present participle of improvise
inforgiveable
ingravidation
ingravidation
noun
(obsolete) The state of being pregnant.
intergovernmental
intergovernmental
adj
Of, relating to, or involving two or more governments.
interinvolving
interinvolving
verb
present participle of interinvolve
interrogative
interrogative
adj
(grammar) Asking or denoting a question: as, an interrogative phrase, pronoun, or point.
Pertaining to inquiry; questioning
noun
(grammar) A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc.
(rare) A question; an interrogation.
(typography, archaic) Synonym of question mark ⟨?⟩.
interrogatively
interrogatively
adv
In an interrogative manner; by means of a question.
interrogatives
interrogatives
noun
plural of interrogative
intervolving
intervolving
verb
present participle of intervolve
introgressive
introgressive
adj
(genetics) Producing introgression
introverting
introverting
noun
The process of turning inwards, or becoming introverted.
inventorying
inventorying
verb
present participle of inventory
investigator
investigator
noun
One who investigates.
investigatorial
investigatorial
adj
investigatory
investigators
investigators
noun
plural of investigator
investigatory
investigatory
adj
Aimed at investigating; investigative.
invigilator
invigilator
noun
(UK, Canada) A person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor
(chiefly UK or archaic) A person who supervises a gallery at a museum.
invigilators
invigilators
noun
plural of invigilator
invigor
invigor
verb
(obsolete) To invigorate.
invigorant
invigorant
adj
(obsolete) Synonym of invigorating.
noun
Something that invigorates.
invigorate
invigorate
verb
(transitive) To give life or energy to.
(transitive) To heighten or intensify.
(transitive) To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.
(transitive) To make lively.
invigorated
invigorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of invigorate
invigorates
invigorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invigorate
invigorating
invigorating
adj
Giving strength, energy and vitality.
verb
present participle of invigorate
invigoratingly
invigoratingly
adv
In an invigorating manner.
invigoratingness
invigoratingness
noun
The quality of being invigorating.
invigoration
invigoration
noun
The act of invigorating or the state of being invigorated.