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2. (Biol.) A minute spherical or rounded structure; as blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles, minute fungi, spores, etc.

3. A little pill or pellet used by homeopathists.

Glob"u*let (?), n. A little globule. Crabb.

Glob`u*lif"er*ous (?), a. [Globule + -ferous.] Bearing globules; in geology, used of rocks, and denoting a variety of concretionary structure, where the concretions are isolated globules and evenly distributed through the texture of the rock.

Glob`u*lim"e*ter (?), n. [Globule + -meter.] (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the number of red blood corpuscles in the blood.

The method depends on the differences of tint obtained by mixing a sample of the blood with sodium carbonate solution.

Glob"u*lin (?), n. [From Globule: cf. F. globuline.] (Phisiol. Chem.) An albuminous body, insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute solutions of salt. It is present in the red blood corpuscles united with hÊmatin to form hÊmoglobin. It is also found in the crystalline lens of the eye, and in blood serum, and is sometimes called crystallin. In the plural the word is applied to a group of proteid substances such as vitellin, myosin, fibrinogen, etc., all insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute salt solutions.

Glob"u*lite (?), n. [See Globule.] (Min.) A rudimentary form of crystallite, spherical in shape.

Glob"u*lous (?), a. [Cf. F. globuleux.] Globular; spherical; orbicular. -- Glob"u*lous*ness, n.

Glob"y (?), a. Resembling, or pertaining to, a globe; round; orbicular. "The globy sea." Milton.

Glo*chid"i*ate (?), a. [Gr. &?; point of an arrow.] (Bot.) Having barbs; as, glochidiate bristles. Gray.

||Glo*chid"i*um (?), n.; pl. Glochidia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the point ||of an arrow.] (Zoˆl.) The larva or young of the mussel, formerly ||thought to be a parasite upon the parent's gills.

Glode (?), obs. imp. of Glide. Chaucer.

{ Glombe (?), Glome (?), } v. i. To gloom; to look gloomy, morose, or sullen. [Obs.] Surrey.

Glome (?), n. Gloom. [Obs.]

Glome (?), n. [L. glomus a ball. Cf. Globe.] (Anat.) One of the two prominences at the posterior extremity of the frog of the horse's foot.

Glom"er*ate (?), a. [L. glomeratus, p. p. of glomerare to glomerate, from glomus. See 3d Glome.] Gathered together in a roundish mass or dense cluster; conglomerate.

Glom"er*ate (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Glomerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Glomerating (?).] To gather or wind into a ball; to collect into a spherical form or mass, as threads.

Glom`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. glomeratio.]

1. The act of forming or gathering into a ball or round mass; the state of being gathered into a ball; conglomeration.

2. That which is formed into a ball; a ball. Bacon.

Glom"er*ous (?), a. [L. glomerosus, fr. glomus. See 3d Glome.] Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass. [Obs.] Blount.

Glom"er*ule (?), n. [Dim. fr. L. glomus ball.]

1. (Bot.) A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by condensation of a cyme, as in the flowering dogwood.

2. (Anat.) A glomerulus.

||Glo*mer"u*lus (?), n.; pl. Glomeruli (#). [NL., dim. of L. glomus. ||See 3d Glome.] (Anat.) The bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in ||a Malpighian capsule of the kidney.

Glom`u*lif"er*ous (?), a. [L. glomus a ball + -ferous.] (Biol.) Having small clusters of minutely branched coral-like excrescences. M. C. Cooke.

{ Glon"o*in Glon"o*ine } (?), n. [Glycerin + oxygen + nitrogen + -in, -ine.]

1. Same as Nitroglycerin; -- called also oil of glonoin. [Obs.]

2. (Med.) A dilute solution of nitroglycerin used as a neurotic.

Gloom (glm), n. [AS. glm twilight, from the root of E. glow. See Glow, and cf. Glum, Gloam.]

1. Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight.

2. A shady, gloomy, or dark place or grove.

Before a gloom of stubborn-shafted oaks.

Tennyson .

3. Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.

A sullen gloom and furious disorder prevailed by fits.

Burke.

4. In gunpowder manufacture, the drying oven.

Syn. -- Darkness; dimness; obscurity; heaviness; dullness; depression; melancholy; dejection; sadness. See Darkness.

Gloom, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gloomed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Glooming.] 1. To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.

2. To become dark or dim; to be or appear dismal, gloomy, or sad; to come to the evening twilight.

The black gibbet glooms beside the way.

Goldsmith.

[This weary day] . . . at last I see it gloom.

Spenser.

Gloom, v. t. 1. To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.

A bow window . . . gloomed with limes.

Walpole.

A black yew gloomed the stagnant air.

Tennyson.

2. To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.

Such a mood as that which lately gloomed Your fancy.

Tennison.

What sorrows gloomed that parting day.

Goldsmith.

Gloom"i*ly (?), adv. In a gloomy manner.

Gloom"i*ness, n. State of being gloomy. Addison.

Gloom"ing, n. [Cf. Gloaming.] Twilight (of morning or evening); the gloaming.

When the faint glooming in the sky First lightened into day.

Trench.

The balmy glooming, crescent-lit.

Tennyson.

Gloomth (?), n. Gloom. [R.] Walpole.

Gloom"y (?), a. [Compar. Gloomier (?); superl. Gloomiest.] 1. Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy. "Though hid in gloomiest shade." Milton.

2. Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected; as, a gloomy temper or countenance.

Syn. -- Dark; dim; dusky; dismal; cloudy; moody; sullen; morose; melancholy; sad; downcast; depressed; dejected; disheartened.

Glop"pen (glp"pen), v. t. & i. [OE. glopnen to be frightened, frighten: cf. Icel. glpna to look downcast.] To surprise or astonish; to be startled or astonished. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Glore (?), v. i. [See Gloar.] To glare; to glower. [Obs.] Halliwell.

||Glo"ri*a (?), n. [L., glory.] (Eccl.) (a) A doxology (beginning ||Gloria Patri, Glory be to the Father), sung or said at the end of the ||Psalms in the service of the Roman Catholic and other churches. (b) A ||portion of the Mass (Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Glory be to God on ||high), and also of the communion service in some churches. In the ||Episcopal Church the version in English is used. (c) The musical ||setting of a gloria.

Glo`ri*a"tion (?), n. [L. gloriatio, from gloriari to glory, boast, fr. gloria glory. See Glory, n.] Boast; a triumphing. [Obs.] Bp. Richardson.

Internal gloriation or triumph of the mind.

Hobbes.

Glo"ried (?), a. [See Glory.] Illustrious; honorable; noble. [Obs.] Milton.

Glo`ri*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [L. glorificatio: cf. F. glorification. See Glorify.] 1. The act of glorifying or of giving glory to. Jer. Taylor.

2. The state of being glorifed; as, the glorification of Christ after his resurrection.

Glo"ri*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glorified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Glorifying.] [F. glorifier, L. glorificare; gloria glory + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See - fy.]

1. To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or to celestial glory.

Jesus was not yet glorified.

John vii. 39.

2. To make glorious in thought or with the heart, by ascribing glory to; to acknowledge the excellence of; to render homage to; to magnify in worship; to adore.

That we for thee may glorify the Lord.

Shak.

Glo"ri*ole (?), n. [L. gloriola a small glory, dim. of gloria glory.] An aureole. [R.] Msr. Browning.

||Glo`ri*o"sa (?), n. [Nl., fr. L. gloriosus. See Glorious.] (Bot.) A ||genus of climbing plants with very showy lilylike blossoms, natives ||of India.

Glo`ri*o"ser (?), n. [From L. gloriosus boastful.] A boaster. [Obs.] Greene.

||Glo`ri*o"so (?), n. [It.] A boaster. [Obs.] Fuller.

Glo"ri*ous (?), a. [OF. glorios, glorious, F. glorieux, fr. L. gloriosus. See Glory, n.]

1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious deeds.

These are thy glorious works, Parent of good !

Milton.

2. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious. [Obs.]

Most miserable Is the desire that's glorious.

Shak.

3. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink. [Colloq.]

kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O'er all the ills of life victorious.

Burns.

During his office treason was no crime, The sons of Belial had a glorious time.

Dryden.

Syn. -- Eniment; noble; excellent; renowned; illustrious; celebrated; magnificent; grand; splendid.

-- Glo"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Glo"ri*ous*ness, n. Udall.

Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously.

Ex. xv. 21.

I speak it not gloriously, nor out of affectation.

B. Jonson.

Glo"ry (gl"r; 111), n. [OE. glorie, OF. glorie, gloire, F. gloire, fr. L. gloria; prob. akin to Gr. kle`os, Skr. Áravas glory, praise, Áru to hear. See Loud.]

1. Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown.

Glory to God in the highest.

Luke ii. 14.

Spread his glory through all countries wide.

Spenser.

2. That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; brilliancy; splendor.

Think it no glory to swell in tyranny.

Sir P. Sidney.

Jewels lose their glory if neglected.

Shak.

Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown.

Young.

3. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.

In glory of thy fortunes.

Chapman.

4. The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven; celestial honor; heaven.

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Ps. lxxiii. 24.

5. An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line.

This is the general term; when confined to the head it is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole body, aureola or aureole.

Glory hole, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace, exposing the brilliant white light of the interior. Knight. -- Glory pea (Bot.), the name of two leguminous plants (Clianthus Dampieri and C. puniceus) of Australia and New Zeland. They have showy scarlet or crimson flowers. -- Glory tree (Bot.), a name given to several species of the verbenaceous genus Clerodendron, showy flowering shrubs of tropical regions.

Glo"ry, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gloried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Glorying.] [OE. glorien, OF. glorier, fr. L. gloriari, fr. gloria glory. See Glory, n.]

1. To exult with joy; to rejoice.

Glory ye in his holy name.

Ps. cv.&?;

2. To boast; to be proud.

God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Gal. vi. 14

No one . . . should glory in his prosperity.

Richardson.

Glose (?), n. & v. See Gloze. Chaucer.

Glos"er (?), n. See Glosser.

Gloss (gls), n. [Cf. Icel. glossi a blaze, glys finery, MHG. glosen to glow, G. glosten to glimmer; perh. akin to E. glass.] 1. Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.

It is no part . . . to set on the face of this cause any fairer gloss than the naked truth doth afford.

Hooker.

2. A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.

To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm than all the gloss of art.

Goldsmith.

Gloss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glossed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Glossing.] To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.

The glossed and gleamy wave.

J. R. Drake.

Gloss, n. [OE. glose, F. glose, L. glossa a difficult word needing explanation, fr. Gr. &?; tongue, language, word needing explanation. Cf. Gloze, Glossary, Glottis.]

1. A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation. [Obs.]

2. An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary.

All this, without a gloss or comment, He would unriddle in a moment.

Hudibras.

Explaining the text in short glosses.

T. Baker.

3. A false or specious explanation. Dryden.

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Gloss (gls), v. t. 1. To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.

2. To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.

You have the art to gloss the foulest cause.

Philips.

Gloss (?), v. i. 1. To make comments; to comment; to explain. Dryden.

2. To make sly remarks, or insinuations. Prior.

||Glos"sa (?), n.; pl. GlossÊ (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the tongue.] ||(Zoˆl.) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.

Glos"sal (?), a. Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.

Glos*san"thrax (?), n. [Gr. &?; tongue + E. anthrax: cf. F. glossanthrax.] A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.

Glos*sa"ri*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to glosses or to a glossary; containing a glossary.

Glos*sa"ri*al*ly, adv. In the manner of a glossary.

Glos"sa*rist (?), n. A writer of glosses or of a glossary; a commentator; a scholiast. Tyrwhitt.

Glos"sa*ry (?), n.; pl. Gossaries (#). [L. glossarium, fr. glossa: cf. F. glossaire. See 3d Gloss.] A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an author, a dialect, art, or science, explaining archaic, technical, or other uncommon words.

||Glos*sa"ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Glossa.] (Zoˆl.) The Lepidoptera.

Glos*sa"tor (?), n. [LL. See 3d Gloss.] A writer of glosses or comments; a commentator. [R.] "The . . . glossators of Aristotle." Milman.

Gloss"er (?), n. [See lst Gloss.] A polisher; one who gives a luster.

Gloss"er, n. [See 3d Gloss.] A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator. L. Addison.

Glos"sic (gls"sk), n. [L. glossa a word requiring a gloss. See 3d Gloss.] A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but invariably using one symbol to represent one sound only.

Ingglish Glosik konvai∑z hwotev∑er proanusiai∑shon iz inten∑ded bei dhi reiter.

A. J. Ellis.

Gloss"i*ly (?), adv. In a glossy manner.

Gloss"i*ness, n. [From Glossy.] The condition or quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface. Boyle.

Gloss"ist, n. A writer of comments. [Obs.] Milton.

||Glos*si"tis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. &?; tongue + -itis.] (Med.) ||Inflammation of the tongue.

Gloss"ly (?), adv. Like gloss; specious. Cowley.

||Glos*soc"o*mon (?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. &?; a kind of case.] A kind of ||hoisting winch.

Glos`so*ep`i*glot"tic (?), a. [Gr. &?; tongue + E. epiglottic.] (Anat.) Pertaining to both tongue and epiglottis; as, glossoepiglottic folds.

Glos"sog"ra*pher (?), n. [Gr. &?;; &?; tongue + &?; to write. See 3d Gloss.] A writer of a glossary; a commentator; a scholiast. Hayward.

Glos`so*graph"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to glossography.

Glos"sog"ra*phy (?), n. [See Glossographer.] The writing of glossaries, glosses, or comments for illustrating an author.

Glos`so*hy"al (?), a. [Gr. &?; the tongue + the letter &?;.] (Anat.) Pertaining to both the hyoidean arch and the tongue; -- applied to the anterior segment of the hyoidean arch in many fishes. -- n. The glossohyal bone or cartilage; lingual bone; entoglossal bone.

{ ||Glos`so*la"li*a (?), Glos*sol"a*ly (?), } n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; tongue + &?; talk: cf. F. glossolalie.] The gift of tongues. Farrar.

Glos`so*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to glossology.

Glos*sol"o*gist (?), n. One who defines and explains terms; one who is versed in glossology.

Glos*sol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?; tongue + -logy: cf. F. glossologie. See 3d Gloss.] 1. The definition and explanation of terms; a glossary.

2. The science of language; comparative philology; linguistics; glottology.

Glos`so*phar`yn*ge"al (gls"d*fr`n*j"al or -f*rn"j*al), a. [Gr. glw^ssa the tongue + E. pharyngeal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the glossopharyngeal nerves.

Gloss"y (gls"), a. [Compar. Glossier (-*r); superl. Glossiest.] [See Gloss luster.] 1. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.

2. Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit.

Glost" ov`en (?). An oven in which glazed pottery is fired; -- also called glaze kiln, or glaze.

Glot"tal (?), a. Of or pertaining to, or produced by, the glottis; glottic.

Glottal catch, an effect produced upon the breath or voice by a sudden opening or closing of the glotts. Sweet.

{ Glot"tic (?), Glot*tid"e*an (?), } a. Of or pertaining to the glottis; glottal.

Glot"tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, from &?;, &?;, the tongue. See Gloss an explanatory remark.] (Anat.) The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx.

Glot`to*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to glottology.

Glot*tol"o*gist (?), n. A linguist; a philologist.

Glot*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, the tongue + -logy.] The science of tongues or languages; comparative philology; glossology.

Glout (?), v. i. [Scot. Cf. Gloat.] To pout; to look sullen. [Obs.] Garth.

Glout (?), v. t. To view attentively; to gloat on; to stare at. [Obs.] Wright.

Glove (glv), n. [OE. glove, glofe, AS. glf; akin to Icel. glfi, cf. Goth. lfa palm of the hand, Icel. lfi.]

1. A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a separate sheath for each finger. The latter characteristic distinguishes the glove from the mitten.

2. A boxing glove.

Boxing glove. See under Boxing. -- Glove fight, a pugilistic contest in which the fighters wear boxing gloves. -- Glove money or silver. (a) A tip or gratuity to servants, professedly to buy gloves with. (b) (Eng. Law.) A reward given to officers of courts; also, a fee given by the sheriff of a county to the clerk of assize and judge's officers, when there are no offenders to be executed. -- Glove sponge (Zoˆl.), a fine and soft variety of commercial sponges (Spongia officinalis). -- To be hand and glove with, to be intimately associated or on good terms with. "Hand and glove with traitors." J. H. Newman. -- To handle without gloves, to treat without reserve or tenderness; to deal roughly with. [Colloq.] -- To take up the glove, to accept a challenge or adopt a quarrel. -- To throw down the glove, to challenge to combat.

Glove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gloved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gloving.] To cover with, or as with, a glove.

Glov"er (?), n. One whose trade it is to make or sell gloves.

Glover's suture or stitch, a kind of stitch used in sewing up wounds, in which the thread is drawn alternately through each side from within outward.

Glow (gl), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glowed (gld); p. pr. & vb. n. Glowing.] [AS. glwan; akin to D. gloeijen, OHG. gluoen, G. gl¸hen, Icel. gla, Dan. gloende glowing. &radic;94. Cf. Gloom.]

1. To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.

Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees.

Pope.

2. To exhibit a strong, bright color; to be brilliant, as if with heat; to be bright or red with heat or animation, with blushes, etc.

Clad in a gown that glows with Tyrian rays.

Dryden.

And glow with shame of your proceedings.

Shak.

3. To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.

Did not his temples glow In the same sultry winds and acrching heats?

Addison.

The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands.

Gay.

4. To feel the heat of passion; to be animated, as by intense love, zeal, anger, etc.; to rage, as passior; as, the heart glows with love, zeal, or patriotism.

With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows.

Dryden.

Burns with one love, with one resentment glows.

Pope.

Glow, v. t. To make hot; to flush. [Poetic]

Fans, whose wind did seem To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool.

Shak.

Glow, n. 1. White or red heat; incandscence.

2. Brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks.

3. Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor.

The red glow of scorn.

Shak.

4. Heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc.

Glow"bard (?), n. [See Globard.] The glowworm. [Obs.]

Glow"er (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glowered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Glowering.] [Cf. Gloar.] to look intently; to stare angrily or with a scowl. Thackeray.

Glow"ing*ly (?), adv. In a glowing manner; with ardent heat or passion.

Glow"lamp` (?), n. 1. (Chem.) An aphlogistic lamp. See Aphlogistic.

2. (Elect.) An incandescent lamp. See Incandescent, a.

Glow"worm` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the wingless females and larvÊ of the two European species (L. noctiluca, and L. splendidula), which emit light from some of the abdominal segments.

Like a glowworm in the night, The which hath fire in darkness, none in light.

Shak.

The male is winged, and is supposed to be attracted by the light of the female. In America, the luminous larvÊ of several species of fireflies and fire beetles are called glowworms. Both sexes of these are winged when mature. See Firefly.

||Glox*in"i*a (?), n. [NL.] (Bot.) American genus of herbaceous plants ||with very handsome bell-shaped blossoms; -- named after B. P. Gloxin, ||a German botanist.

Gloze (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glozed(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Glozing.] [OE. glosen, F. gloser. See gloss explanation.]

1. To flatter; to wheedle; to fawn; to talk smoothly. Chaucer.

A false, glozing parasite.

South.

So glozed the tempter, and his proem tuned.

Milton.

2. To give a specious or false meaning; to ministerpret. Shak.

Gloze, v. t. To smooth over; to palliate.

By glozing the evil that is in the world.

I. Taylor.

Gloze, n. 1. Flattery; adulation; smooth speech.

Now to plain dealing; lay these glozes by.

Shak.

2. Specious show; gloss. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

Gloz"er (?), n. A flatterer. [Obs.] Gifford (1580).

Glu"cic (?), a. [Gr. &?; sweet.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, sugar; as, glucic acid.

Glu*ci"na (?), n. [Cf. F. glycine, glucine. So called because it forms sweet salts. See Glucinum.] (Chem.) A white or gray tasteless powder, the oxide of the element glucinum; -- formerly called glucine.

Glu*cin"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, glucinum; as, glucinic oxide.

Glu*ci"num (?), n. [Cf. F. glucinium, glycium, fr. Gr. &?;, sweet. Cf. Glycerin.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element, of a silver white color, and low specific gravity (2.1), resembling magnesium. It never occurs naturally in the free state, but is always combined, usually with silica or alumina, or both; as in the minerals phenacite, chrysoberyl, beryl or emerald, euclase, and danalite. It was named from its oxide glucina, which was known long before the element was isolated. Symbol Gl. Atomic weight 9.1. Called also beryllium. [Formerly written also glucinium.]

Glu"co*gen (?), n. [R.] See Glycogen.

Glu`co*gen"e*sis (?), n. Glycogenesis. [R.]

Glu*con"ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, glucose.

Gluconic acid (Chem.), an organic acid, obtained as a colorless, sirupy liquid, by the oxidation of glucose; -- called also maltonic acid, and dextronic acid.

Glu"cose` (?), n. [Gr. &?; sweet. Cf. Glycerin.]

1. A variety of sugar occurring in nature very abundantly, as in ripe grapes, and in honey, and produced in great quantities from starch, etc., by the action of heat and acids. It is only about half as sweet as cane sugar. Called also dextrose, grape sugar, diabetic sugar, and starch sugar. See Dextrose.