Part 4865

<hw>Gly"co*sine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An organic base, <chform>C6H6N4</chform>, produced artificially as a white, crystalline powder, by the action of ammonia on glyoxal.</def>

<h1>Glycosuria</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw>Gly`co*su"ri*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Gluoosuria</er>.</def>

<h1>Glycyrrhiza</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw>Glyc`yr*rhi"za</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ sweet + <?/ root. Cf. <er>Licorice</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of papilionaceous herbaceous plants, one species of which (<spn>G. glabra</spn>), is the licorice plant, the roots of which have a bittersweet mucilaginous taste.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The root of <spn>Glycyrrhiza glabra</spn> (liquorice root), used as a demulcent, etc.</def>

<h1>Glycyrrhizimic</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw>Glyc`yr*rhi*zim"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>From, or pertaining to, glycyrrhizin; <as>as, <ex>glycyrrhizimic</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<h1>Glycyrrhizin</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw>Gly*cyr"rhi*zin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>glycyrrhizine</ets>. See <er>Glycyrrhiza</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A glucoside found in licorice root (<spn>Glycyrrhiza</spn>), in monesia bark (<spn>Chrysophyllum</spn>), in the root of the walnut, etc., and extracted as a yellow, amorphous powder, of a bittersweet taste.</def>

<h1>Glyn, Glynne</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw><hw>Glyn</hw>, <hw>Glynne</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A glen. See <er>Glen</er>. <note>[<mark>Obs.</mark> singly, but occurring often in locative names in Ireland, as <i>Glen</i> does in Scotland.]</note></def>

<blockquote>He could not beat out the Irish, yet he did shut them up within those narrow corners and <b>glyns</b> under the mountain's foot. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Glyoxal</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw>Gly*ox"al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Gly</ets>col + <ets>ox</ets>alic + <ets>al</ets>dehyde.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, amorphous, deliquescent powder, <chform>(CO.H)2</chform>, obtained by the partial oxidation of glycol. It is a double aldehyde, between glycol and oxalic acid.</def>

<h1>Glyoxalic</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw>Gly`ox*al"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an aldehyde acid, intermediate between glycol and oxalic acid.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>glyoxylic</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Glyoxaline</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw>Gly*ox"a*line</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, crystalline, organic base, <chform>C3H4N2</chform>, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal, and forming the origin of a large class of derivatives hence, any one of the series of which glyoxaline is a type; -- called also <altname>oxaline</altname>.</def>

<h1>Glyoxime</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw>Gly*ox"ime</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Gly</ets>oxal + <ets>oxime</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance, produced by the action of hydroxylamine on glyoxal, and belonging to the class of <i>oximes</i>; also, any one of a group of substances resembling glyoxime proper, and of which it is a type. See <er>Oxime</er>.</def>

<h1>Glyph</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw>Glyph</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ carving, fr. <?/ to carve: cf. F. <ets>glyphe</ets>. Cf. <er>Cleave</er> to split.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A sunken channel or groove, usually vertical. See <er>Triglyph</er>.</def>

<h1>Glyphic</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw>Glyph"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ of or for carving.]</ety> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to sculpture or carving of any sort, esp. to glyphs.</def>

<h1>Glyphograph</h1> <Xpage=633>

<hw>Glyph"o*graph</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A plate made by glyphography, or an impression taken from such a plate.</def>