g

the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet ; (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation ; a unit of information equal to one billion (1,073,741,824) bytes or 1024 megabytes ; a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated ; a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram ; the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 ; one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) ; a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine ;

g-force

a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated ;

g-jo

treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body ;

g-man

a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ;

g-string

minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband ;

g. b. shaw

British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950) ;

g. e. moore

English philosopher (1873-1958) ;

g. k. chesterton

conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936) ;

g. l. von blucher

Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819) ;

g. r. kirchhoff

German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887) ;

g. stanley hall

United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924) ;

g clef

a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff ;

g suit

worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration ;

ga

a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War ; a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores ; the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare ;

gaap

a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures ;

gab

light informal conversation for social occasions ;

gaba

an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter ;

gabardine

a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles ; (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth ; a firm durable fabric with a twill weave ;

gabble

rapid and indistinct speech ;

gabbro

one of a family of granular intrusive rocks ;

gaberdine

a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles ;

gabfest

light informal conversation for social occasions ;

gable

the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof ; United States film actor (1901-1960) ;

gable end

the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof ;

gable roof

a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end ;

gable wall

the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof ;

gabon

a republic on the west coast of Africa ;

gabon franc

the basic unit of money in Gabon ;

gabonese

a native or inhabitant of Gabon ;

gabonese republic

a republic on the west coast of Africa ;

gaboon viper

large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper ;

gabor

British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979) ;

gaboriau

French writer considered by some to be a founder of the detective novel (1832-1873) ;

gaborone

capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast ;

gabriel

(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God ;

gabriel daniel fahrenheit

German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736) ;

gabriel lippmann

French physicist who developed the first color photographic process (1845-1921) ;

gabriel tellez

Spanish dramatist who wrote the first dramatic treatment of the legend of Don Juan (1571-1648) ;

gabriele fallopius

Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562) ;

gabriello fallopio

Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562) ;