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‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ba`lanos acorn + glw^ssa tongue. ] (Zool.) A peculiar marine worm. See Enteropneusta, and Tornaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Scot. and North Eng. bogle, bogill, bugill, specter; as a verb, to terrify, fr. W. bwgwl threatening, fear, bwg, bwgan, specter, hobgoblin. Cf. Bug. ] A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a bogy; a bugbear. [ Written also boggle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Boron + glyceride. ] (Chem.) A compound of boric acid and glycerin, used as an antiseptic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family of fish including the tonguefishes.
Syn. -- family Cynoglossidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. daktyliogly`fos an engraver of gems; dakty`lios finger ring (fr. da`ktylos finger) + gly`fein to engrave. ] (Fine Arts) (a) An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments. (b) The inscription of the engraver's name on a finger ring or gem. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art or process of gem engraving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dextro- + glucose. ] (Chem.) Same as Dextrose. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a beam + &unr_; the tongue. ] (Zool.) An order of gastropods, including the true limpets, and having the teeth on the odontophore or lingual ribbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of epiphytic ferns of Madagascar to tropical Asia and New Guinea.
Syn. -- genus Drymoglossum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Imbroglio. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Ento- + Gr. &unr_; the tongue. ] (Anat.) Within the tongue; -- applied to the glossohyal bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without fog; clear. Kane. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Galvanic + Gr. &unr_; to engrave. ] Same as Glyphography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pg. gorgoleta. ] See Gurglet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Computers) To search for Web pages containing a word or phrase, using the Google web site (www.google.com); as, I googled “ontology” and found 351, 000 references. [ recent ] [ PJC ]

n. (Cricket) a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way.
Syn. -- wrong 'un, bosie, bosie ball. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + glw^ssa tongue. ] (Zool.) A division of gastropods in which the odontophore is without teeth.

n. Same as Hematoglobulin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Hemoglobin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Haemoglobin + -meter. ] Same as Hemochromometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hemo- + globe. ] (Physiol.) The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called haematoglobulin. In arterial blood, it is always combined with oxygen, and is then called oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is called haematocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol. Chem.) Same as Haemochromometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. F. hiéroglyphe. See Hieroglyphic, a. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A sacred character; a character used in picture writing, as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc. Specifically, in the plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian priests. It is made up of three, or, as some say, four classes of characters: first, the hieroglyphic proper, or figurative, in which the representation of the object conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the ideographic, consisting of symbols representing ideas, not sounds, as an ostrich feather is a symbol of truth; third, the phonetic, consisting of symbols employed as syllables of a word, or as letters of the alphabet, having a certain sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any character or figure which has, or is supposed to have, a hidden or mysterious significance; hence, any unintelligible or illegible character or mark. [ Colloq. ]

{ } a. [ L. hieroglyphicus, Gr. &unr_;; "iero`s sacred + gly`fein to carve: cf. F. hiéroglyphique.] [1913 Webster]

1. Emblematic; expressive of some meaning by characters, pictures, or figures; as, hieroglyphic writing; a hieroglyphic obelisk. [1913 Webster]

Pages no better than blanks to common minds, to his, hieroglyphical of wisest secrets. Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster]

2. Resembling hieroglyphics; not decipherable. “An hieroglyphical scrawl.” Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

3. of or pertaining to hieroglyphs. [wns=1] [WordNet 1.5]

adv. In hieroglyphics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in hieroglyphics. Gliddon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region.
Syn. -- genus Himantoglossum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Hyo- + Gr. &unr_; tongue. ] (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyodean arch; as, the hyoglossal membrane. (b) Of or pertaining to the hyoglossus muscle. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. hyo- hyo- + Gr. glw^ssa tongue. ] (Anat.) A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the hyoid bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. hypo- + Gr. &unr_; the tongue. ] (Anat.) Under the tongue; -- applied esp., in the higher vertebrates, to the twelfth or last pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the base of the tongue. -- n. One of the hypoglossal nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Imbroglios [ Written also embroglio. ] [ It. See 1st Broil, and cf. Embroil. ] 1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious misunderstanding or disagreement, especially one that is bitter. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Wrestling to free itself from the baleful imbroglio. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. (1953) any one of a class of globular proteins which are antibodies and are produced by the immune system in animals. The immunoglobulins form a series of related proteins which are each composed of two pairs of polypeptide chains, called heavy (H) and light (L, meaning of lower molecular weight), all linked together by disulfide bonds. They are subdivided on the basis of the structural and antigenic properties of the H chains into four subgroups, immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin M (IgM), and immunoglobulin D (IgD). They are divided also into subclasses. Both H and L chains of anny given class and subclass have regions which are of constant structure within that class, as well as regions which are of variable structure. The variable regions impart the ability to recognize and bind to specific molecular structures, thus providing the organism the capacity to recognize and defend itself against the harmful effects of substances foreign to the body. Stedman
Syn. -- Ig. [ PJC ]

n. A genus of leaf-footed bugs.
Syn. -- genus Leptoglossus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. liqoglyfi`a; li`qos stone + gly`fein to engrave. ] An engraving on a gem. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who curs or engraves precious stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting and engraving precious stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art of cutting and engraving gems. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells.
Syn. -- astroglia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL. See Macro-, and Glossa. ] (Med.) Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + &unr_; a glutinous substance. ] (Zool.) A thin gelatinous tissue separating the ectoderm and endoderm in certain coelenterates. -- Mes`o*glœ"al a. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Pref. met- + haemoglobin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A stable crystalline compound obtained by the decomposition of hemoglobin. It is found in old blood stains. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron ligament + gli`a glue. ] (Anat.) The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord; called also Kölliker's reticulum. It is composed of cells which are not neurons. Once thought to serve merely a supporting funciton, they are now believed to have important metablolic functions. Among them are the astrocytes, ependymal cells, oligodendroglia cells, and microglia cells. Stedman. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ Nitro- + glycerin. ] (Chem.) A liquid appearing like a heavy oil, colorless or yellowish, and consisting of a mixture of several glycerin salts of nitric acid, and hence more properly called glycerin nitrate; also called trinitroglycerin and glyceryl trinitrate. It is made by the action of nitric acid on glycerin in the presence of sulphuric acid. It is extremely unstable and terribly explosive. A very dilute solution is used in medicine as a neurotic under the name of glonion. [ Written also nitroglycerine. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A great number of explosive compounds have been produced by mixing nitroglycerin with different substances; as, dynamite, or giant powder, nitroglycerin mixed with siliceous earth; lithofracteur, nitroglycerin with gunpowder, or with sawdust and nitrate of sodium or barium; Colonia powder, gunpowder with nitroglycerin; dualin, nitroglycerin with sawdust, or with sawdust and nitrate of potassium and some other substances; lignose, wood fiber and nitroglycerin. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ogled p. pr. & vb. n. Ogling ] [ From a Dutch word corresponding to G. äugeln to ogle, fr. auge eye; cf. D. ooglonken to ogle, OD. oogen to cast sheep's eyes upon, ooge eye. See Eye. ] 1. To view or look at with side glances, as in fondness, or with a design to attract notice. [ 1913 Webster ]

And ogling all their audience, ere they speak. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To stare at conspicuously or impertinently. [ PJC ]

n. An amorous side glance or look. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who ogles. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Olio. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of succulent ferns cosmopolitan in distribution.
Syn. -- family Ophioglossaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]