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Gigantopithecus [Gigantopithecus 词源字典]: "A very large fossil Asian ape of the Upper Miocene to Lower Pleistocene epochs", Modern Latin, from Greek gigas, gigant- (see giant) + pithēkos 'ape'.[Gigantopithecus etymology, Gigantopithecus origin, 英语词源]
ganglionectomy: "Excision of one or more ganglia of the nervous system; an instance of this", Early 20th cent. From ganglion + -ectomy. Compare gangliectomy.
geotectonics: "With singular concord. = tectonics", Mid 19th cent. From geo- + tectonics, after German Geotektonik.
gasiform: "In the form of a gas; gaseous", Late 18th cent.; earliest use found in Medical and Physical Journal. From gas + -iform.
guenon: "An African monkey found mainly in forests, with a long tail and typically a brightly coloured coat. The male is much larger than the female", Mid 19th century: from French, of unknown origin.
garniture: "A set of decorative accessories, in particular vases", Late 15th century: from French, from garnir 'to garnish'.
ganzfeld: "A technique of controlled sensory input used with the aim of improving results in tests of telepathy and other paranormal phenomena", 1950s: from German, literally 'whole field'.
glutamine: "A hydrophilic amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins", Late 19th century: blend of glutamic acid and amine.
guttate: "Resembling drops; having drop-like markings", Early 19th century: from Latin guttatus 'speckled', from gutta 'a drop'.
gingiva: "The gums", Late 17th century: Latin.
granivorous: "(Of an animal) feeding on grain", Mid 17th century: from Latin granum 'grain' + -vorous.
gîte: "A furnished holiday house in France, typically in a rural district", French, from Old French giste; related to gésir 'to lie'.
gloze: "Make excuses for", Middle English: from Old French gloser, from glose 'a gloss, comment', based on Latin glossa (see gloss²).
glutamic acid: "An acidic amino acid which is a constituent of many proteins", Late 19th century: from gluten + amine + -ic.
gangue: "The commercially valueless material in which ore is found", Early 19th century: from French, from German Gang 'course, lode'; related to gang¹.
guttation: "The secretion of droplets of water from the pores of plants", Late 19th century: from Latin gutta 'drop' + -ation.
glyptodont: "A fossil South American edentate mammal of the Cenozoic era, related to armadillos but much larger. Glyptodonts had fluted teeth and a body covered in a thick bony carapace", Mid 19th century: from Greek gluptos 'carved' (from gluphein 'carve') + odous, odont- 'tooth'.
gambado (1): "A leap or bound, especially an exaggerated one", Early 19th century: from Spanish gambada, from gamba 'leg'.
gambado (2): "A gaiter, typically one attached to a saddle to protect a rider’s leg from the weather", Mid 17th century: from Italian gamba 'leg' + -ado.
globulin: "Any of a group of simple proteins soluble in salt solutions and forming a large fraction of blood serum protein", Mid 19th century: from globule (in the archaic sense 'blood corpuscle') + -in¹.