<B>gram calorie,</B> <B>=small calorie.</B> <I>Ex. One gram calorie is the quantity of heat which must be supplied to one gram of water to raise its temperature through one centigrade degree (Sears and Zemansky).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="gramcentimeter">
<B>gram centimeter,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a unit equivalent to the work done in raising a mass of one gram vertically one centimeter. </DL>
<A NAME="gramdan">
<B>gramdan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a village or other land unit in India, given voluntarily by the owners to the people who live on it as part of a program of social reform advocated by followers of Gandhi. Also, <B>gramadan.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="gramequivalent">
<B>gram equivalent,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Chemistry.) that quantity of an element or compound whose weight in grams is numerically equal to its equivalent weight. </DL>
<A NAME="gramercy">
<B>gramercy, </B>interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) <DD><B> 1. </B>many thanks; thank you. <DD><B> 2. </B>an exclamation of surprise or sudden feeling; mercy on us. </DL>
<A NAME="gramicidin">
<B>gramicidin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an antibiotic obtained from soil bacteria which is too toxic for introduction into the bloodstream but is used locally for certain infections of the skin or throat. </DL>
<A NAME="gramineous">
<B>gramineous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with grass; resembling grass. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or belonging to the grass family; poaceous. </DL>
<A NAME="graminivorous">
<B>graminivorous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> eating or feeding on grasses, grain, or seeds. </DL>
<A NAME="grammagrass">
<B>gramma grass, =grama.</B></DL>
<A NAME="grammalogue">
<B>grammalogue, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a word represented by a single sign in shorthand. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=logogram.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="grammar">
<B>grammar, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the study of the forms and uses of words in sentences of a particular language. <BR> <I>Ex. English grammar.</I> <DL COMPACT><DD> (Abbr:) gram. <DD><B> 2. </B>the systematic study comparing the forms and constructions of two or more languages; comparative grammar. <DD><B> 3. </B>the systematic study comparing present with past forms and usage of a language; historical grammar. <DD><B> 4. </B>a treatise or book on grammar. <DD><B> 5. </B>the system of sounds, forms, and structure employed in a language. <DD><B> 6. </B>rules about the use of words in a language. <DD><B> 7. </B>the use of words according to these rules. <BR> <I>Ex. The foreign boy's English grammar was full of mistakes.</I> <DD><B> 8a. </B>the elements of any subject. <BR> <I>Ex. the grammar of painting.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>a book presenting these in methodical form (formerly common in the titles of books). </DL>
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<A NAME="grammarian">
<B>grammarian, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an expert in grammar. <DD><B> 2. </B>a user of grammar. </DL>
<A NAME="grammarless">
<B>grammarless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>lacking grammar or grammatical forms. <DD><B> 2. </B>not conforming to grammatical rules. <BR> <I>Ex. grammarless speech.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>ignorant of grammar. <BR> <I>Ex. a grammarless person.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="grammarschool">
<B>grammar school,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(U.S.) an elementary public school or the upper four grades of an elementary school, between primary school and high school. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Especially British.) a secondary school that prepares students for a university. Originally it was a school intended to teach Latin, hence grammar. </DL>
<B>grammatica, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) the study of literature, including grammar; the classical philology. </DL>
<A NAME="grammatical">
<B>grammatical, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>according to the correct use of words. <BR> <I>Ex. Our French teacher speaks grammatical English, but has a French accent.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>of grammar. <BR> <I>Ex. "He ain't," "you was," and "Between you and I" are three very common grammatical mistakes.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="grammaticality">
<B>grammaticality, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=grammaticalness.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Linguistics.) the quality of being grammatically acceptable to a native speaker or speakers. <BR> <I>Ex. If Chomsky established grammaticality as an effective criterion, as against occurrence in a corpus, the next step in linguistics would appear to be to establish appropriateness and acceptability (Dell Hymes).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="grammaticalization">
<B>grammaticalization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the process of making grammatical; reducing to grammatical rules. <BR> <I>Ex. Absence of stress in general indicates grammaticalization of a morphemic element (as in ... Fitz-gerald) (H. Marchand).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="grammatically">
<B>grammatically, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> according to the rules of grammar; as regards grammar. </DL>
<A NAME="grammaticalmeaning">
<B>grammatical meaning,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the meaning that a form has in addition to its lexical meaning. </DL>
<A NAME="grammaticalness">
<B>grammaticalness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or condition of being grammatical. </DL>
<A NAME="grammaticise">
<B>grammaticise, </B>transitive verb, intransitive verb, <B>-cised,</B> <B>-cising.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) grammaticize. <BR> <I>Ex. I always said Shakespeare had Latin enough to grammaticise his English (Samuel Johnson).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="grammaticism">
<B>grammaticism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a point or principle of grammar. </DL>
<A NAME="grammaticize">
<B>grammaticize, </B>verb, <B>-cized,</B> <B>-cizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to make grammatical; reduce to grammatical rules. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to display ones knowledge of grammar. <DD><B> 2. </B>to discuss grammatical points. </DL>
<A NAME="grammatist">
<B>grammatist, </B>noun. <B>=grammarian.</B></DL>
<A NAME="gramme">
<B>gramme, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) gram (unit of weight). </DL>
<A NAME="grammeter">
<B>gram meter,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a unit equivalent to the work done in raising a mass of one gram vertically one meter in height. </DL>
<A NAME="grammolecular">
<B>gram-molecular, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a gram molecule. </DL>
<B>gram molecule,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Chemistry.) the mass of an element or compound in grams that equals numerically the element's or compound's molecular weight; mol; mole. <BR> <I>Ex. A gram molecule of oxygen gas is 32 grams.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="grammy">
<B>Grammy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mys</B> or <B>-mies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a gold-plated replica of a phonograph record awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievement in phonograph recording. </DL>
<A NAME="gramnegative">
<B>Gram-negative</B> or <B>gram-negative bacteria,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> bacteria that do not stain when treated with Gram's solution. Gram-negative bacteria appear pink and include those that cause urinary tract infections, typhoid fever, and various other diseases. </DL>
<A NAME="gramophile">
<B>gramophile, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a lover of phonograph records, especially one who likes to collect them. </DL>
<A NAME="gramophone">
<B>gramophone, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) a phonograph. </DL>
<A NAME="gramophonic">
<B>gramophonic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or like a gramophone. </DL>
<A NAME="gramophonically">
<B>gramophonically, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a gramophonic manner; by or on a gramophone. </DL>
<A NAME="grampositive">
<B>Gram-positive</B> or <B>gram-positive bacteria,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> bacteria that stain when treated with Gram's solution. Gram-positive bacteria appear blue and include those that cause lobar pneumonia, scarlet fever, and staphylococcal infections. </DL>
<B>grampus, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a large marine mammal with a blunt nose, inhabiting oceans and seas through most of the world. It belongs to the same family as the dolphin. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=killer whale.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal.) a person who breathes loudly. </DL>
<A NAME="gramradio">
<B>gramradio, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in South Africa) a radio phonograph. </DL>
<A NAME="gramsmethod">
<B>Gram's method,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a method of classifying bacteria by first staining them with gentian violet, treating them with Gram's solution, and washing them with alcohol. Gram-positive bacteria retain the violet dye; Gram-negative species lose it. </DL>
<A NAME="gramssolution">
<B>Gram's solution,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a solution of iodine and potassium iodide in distilled water, used in Gram's method to stain bacteria. </DL>
<A NAME="gramstain">
<B>Gram stain</B> or <B>Gram's stain,</B> <B>=Gram's solution.</B></DL>
<A NAME="gran">
<B>gran, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British Informal.) grandmother; grandma. </DL>
<A NAME="grana">
<B>grana, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>granum.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="granadero">
<B>granadero, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ros.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a special military force in Mexico, used especially to quell riots. </DL>
<A NAME="granadilla">
<B>granadilla, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the edible fruit of various passionflowers, especially a tropical American kind used as a dessert fruit. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of the vines that produce this fruit. </DL>
<A NAME="granary">
<B>granary, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a place or building where grain is stored. <BR> <I>Ex. His granary holds 4,000 bushels of corn and the same amount of oats (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a region producing much grain. </DL>
