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gametogenesis
  • n  the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis
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gametophore
  • n  a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts
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gametophyte
  • n  the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
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gamin
  • n  (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
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gamine
  • n  a homeless girl who roams the streets
  • n  a girl of impish appeal
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gaming
  • n  the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
  • v  place a bet on
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gaming house
  • n  a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)
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gaming table
  • n  a table used for gambling; may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips
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gamma
  • n  the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
  • n  a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
  • n  Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
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