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glow
  • n  an alert and refreshed state
  • n  light from nonthermal sources
  • n  the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
  • n  a feeling of considerable warmth
    the glow of new love
    a glow of regret
  • n  a steady even light without flames
  • n  the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
  • n  an appearance of reflected light
  • v  emit a steady even light without flames
    The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden
  • v  have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
    Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna
  • v  shine intensely, as if with heat
    The coals were glowing in the dark
  • v  be exuberant or high-spirited
    Make the people's hearts glow
  • v  experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
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glow lamp
  • n  a gas-discharge tube with a hot cathode; used in stroboscopes
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glow tube
  • n  a gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a diode in a tube filled with gas; the color of the glow depends on the particular gas
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glower
  • n  an angry stare
  • v  look at with a fixed gaze
  • v  look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
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glowworm
  • n  the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
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gloxinia
  • n  any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers
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gloxinia perennis
  • n  herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers
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glycoprotein
  • n  a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component
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gloxinia spesiosa
  • n  South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers
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glucagon
  • n  a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin)
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glucinium
  • n  a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
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glucocorticoid
  • n  a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity
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glucophage
  • n  an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes
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