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Traditional English :: glutinous
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glutiegn.html - adj. sticky; like glue. glutinously adv. glutinousness n. [F glutineux or L glutinosus (as GLUTEN)] |
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English Idioms :: glutton for punishment
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glutiegn.html - {n. phr.} A greedy person; someone who wants too much of something, such as food or drink, which will make him sick. * /Fred eats so much red meat that he is a regular glutton for punishment./ |
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New English :: gluten-free
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glutiegn.html - (Health and Fitness) (Lifestyle and Leisure) see -free |
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Traditional English :: glut
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glutiegn.html - v. & n. --v.tr. (glutted, glutting)
1 feed (a person, one's stomach, etc.) or indulge (an appetite, a desire, etc.) to the full; satiate; cloy.
2 fill to excess; choke up.
3 Econ. overstock (a market) with goods. --n. 1 Econ. supply exceeding demand; a surfeit (a glut in the market).
2 full indulgence; one's fill. [ME prob. f. OF gloutir swallow f. L gluttire: cf. GLUTTON] |
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Traditional English :: glutamate
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glutiegn.html - n.
any salt or ester of glutamic acid, esp. a sodium salt used to enhance the flavour of food. |
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Traditional English :: glutamic acid
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glutiegn.html - n.
a naturally occurring amino acid, a constituent of many proteins. [GLUTEN + AMINE + -IC] |
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