Nouns Starting With GEN
Here's the list of all the 246 Nouns Starting With GEN in the English Language.
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| general | 1. a general officer of the highest rank 2. the head of a religious order or congregation More Definitions → |
| generation | 1. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age 2. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent More Definitions → |
| gene | 1. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity More Definitions → |
| gender | 1. a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness 2. the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles More Definitions → |
| generic | 1. wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.) 2. any product that can be sold without a brand name More Definitions → |
| genre | 1. a kind of literary or artistic work 2. a style of expressing yourself in writing More Definitions → |
| generator | 1. an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas 2. engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction More Definitions → |
| genetics | 1. the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms More Definitions → |
| gen | 1. informal term for information More Definitions → |
| genealogy | 1. successive generations of kin 2. the study or investigation of ancestry and family history More Definitions → |
| genesis | 1. a coming into being More Definitions → |
| geneva | 1. gin made in the Netherlands More Definitions → |
| genome | 1. the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism More Definitions → |
| gentle | More Definitions → |
| genius | 1. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality 2. unusual mental ability More Definitions → |
| gentleman | 1. a man of refinement 2. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer More Definitions → |
| genus | 1. a general kind of something 2. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species More Definitions → |
| genocide | 1. systematic killing of a racial or cultural group More Definitions → |
| genomics | 1. the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences) More Definitions → |
| generosity | 1. the trait of being willing to give your money or time 2. acting generously More Definitions → |
| genie | 1. (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals More Definitions → |
| genet | 1. agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail More Definitions → |
| genotype | 1. a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution 2. the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism More Definitions → |
| generalization | 1. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles 2. an idea or conclusion having general application More Definitions → |
| genera | 1. a general kind of something 2. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species More Definitions → |
| gentry | 1. the most powerful members of a society More Definitions → |
| gent | 1. informal abbreviation of `gentleman' 2. a boy or man More Definitions → |
| generality | 1. an idea or conclusion having general application 2. the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability More Definitions → |
| gentile | 1. a person who does not acknowledge your god 2. a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus More Definitions → |
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| generalist | 1. a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests More Definitions → |
| genitalia | 1. external sex organ More Definitions → |
| gentleness | 1. the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual 2. acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered More Definitions → |
| gens | 1. family based on male descent More Definitions → |
| gentlewoman | 1. a woman of refinement More Definitions → |
| generalisation | 1. an idea or conclusion having general application 2. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances More Definitions → |
| gentamicin | 1. an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract More Definitions → |
| genealogist | 1. an expert in genealogy More Definitions → |
| genitive | 1. the case expressing ownership More Definitions → |
| geneticist | 1. a biologist who specializes in genetics More Definitions → |
| gentrification | 1. the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents) More Definitions → |
| gentian | 1. any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis More Definitions → |
| gendarme | 1. a French policeman More Definitions → |
| genuineness | 1. the state of being genuine 2. undisputed credibility More Definitions → |
| generalise | More Definitions → |
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