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Words starting with GLU
There are 99 words starting with GLU in the standard word-game list. The most common are glue, glued, glucose, glum, gluten, glutton.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| glue | cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive | 5 |
| glued | affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste | 7 |
| glucose | a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy | 10 |
| glum | moody and melancholic | 7 |
| gluten | a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough | 7 |
| glutton | a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess | 8 |
| gluttony | habitual eating to excess | 12 |
| glug | make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle | 6 |
| gluing | The act of attaching something with glue. | 8 |
| glucagon | a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing… | 12 |
| glucinic | Pertaining to, derived from, or containing glucinum. | 13 |
| glucinum | Beryllium. | 13 |
| glucocorticoid | a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has… | 22 |
| glucokinase | A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells… | 18 |
| gluconate | Any salt or ester of gluconic acid | 12 |
| gluconeogenesis | The metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors | 19 |
| glucosamine | an amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides | 16 |
| glucosic | Relating to glucose. | 13 |
| glucosidase | Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides | 15 |
| glucoside | a glycoside derived from glucose | 13 |
| glucosidic | Of or pertaining to a glucoside | 16 |
| glucuronidase | Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a glucuronide; a glycuronidase | 17 |
| glucuronide | Any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid formed during the metabolism of phenols etc that serve to… | 15 |
| gluelike | Resembling glue or some aspect of it. | 13 |
| gluepot | A pot for holding glue. | 10 |
| gluer | One who glues. | 6 |
| gluey | having the sticky properties of an adhesive | 9 |
| gluily | In a gluey manner. | 10 |
| glume | small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae | 8 |
| glumly | in a sullen manner | 12 |
| glumness | an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | 11 |
| glumpily | In a glumpy manner. | 16 |
| glumpy | Glum; sullen; sulky | 14 |
| gluon | a gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks | 6 |
| glut | the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall | 5 |
| glutamate | a salt or ester of glutamic acid | 12 |
| glutaminase | Any enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glutamine to glutamic acid and ammonia | 14 |
| glutamine | a crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in protein metabolism | 12 |
| glutaraldehyde | The aliphatic dialdehyde pentane-1,5-dial, a toxic liquid with a pungent odor. | 23 |
| glutathione | A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many biological redox… | 15 |
| gluteal | of or relating to or near the gluteus muscles | 8 |
| glutelin | a simple protein found in the seeds of cereals | 9 |
| glutethimide | sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders | 19 |
| gluteus | any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh | 8 |
| glutinous | having the sticky properties of an adhesive | 10 |
| glutinously | In a glutinous manner. | 15 |
| glutted | exceeding demand | 9 |
| glutting | The act by which something is glutted; a satiation. | 10 |
| gluttonous | given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink | 11 |
| gluttonously | in a gluttonous manner | 16 |
| gluttonousness | The quality of being gluttonous. | 15 |
All 99 words
- glue
- glued
- glucose
- glum
- gluten
- glutton
- gluttony
- glug
- gluing
- glucagon
- glucagons
- glucan
- glucans
- glucinic
- glucinum
- glucinums
- glucocorticoid
- glucocorticoids
- glucokinase
- glucokinases
- gluconate
- gluconates
- gluconeogeneses
- gluconeogenesis
- glucosamine
- glucosamines
- glucoses
- glucosic
- glucosidase
- glucosidases
- glucoside
- glucosides
- glucosidic
- glucuronidase
- glucuronidases
- glucuronide
- glucuronides
- glueing
- gluelike
- gluepot
- gluepots
- gluer
- gluers
- glues
- gluey
- glugged
- glugging
- glugs
- gluier
- gluiest
- gluily
- glume
- glumes
- glumly
- glummer
- glummest
- glumness
- glumnesses
- glumpier
- glumpiest
- glumpily
- glumpy
- glunch
- glunched
- glunches
- glunching
- gluon
- gluons
- glut
- glutamate
- glutamates
- glutaminase
- glutaminases
- glutamine
- glutamines
- glutaraldehyde
- glutaraldehydes
- glutathione
- glutathiones
- gluteal
- glutei
- glutelin
- glutelins
- glutenous
- glutens
- glutethimide
- glutethimides
- gluteus
- glutinous
- glutinously
- gluts
- glutted
- glutting
- gluttonies
- gluttonous
- gluttonously
- gluttonousness
- gluttonousnesses
- gluttons