GILLYING

Verb

gillying

present participle of gillie

Source: Wiktionary


GILLIE

Gil"lie Gil"ly, n. Etym: [Gael. gille, giolla, boy, lad.]

Definition: A boy or young man; a manservant; a male attendant, in the Scottish Highlands. Sir W. Scott.

GILLY

Gil"lie Gil"ly, n. Etym: [Gael. gille, giolla, boy, lad.]

Definition: A boy or young man; a manservant; a male attendant, in the Scottish Highlands. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 February 2025

TRANSLATION

(noun) (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm


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