Gene

Definition: Gene

Gene

Noun

1. A self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome; a unit of heredity.

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"Gene" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be well born", "good", "well", "to be born".

Date "gene" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1824. (references)

Health

Medicine

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Crosswords: Gene

Dutch (that, that one, yonder), German (genes), Italian (gene), Portuguese (genealogical), Spanish (gene), Turkish (again).

I just would like to say no one else in my gene pool runs like a girl (Austin Powers in Goldmember; writing credit: Mike Myers)

One thing I've learned about you, Gene. If you don't know the people, then you know the people that know the people. (The Dead Zone; writing credit: Aleksandar Djordjevic)

Boy, a little too much chlorine in that gene pool. (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt)

Religion goes out of favor in 2037 when science discovers the gene that regulates fear. (Happy Accidents; writing credit: Brad Anderson)

I earned it, too. Got no spleen, Gene. (The Sopranos; writing credit: Isabel Clara-Simo; Ram�n De Espa�a)

Just because you graduate from school so high in the gene pool, that's your point of view ("Leaving Town"; performing artist: Dexter Freebish)

Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire ("Vogue"; performing artist: Madonna)

You! Out Of The Gene Pool! (references; author: unknown)

The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard. (references; author: unknown)

The Gene Krupa Story (1959)

Gene Kelly: An American in Pasadena (1959)

The Gene Autry Show (1950)

Gene Krupa and His Orchestra (1949)

Thrills of Music: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra (1948)

Duke of Earl (performing artist: Gene Chandler)

Playboy (performing artist: Gene and Debbie)

Groovy Situation (performing artist: Gene Chandler)

CARRIELLE (performing artist: GENE FREEDMAN)

A Hundred Pounds of Clay (performing artist: Gene McDaniels)

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References

• Gene Logic Inc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• DNA Microarrays and Gene Expression : From Experiments to Data Analysis and Modeling (reference)

• Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda: Destruction of Illusions (reference)

• Gene Machines (Enjoy Your Cells, 4) (reference)

• Heterologe Gene Expression in Dem Cephalosporin C Produzierenden Hyphenpilz Acremonium Chrysogenum (reference)

• Regulation Spezifischer Gene in Der Cephalosporin C Biosynthese Von Acremonium Chrysogenum (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• The Norfolk Ancestor : Journal Of The Norfolk & Norwich Gene (reference)

• Cancer Gene Therapy (reference)

• Bba Gene Structure And Expression (reference)

• Rota Gene (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Gene Kelly - Anatomy of a Dancer (reference)

• Gene Kelly Collection (Singin' in the Rain / An American in Paris / On the Town / Anatomy of a Dancer) (reference)

• Best of the Muppet Show - Elton John / Julie Andrews / Gene Kelly (reference)

• The Gene Autry Show - Gold Dust Charlie (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Complete Capitol Recordings of Gene Krupa and Harry James [BOX SET] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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A technique called in situ hybridization shows whether a gene is actively expressed in cells, and also provides clues to the gene's function. This technique has helped identify activated oncogenes in cancer cells, and their normal counterparts in normal cells, in many different species. In this photograph, a labeled DNA segment (a known oncogene) has been put into a mouse oocyte, a cell that develops into a mature egg cell. The labeled DNA has paired with (or hybridized to) multiple copies of RNA in the mouse oocyte. The presence of this RNA (shown here as black dots inside the nucleus of the immature cell) shows that the normal cellular counterpart of the oncogene is active, suggesting that it is critical for normal germ cell development. Expression of genes is manifested by the production of RNA transcripts within cells. Hybridization histochemistry (in situ hybridization) permits localization of these transcripts with cellular or greater resolution. Furthermore, the relative amounts of transcripts detected within different tissues or the same tissues under different states (e.g., physiological or developmental) may be quantified. See artwork: GA-17.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

A bacteria mix is spread on an agar plate. From that plate, a recombinant clone containing a gene of interest is lifted. Then large amounts of the bacteria are grown and the plasma is harvested. The DNA is then extracted and used for studying genes, including oncogenes. Also in the same setting is a male, oriental scientist holding an agar plate.Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Lieutenant Gene Richards, C&GS, and Bill Love.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Ensign Gene Richards, C&GS.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Betty and Gene Bradley, managers of the Knights Landing Harbor Apartments, CA., take a break in the quad of the complex.Credit: USDA.

Scientists at the ARS/University of California Plant Gene Expression Center are the first in the world to report success in genetically engineering barley. Some of the bioengineered barley carries a gene that may help the plants resist attack by barley yellow dwarf virus. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Jack Dykinga..

This Piedmontese-Hereford crossbred calf displays classic double muscling because it inherited a defective myostatin gene from both of its parents. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller..

A retooled gene in Endless Summer tomatoes controls ripening to give better flavor and shelf-life. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Jack Dykinga..

Plant physiologist Athanasios Theologis compares Florida-grown Endless Summer tomatoes to his greenhouse-grown fruit. All contain the bioengineered ACC synthase gene. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Jack Dykinga..

Regulation of gene expression through promoters and transcription factors.Credit: NIAA.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

The apoE gene has three forms. (references)

See dominant, gene, recessive. (references)

This process is called gene therapy. (references)

Business

Particularly interesting for producers is how the public perceives varied uses of gene technology. (references)

According to a 1997 survey, while 60-75% of Germans have a positive view on the use of gene technology for medicinal purposes, the same percentage views the use of gene technology in food negatively. (references)

The use of gene technology for accelerated plant growth was viewed positively by only 23%. Momentarily more than 50% percent of German consumers could imagine paying higher prices for genetically untreated food products. (references)

Political Economy

AUSTRALIA

A new mandatory standard for foods produced using biotechnology came into effect in May 1999. The standard prohibits the sale of food produced using gene technology, unless the food has been assessed by the Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) and listed in the standard. (references)

Trade

Kazakhstan

For further information on EBRD programs in Kazakhstan, contact: Gene Harris, U.S. Liaison Office, EBRD, One Exchange Square, London, EC2A, 2EH, United Kingdom; Tel: 44 (171)338-6609; Fax: 44 (171)338-6680. The EBRD resident representative is: Michael Davey, European Bank For Reconstruction and Development 10-A Abay St., corner of Furmanov, 8th floor, Almaty, Kazakhstan 480013, Tel: 7 (3272) 632-247, 631-576; Fax: 7 (327)-581-1424. (references)

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Expressions using "gene": antibiotic resistance gene ♦ antibiotic resistance marker gene ♦ antibiotic resistant marker gene ♦ APC gene ♦ ARM gene ♦ AtNHX gene ♦ Bt gene ♦ cdc gene ♦ cell differentiation gene ♦ comparative gene mapping ♦ dominant gene ♦ field gene bank ♦ gene Amdahl ♦ Gene Amplification ♦ Gene Autry ♦ gene bank ♦ gene C ♦ gene chip ♦ Gene Conversion ♦ gene deletion ♦ Gene Dosage ♦ Gene Duplication ♦ gene expression ♦ Gene Expression Profiling ♦ Gene Expression Regulation ♦ gene flow ♦ gene frequency ♦ Gene Fusion ♦ gene gun ♦ gene Kelly ♦ gene knockout ♦ Gene Library ♦ gene mapping ♦ gene mutation ♦ Gene Order ♦ gene P ♦ gene pool ♦ Gene Rearrangement ♦ gene S ♦ gene Sarazen ♦ Gene Silencing ♦ gene targeting ♦ gene targeting method ♦ gene targeting technique ♦ gene technology ♦ Gene Therapy ♦ gene tranfer via bacterial vectors ♦ gene tranfer via viral vectors ♦ Gene Transfer Techniques ♦ gene Tunney ♦ gene X ♦ HER2/neu gene ♦ heterologous gene expression ♦ holandric gene ♦ horizontal gene transfer ♦ horizontal gene transmission ♦ indicator gene ♦ jumper gene ♦ jumping gene ♦ lethal gene ♦ modifier gene ♦ mutant gene ♦ neu gene ♦ nif gene ♦ nitrogen fixation gene ♦ ob gene ♦ obese gene ♦ operator gene ♦ p53 gene ♦ PDGF gene ♦ positional candidate gene ♦ PRAD1 gene ♦ ras gene ♦ recessive gene ♦ regulator gene ♦ regulatory gene ♦ reporter gene ♦ repressor gene ♦ RevM10 gene ♦ salt tolerance gene ♦ single gene disease ♦ storage protein gene ♦ structural gene ♦ suppresser gene ♦ suppressor gene ♦ synthesized gene ♦ synthetic gene ♦ transforming gene ♦ tumor suppressor gene ♦ VHL gene ♦ vir gene ♦ viral gene expression ♦ WT1 gene:Wilms Tumour 1 gene. Additional references.

Beginning with "gene": gene-altered, gene-bearers, gene-centred, gene-clean, gene-cloning, gene-coding, gene-complexes, gene-culture, gene-dosage, gene-environment, gene-line, gene-modified, gene-oriented, gene-pool, gene-pools, gene-related, Gene-Related, gene-rich, gene-screen, gene-seed, gene-seeds, gene-selected, gene-spliced, gene-splicing, gene-switching, gene-tox, gene-transduced, gene-transfer, gene-transplantation.

Ending with "gene": multi-gene, non-gene, pseudo-gene, Seltzo-gene, two-gene, vai-gene.

Containing "gene": calcitonin-gene-related, t-antigen-gene-transformed.

Albanian

gjen. (various references)

Arabic 

‏وحدة وراثية, ‏جينة علم الاحياء, ‏المورثة (factor), ‏الجينة (factor). (various references)

Bulgarian 

ген (unit factor). (various references)

Chinese 

基� (genetic, genetical, genetically). (various references)

Czech

gen. (various references)

Danish

gen. (various references)

Dutch

gen. (various references)

Esperanto

geno. (various references)

Farsi 

ژن , عامل موجوددرکروموزوم که ناقل صفات . (various references)

Finnish

geeni (gene factor, hereditary factor). (various references)

French

gène. (various references)

German

gen (general), erbfaktor (factor, gene factor, hereditary factor). (various references)

Greek 

γονίδιο. (various references)

Hungarian

gén. (various references)

Indonesian

gena. (various references)

Italian

gene (anlage, gene factor, genetic carriers, genetic material, hereditary factor). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

遺伝子 (genetic), ゲリラ兵 (calking, caulking, caution, coach, coach's box, coaster, coat, coating, coda, coding, coding system, cogeneration, cogeneration system, Coke, Coke highball, coordinate, coordination, coordinator, corduroy, corkscrew, corselet, cortisone, course, course of study, course record, courseware, gel, Gentzen, germane, germanium, guerrilla, lane marks, money, money pinch, ski slope, tennis court), シンボル�"�作 (Conference of Ministers of the Group of Five, diesel, dungarees, G5, gaps between bones or muscles, gene bank, gene engineering, General Infantery, genetic engineering, genius, GI, G-mark, G-men, GNP, Good design mark, government men, gross national product, jeans, jeans jacket, jeans pants, jeep, spaces, symbol manipulation, symmetric, symmetry, sympathetic, symposium). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

いで�"し (genetic), ゲン , ジーン . (various references)

Korean 

� � �자. (various references)

Pig Latin

enegay

Portuguese

gerar (beget, breed, bring forth, conceive, create, engender, father, generate, procreate, reproduce, sire, teem), gene (genealogical). (various references)

Romanian

genã. (various references)

Russian 

ген. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

gen. (various references)

Spanish

gen. (various references)

Swedish

gen (brief, direct, near, short), arvsanlag. (various references)

Thai

ยีน. (various references)

Turkish

gen (gon). (various references)

Ukranian 

ген. (various references)

genea. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "gene": genealogical, genealogically, genealogies, genealogist, genealogists, genealogy, genera, generable, general, generalisation, generalisations, generalise, generalised, generalises, generalising, generalissimo, generalissimos, generalist, generalists, generalities, generality, generalizabilities, generalizability, generalizable, generalization, generalizations, generalize, generalized, generalizer, generalizers, generalizes, generalizing, generally, generals, generalship, generalships, generate, generated, generates, generating, generation, generational, generationally, generations, generative, generator, generators, generatrices, generatrix, generic, generically, genericness, genericnesses, generics, generosities, generosity, generous, generously, generousness, generousnesses, genes, geneses, genesis, genet, genetic, genetical, genetically, geneticist, geneticists, genetics, genets, genette, genettes, geneva, genevas. (additional references)

Words ending with "gene": agene, antigene, cymogene, diphosgene, epigene, gasogene, gazogene, hypogene, indigene, oncogene, pangene, phosgene, plasmagene, polygene, supergene, zymogene. (additional references)

Words containing "gene": abiogeneses, abiogenesis, agenes, ageneses, agenesia, agenesias, agenesis, agenetic, allogeneic, anageneses, anagenesis, androgeneses, androgenesis, androgenetic, angiogeneses, angiogenesis, antigenes, atherogeneses, atherogenesis, averageness, averagenesses, bigeneric, biogeneses, biogenesis, biogenetic, biogenetically, carcinogeneses, carcinogenesis, cladogeneses, cladogenesis, cladogenetic, cladogenetically, cogeneration, cogenerations, cogenerator, cogenerators, congener, congeneric, congenerous, congeners, cyanogeneses, cyanogenesis, cyanogenetic, cyclogeneses, cyclogenesis, cymogenes, cytogenetic, cytogenetical, cytogenetically, cytogeneticist, cytogeneticists, cytogenetics, degeneracies, degeneracy, degenerate, degenerated, degenerately, degenerateness, degeneratenesses, degenerates, degenerating, degeneration, degenerations, degenerative, diageneses, diagenesis, diagenetic, diagenetically, digenetic, diphosgenes, dysgeneses, dysgenesis, electrogeneses, electrogenesis, embryogeneses, embryogenesis, embryogenetic, epigeneses, epigenesis, epigenetic, epigenetically, frontogeneses, frontogenesis, gametogeneses, gametogenesis, gasogenes, gazogenes, gluconeogeneses, gluconeogenesis, glycogeneses, glycogenesis, gynogeneses, gynogenesis, gynogenetic, heterogeneities, heterogeneity, heterogeneous, heterogeneously, heterogeneousness, heterogeneousnesses, histogeneses, histogenesis, histogenetic, homogeneities, homogeneity, homogeneous, homogeneously, homogeneousness, homogeneousnesses, hugeness, hugenesses, immunogeneses, immunogenesis, immunogenetic, immunogenetically, immunogeneticist, immunogeneticists, immunogenetics, indigenes, inhomogeneities, inhomogeneity, inhomogeneous, intergeneration, intergenerational, intergenerations, intergeneric, isogeneic, ketogeneses, ketogenesis, largeness, largenesses, leukaemogeneses, leukaemogenesis, leukemogeneses, leukemogenesis, lipogeneses, lipogenesis, megasporogeneses, megasporogenesis, melanogeneses, melanogenesis, meshuggener, meshuggeners, metageneses, metagenesis, metagenetic, microsporogeneses, microsporogenesis, monogenean, monogeneans, monogeneses, monogenesis, monogenetic, morphogeneses, morphogenesis, morphogenetic, morphogenetically, multigenerational, mutageneses, mutagenesis, neurodegenerative, nondegenerate, nondegenerates, nongenetic, nonhomogeneous, oncogenes, oncogeneses, oncogenesis, ontogeneses, ontogenesis, ontogenetic, ontogenetically, oogeneses, oogenesis, oogenetic, organogeneses, organogenesis, organogenetic, orogeneses, orogenesis, orogenetic, orthogeneses, orthogenesis, orthogenetic, orthogenetically, osteogeneses, osteogenesis, outgeneral, outgeneraled, outgeneraling, outgenerals, overgeneralization, overgeneralizations, overgeneralize, overgeneralized, overgeneralizes, overgeneralizing, overgenerosities, overgenerosity, overgenerous, overgenerously, paedogeneses, paedogenesis, paedogenetic, paedogenetically, palingeneses, palingenesis, palingenetic, pangenes, pangeneses, pangenesis, pangenetic, parageneses, paragenesis, paragenetic, paragenetically, parthenogeneses, parthenogenesis, parthenogenetic, parthenogenetically, pathogeneses, pathogenesis, pathogenetic, pedogeneses, pedogenesis, pedogenetic, petrogeneses, petrogenesis, petrogenetic, phosgenes, photomorphogeneses, photomorphogenesis, phylogenetic, phylogenetically, plasmagenes, polygenes, polygeneses, polygenesis, polygenetic, psychogeneses, psychogenesis, psychogenetic, regenerable, regeneracies, regeneracy, regenerate, regenerated, regenerately, regenerateness, regeneratenesses, regenerates, regenerating, regeneration, regenerations, regenerative, regenerator, regenerators, sageness, sagenesses, savageness, savagenesses, spermatogeneses, spermatogenesis, spermiogeneses, spermiogenesis, sporogeneses, sporogenesis, steroidogeneses, steroidogenesis, strangeness, strangenesses, subgenera, subgeneration, subgenerations, supergenes, superregenerative, syngeneic, teratogeneses, teratogenesis, transgenerational, tumorigeneses, tumorigenesis, turbogenerator, turbogenerators, ungenerosities, ungenerosity, ungenerous, ungenerously, unregenerate, unregenerately, vitellogeneses, vitellogenesis, xenogeneic, zymogenes. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Gene" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aene, egen, egn, Egner, ene, gaen, Gance, ganel, ganen, ganna, ganne, Gannel, gannex, ganze, gcn, Gebe, gede, geeh, geen, geena, geene, geeny, geeve, gefe, gegn, gehen, geine, geke, gele, gelee, geme, genae, genal, Genbel, Gence, gend, gende, gened, Geneen, genei, Genel, gener, geney, geng, genh, geni, genin, genk, genn, Genna, Genner, genny, geno, genon, gente, gentem, genu, genue, genug, genx, geny, genz, Genzen, gepe, gerna, gerne, gese, gete, Geuna, geve, gewe, geze, ggen, ghens, gieen, gien, gienke, gine, ginea, gini, ginnel, ginnen, ginni, gino, ginse, Glenoe, gne, gnee, gona, gonbee, goneu, gonex, gonez, goni, gonne, gonu, grnel, gsni, gueen, gune, gunel, gunne, Gweno, Gwyne, gyne, gyno, jene, xene, yene. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: eng, gee, gen, nee.

-2 letters: en, ne.

+1 letter: agene, genes, genet, genie, genre, green, ngwee, tenge, venge.

+2 letters: agenes, avenge, begone, bungee, congee, dengue, encage, energy, engage, engine, enrage, exogen, eyeing, feeing, geeing, gender, genera, genets, geneva, genies, genome, genres, gentes, gentle, gerent, germen, greens, greeny, gyrene, jeeing, legend, legmen, lungee, manege, menage, negate, peeing, pongee, regent, renege, seeing, senega, signee, teeing, tegmen, venged, venges.

+3 letters: agenize, angeled, angered, avenged, avenger, avenges, beefing, beeping, beguine, beignet, bungees, congeed, congees, deeding, deeming, deigned, deleing, dengues, derange, dreeing, elegant, encaged, encages, endgame, endogen, energid, engaged, engager, engages, engined, engines, englobe, engorge, engrave, enlarge, enraged, enrages, epergne, epigean, epigene, epigone, erelong, eugenia, eugenic, eugenol, euglena, evangel, evening, exigent, exogens, expunge, feeding, feeling, feezing, feigned, feigner, fenagle, fleeing, freeing, gatemen, genders, general, generic, geneses, genesis, genetic, genette, genevas, genoise, genomes, genseng, genteel, gentile, gentled, gentler, gentles, genuine, genuses, gerents, gerenuk, germane, germens, gleaned, gleaner, gleeman, gleemen, gobonee, grandee, grantee, greaten, greeing, greened, greener, greenie, greenly, greenth, greisen, grenade, greyhen, gyrenes, heeding, heeling, heezing, hegumen, hygiene, ingenue, integer, jeeping, jeering, keeking, keeling, keening, keeping, kerogen, kneeing, leering, legends, lineage, lozenge, lungees, maneges, meeting, melange, menages, needing, negated, negater, negates, neglect, neglige, neguses, neighed, pangene, peeking, peeling, peening, peeping, peering, peeving, peonage, pongees, preeing, reagent, rebegan, rebegin, rebegun, reeding, reefing, reeking, reeling, reeving, regency, regents, regimen, reginae, regiven, regreen, rehinge, reigned, reneged, reneger, reneges, revenge, seeding, seeings, seeking, seeling, seeming, seeping, segment, senegas, signees, skeeing, soignee, teeming, teenage, tegumen, tentage, thenage, treeing, uneager, veering, ventage, weeding, weening, weeping, weeting, whangee, yeggmen.

+4 letters: abnegate, adeeming, agedness, agencies, ageneses, agenesia, agenesis, agenetic, agenized, agenizes, agentive, agreeing, algerine, alienage, allergen, anergies, antigene, assignee, avengers, bargemen, bedewing, beeswing, beetling, befinger, befringe, beginner, begotten, beguines, beignets, belonged, bemingle, beringed, beveling, bewinged, bleeding, bleeping, bogeymen, breeding, breezing, carageen, cheeking, cheeping, cheering, cheesing, cleeking, congener, converge, cooeeing, cozenage, creeling, creeping, cymogene, danegeld, dangered, defanged, deleting, deranged, deranges, deringer, desexing, designed, designee, designer, develing, dungaree, edginess, egesting, egestion, eighteen, ejecting, electing, elegance, elegancy, eloigned, eloigner, elongate, emceeing, emending, emergent, emerging, endamage, endanger, endgames, endogens, endogeny, energids, energies, energise, energize, engagers, engender, engilded, engineer, enginery, engirded, engirdle, englobed, englobes, engorged, engorges, engramme, engraved, engraver, engraves, engulfed, enlarged, enlarger, enlarges, enneagon, ensilage, entangle, entering, envisage, epergnes, epigenic, epigones, erecting, erigeron, eringoes, erogenic, eryngoes, estrange, estrogen, eugenias, eugenics, eugenist, eugenols, euglenas, evangels, evenings, evensong, everting, exchange, exerting, exigence, exigency, expunged, expunger, expunges, feedings, feelings, feigners, fenagled, fenagles, fevering, fingered, fingerer, fleecing, fleering, fleeting, foregone, freezing, fuglemen, gadarene, galenite, gameness, gamesmen, gandered, gangrene, ganymede, gardened, gardener, garnered, gasogene, gasolene, gazogene, geepound, gelatine, geminate, gemstone, gendarme, gendered, generals, generate, generics, generous, genetics, genettes, genitive, geniture, geniuses, genocide, genoises, genotype, gensengs, gentiles, gentlest, gentrice, gentries, geophone, gerenuks, gesneria, gingeley, gingered, gleaners, gleeking, gleeting, glegness, glenlike, gneisses, goldener, goneness, governed, grandees, grantees, gratinee, greatens, greenbug, greenery, greenest, greenfly, greenier, greenies, greening, greenish, greenlet, greenths, greenway, greeting,