Gd

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Symbol, Chemistry.

gadolinium.

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Words nearby Gd

GCR, G-cramp, GCSE, G.C.T., GCVO, Gd, Gdańsk, g'day, Gde., Gdn, gDNA

Other definitions for Gd (2 of 4)

Real Estate.

garbage disposal.

Other definitions for Gd (3 of 4)

gd.

abbreviation

good.

guard.

Other definitions for Gd (4 of 4)

G.D.

abbreviation

Grand Duchess.

Grand Duke.

How to use Gd in a sentence

How long have you held that position as tool inspector for GD?
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
A closed syllable ends in one or more consonants: ing, thing; gd, good; gld, glad.
Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book|C. Alphonso Smith
The spelling goud 5, 50, &c., for gd 'good' may indicate a sound change.
Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose|Various
The king, on hearing of it exclaimed "by Gd, the man has got the sow by the right ear!"
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

Se man gesih and nele Gode fylian, see understent God, and nele gd wyrcan.
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church|lfric

British Dictionary definitions for Gd (1 of 2)

the internet domain name for

Grenada

British Dictionary definitions for Gd (2 of 2)

the chemical symbol for

gadolinium

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Scientific definitions for Gd

The symbol for gadolinium.