Meaning: The wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix. Classified under: Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made). Hypernyms (estuary is a kind of...): body of water; water (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of ...ouns denoting natural objects (not man-made). Hypernyms (estuary is a kind of...): body of water; water (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of estuary):
â¢ EGLANTINE (noun). The noun EGLANTINE has 1 sense: 1. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips. Familiarity information: EGLANTINE used as a noun is very rare. EGLANTINE (noun). The noun EGLANTINE has 1 sense: 1. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips. Familiarity information: EGLANTINE used as a noun is very rare.
Glucono delta-lactone (GDL), also known as gluconolactone, is a food additive with the E number E575 used as a sequestrant, an acidifier, or a curing, pickling, or leavening agent.It is a lactone (cyclic ester) of. - gluconic acid.Pure GDL is a white odorless crystalline powder.t is metabolized to glucose; one gram of GDL yields roughly the same amount of metabolic energy as one gram of sugar. Upon addition to water, GDL is partially hydrolysed to gluconic acid, with the balance between the lactone form and the acid form established as a chemical equilibrium.