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Gondoic acid

Gondoic acid is a monounsaturated long-chain fatty acid, formally cis-11-eicosenoic acid, with 20 carbons and one cis double bond; camelina seed oil is its richest dietary source.

Gondola

The gondola is a traditional flat-bottomed, asymmetric rowing boat of Venice, documented since 1094. It survives today as a regulated tourist service and a symbol of the city.

Gondola (rail)

A gondola is an open-top freight railcar with fixed sides and end doors or solid floor, ranking second to boxcars in ubiquity and serving heavy industry.

Gondola lift

Gondola lift, or aerial ropeway, monocable detachable gondola; cable-suspended cabins circulating between terminals for ski areas and urban transit; capacities to 6,000 pphpd, speeds to 8 m/s, makers Doppelmayr and Leitner-Poma.

GondolaBio

GondolaBio is a US clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for genetic diseases, launched in 2024 as a BridgeBio Pharma joint venture with $300 million committed financing.

Gondolania

Gondolania (جوندولينيا), or Gondolania Theme Park, is an indoor family entertainment center in Villaggio Mall, Doha, Qatar, opened April 2011, with a Venetian gondola ride, Olympic-size ice rink, F1 Coaster, go-karting, and bowling, operated by the Play Land Co.

Gondolella

Gondolella (Stauffer & Plummer, 1932) is an extinct gondolellid conodont genus, type species G. elegantula, from Pennsylvanian Texas; gondola-shaped Pa elements used in Carboniferous-Permian biostratigraphy.

Gondomar, Portugal

Gondomar is a municipality in the Porto district, located east of Porto along the Douro river, and is Portugal's principal center for goldsmithing and intricate filigree work.

Gondophares (Γονδοφαρης)

Gondophares (Γονδοφαρης, Guduvhara), Indo-Parthian king c. 20-46 CE ruling Seistan, Arachosia, Kabul valley, Gandhara and the Punjab; dynasty founder known from coins, the Takht-i Bahi inscription, and the Acts of Thomas legend.

Gondor

Gondor, the South-kingdom of the Dúnedain in Tolkien's Middle-earth, founded S.A. 3320 by Isildur and Anárion; capital Osgiliath then Minas Tirith; ruled by Stewards before Aragorn's restoration in T.A. 3019.

Gondwana

Gondwana, also called Gondwanaland, was the southern supercontinent uniting South America, Africa, India, Australia, and Antarctica, which broke up from about 185 million years ago.

Gondwana Rainforests of Australia

The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia is a World Heritage site of 41 mostly national park rainforest reserves along the Great Escarpment in northeast New South Wales and southeast Queensland.

Gondwana Surf Valencia Surf Shop

Gondwana Surf Valencia is a surf, skate, and snowboard shop in central Valencia, Spain, selling boards, wetsuits, technical equipment, and branded clothing, and trading online at gondwanasurf.com.

Gondwanascorpio

Gondwanascorpio, genus with single species G. emzantsiensis, an extinct scorpion described by Robert Gess in 2013 from the Famennian Witpoort Formation, South Africa; first Gondwanan Palaeozoic scorpion and oldest known Gondwanan terrestrial animal.

Gone (2012 film)

Gone is a 2012 American thriller directed by Heitor Dhalia and starring Amanda Seyfried as Jill Parrish, a kidnapping survivor who believes her sister has been taken by her abductor.

Gone (2026 TV series)

Gone (2026) is a six-part ITV psychological crime drama written by George Kay, directed by Richard Laxton, starring David Morrissey and Eve Myles. Set in Bristol, it follows headmaster Michael Polly, prime suspect in his wife's disappearance; distinct from other series titled Gone.

Gone (novel series)

Gone is Michael Grant's YA dystopian science fiction series set in Perdido Beach, California, where everyone 15 and older vanishes inside the FAYZ barrier; six core books (2008-2013) plus the Monster, Villain, Hero sequel trilogy.

Gone (TV series)

Gone (2026) is a six-part ITV psychological crime drama by George Kay, starring David Morrissey as headmaster Michael Polly and Eve Myles as DS Annie Cassidy, inspired by the book To Hunt a Killer.

Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone (2007) is Ben Affleck's directorial debut, a Boston crime drama adapted from Dennis Lehane's 1998 novel, starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, and Oscar-nominated Amy Ryan, released October 19, 2007 by Miramax.

Gone Before Goodbye

Gone Before Goodbye, a 2025 medical thriller by Reese Witherspoon (her novel debut) and Harlan Coben (his first collaboration), published by Grand Central on October 14, 2025; New York Times bestseller about disgraced Army surgeon Maggie McCabe, a griefbot, and a Russian oligarch.

Gone Fishin'

Gone Fishin' (1997) is a Disney/Hollywood Pictures slapstick comedy directed by Christopher Cain, starring Joe Pesci and Danny Glover as Newark fishing buddies chasing con artist Dekker Massey in the Everglades. It cost $53 million, grossed $19,745,922 domestically, and holds 4% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Gone for Good

Gone for Good (Disparu à jamais) is a 2021 French Netflix miniseries adapting Harlan Coben's 2002 novel, directed by Juan Carlos Medina, starring Finnegan Oldfield; five episodes set in Nice, released August 13, 2021.

Gone Girl (film)

Gone Girl (2014) is David Fincher's psychological thriller adapted by Gillian Flynn from her 2012 novel, starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike as Nick and Amy Dunne. Released October 3, 2014 by 20th Century Fox, it grossed $365.3 million worldwide, Fincher's highest-grossing film, with an 88% Tomatometer and 79 Metascore.

Gone Girl (novel)

Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn's 2012 Crown thriller, follows Nick and Amy Dunne's dueling narrations after Amy vanishes on their fifth anniversary; its midpoint twist, Cool Girl monologue, and 2014 Fincher film made it the template for domestic suspense.

Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer

Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer is a 2025 Netflix three-part docuseries directed by Liz Garbus about the Gilgo Beach murders, based on Robert Kolker's Lost Girls, covering the 2010 Ocean Parkway remains discovery, police corruption, and Rex Heuermann's 2023 arrest.

Gone Gone Gone (David Guetta, Teddy Swims and Tones and I song)

Gone Gone Gone: 2025 soul-pop dance single by David Guetta with Teddy Swims and Tones And I, released 10 October 2025 via What a DJ/Warner; UK peak No. 47, Guetta's 20th Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay No. 1.

Gone Home

Gone Home (The Fullbright Company, 2013) is a first-person story exploration game set June 7, 1995, in which Kaitlin Greenbriar explores her empty family house, reconstructing sister Sam's story through environmental storytelling, with no combat or puzzles.

Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 film)

Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) is H.B. "Toby" Halicki's independent car-chase film about thief Maindrian Pace and the yellow Mustang Eleanor, famous for a 40-minute chase destroying 93 cars and a $40 million gross, remade in 2000.

Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film)

Gone in 60 Seconds is a 2000 American action heist film starring Nicolas Cage as a retired car thief who must steal 50 cars in one night.

Gone to Earth (1950 film)

Gone to Earth (1950) is Powell and Pressburger's Technicolor melodrama of Mary Webb's novel, starring Jennifer Jones as Hazel Woodus; Selznick recut it as The Wild Heart (1952), and a 4K restoration premiered in 2026.