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Gabapentin enacarbil

Gabapentin enacarbil (Horizant, Regnite, XP13512) is an extended-release prodrug of gabapentin approved for moderate-to-severe primary restless legs syndrome and postherpetic neuralgia, dosed 600 mg daily for RLS, with somnolence and dizziness as common adverse effects.

Gabar system

The gabar system was the Ethiopian arrangement under which peasants owed tribute, labor, and taxes to holders of gult rights, formally outlawed by Haile Selassie in 1941.

GABARAP

GABARAP (gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor-associated protein), human ATG8-family autophagy protein on chromosome 17; traffics GABAA receptor gamma2 subunits to the membrane and drives autophagosome-lysosome fusion.

GABARAPL2

GABARAPL2 (GATE-16, GEF2, ATG8C) is a human 117-aa ubiquitin-like ATG8-family protein on chromosome 16q23.1 that stimulates NSF in intra-Golgi transport and, once PE-lipidated, drives late autophagosome maturation, mitophagy, and xenophagy.

Gabardine

Gabardine is a tightly woven, steep-diagonal twill fabric used for suits, uniforms, and rainwear, best known as Thomas Burberry's weatherproofed cloth of 1879 and the Burberry trench coat.

Gabata (Shoa and Adegrat)

Gabata (Shoa and Adegrat), also called Mengas, is a mancala-style board game from Shoa in central Ethiopia and the Adegrat region of Tigray, one of the popular versions of the Horn of Africa Gabata family.

Gabata (Shoa I)

Gabata (Shoa I), also called Uugg, Weg, or Waladach, is a two-row Ethiopian mancala sowing game in the gabata family of Ethiopia and Eritrea, with sowing, capture, and move-again rules recorded in the Ludii games database.

Gabaza

Gabaza (Ge'ez ጋባዛ) was a customs post and shore station near the Aksumite port of Adulis on the Eritrean Red Sea coast, known from 4th to 6th century texts.

Gabbar Is Back

Gabbar Is Back (2015) is a Hindi action crime drama, the official remake of A.R. Murugadoss's Tamil film Ramanaa, directed by Krish, starring Akshay Kumar as a professor-turned-vigilante named Gabbar, with Shruti Haasan, Suman Talwar, Sunil Grover, and Kareena Kapoor; released 1 May 2015.

Gabbar of Sam'al

Gabbar, also rendered Gabar, was the first known king of Sam'al, an Iron Age kingdom at Zincirli Höyük in modern Turkey, reigning around the 920s BC.

Gabbar Singh (గబ్బర్ సింగ్) (film)

Gabbar Singh (గబ్బర్ సింగ్), 2012 Telugu action comedy by Harish Shankar, a Dabangg remake starring Pawan Kalyan, Shruti Haasan; released 11 May 2012, ₹150 crore gross, highest-grossing Telugu film of 2012.

Gabbeh (گبه)

Gabbeh (گبه) is a thick, colorful nomadic Persian carpet woven by Qashqai and Bakhtiari tribeswomen of southern Iran, and a 1996 Mohsen Makhmalbaf film about a girl named Gabbeh whose forbidden love story is woven into one such rug.

Gabber

Gabber, also known as early hardcore or Rotterdam hardcore, is a fast electronic dance music style with heavily distorted kicks that emerged in Rotterdam in the early 1990s.

Gabber Eleganza

Gabber Eleganza is an archive and art project founded by Italian artist and DJ Alberto Guerrini in 2011 to document European hardcore and gabber rave culture.

Gabbi Garcia

Gabbi Garcia (Gabriella Louise Ortega Lopez, born 1998) is a Filipino actress, host, singer, and GMA Network exclusive artist known for Encantadia's Sang'gre Alena, LSS, Unbreak My Heart, and hosting Pinoy Big Brother and The Voice Kids.

Gabbi Tuft

Gabbi Tuft (born Gabriel Allan Tuft, 1978) is an American retired WWE wrestler who competed as Tyler Reks 2008–2012, founded Body Spartan, came out as transgender in February 2021, and plans a wrestling comeback.

Gabbie Hanna

Gabbie Hanna (Gabrielle Jeannette Hanna, born 1991), American internet personality, singer-songwriter and author: Vine star, "The Gabbie Show" YouTuber, 2018 Streamy winner, Billboard-charting EP 2WAYMIRROR, Trauma Queen (2022), bestsellers Adultolescence and Dandelion, and the 2022 TikTok wellness-check episode.

Gabbie Marshall

Gabbie Marshall, born 2000 in Cincinnati, is a former Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball guard (2019-2024), a defensive specialist and 3-point shooter, program record-holder in games played (163), not the WNBA players Rayah or Naji Marshall.

Gabbriette

Gabbriette (Gabriella Leigh Bechtel), American model, musician, and Instagram chef; ex-lead singer of Charli XCX's band Nasty Cherry, namechecked in '360', married The 1975's Matty Healy in 2026; distinct from the Brazilian trap artist 'gabrite'.

Gabbro

Gabbro is a dark, coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene; it is the plutonic equivalent of basalt and forms much of the lower oceanic crust.

Gabby Barrett

Gabby Barrett, American country-pop singer from Munhall, Pennsylvania; American Idol season 16 third-place finalist (2018); Warner Music Nashville star known for "I Hope," Goldmine, and Chapter & Verse.

Gabby Concepcion

Gabby Concepcion (Gabriel Arellano Concepcion, born 1964) is a Filipino actor and singer who became a 1980s Regal Films matinee idol via Katorse, left for the US in 1995, returned in 2008, and stars in GMA series like First Yaya and My Guardian Alien.

Gabby Douglas

Gabby Douglas (Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas, born 1995) is an American artistic gymnast, 2012 Olympic all-around champion and three-time Olympic gold medalist; first African American and woman of color to win the Olympic all-around, plus 2012 and 2016 team golds.

Gabby Gabreski

Gabby Gabreski (Francis Stanley Gabreski, born Gabryszewski, 1919–2002) was a Polish-American USAF colonel, top American ace in Europe in World War II with 28 P-47 victories, and a Korean War F-86 jet ace with 6.5 MiG kills.

Gabby Giffords

Gabby Giffords (Gabrielle Dee Giffords), born 1970, is a former Democratic U.S. Representative from Arizona (2007-2012) who survived a 2011 assassination attempt in Tucson and later co-founded the gun violence prevention organization GIFFORDS.

Gabby Golf Girl

Gabby Golf Girl (Gabriella DeGasperis), American golfer and golf content creator, UCF collegiate player; nearly 2 million followers, Creator Classic competitor, Callaway and Electrolit partnerships, Stephen Curry match win.

Gabby Hartnett

Gabby Hartnett (Charles Leo Hartnett, 1900-1972), Cubs catcher 1922-1940 and Giants 1941, 1935 NL MVP, "Homer in the Gloamin'" 1938, Hall of Fame 1955; not the radio host or other namesakes.

Gabby Logan

Gabby Logan (born Gabrielle Nicolle Yorath, Leeds, 1973) is a British sports broadcaster and former Welsh rhythmic gymnast; Sky Sports from 1996, BBC from 2007, first UK woman to present a live football match, and Match of the Day co-host from 2025-26.

Gabby Thomas

Gabby Thomas (Gabrielle Lisa Thomas, born 1996) is an American sprinter, Harvard graduate, and 200m specialist who won three golds at Paris 2024 after Tokyo bronze and silver, with a 21.60 personal best.

Gabby Williams

Gabby Williams (born 1996) is a Franco-American WNBA forward, UConn NCAA champion, drafted 4th in 2018 by Chicago; Seattle Storm steals leader and 2025 All-Star, now Golden State Valkyries, and Olympic medalist for France.