Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
urachus |
noun |
A cord or band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the umbilicus. |
uraemia |
noun |
Accumulation in the blood of the principles of the urine, producing dangerous disease. |
uraemic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to uraemia; as, uraemic convulsions. |
uralian |
adjective |
Alt. of Uralic |
uralite |
noun |
Amphibole resulting from the alternation of pyroxene by paramorphism. It is not uncommon in massive eruptive rocks. |
uranate |
noun |
A salt of uranic acid. |
uranian |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the planet Uranus; as, the Uranian year. |
uranite |
noun |
A general term for the uranium phosphates, autunite, or lime uranite, and torbernite, or copper uranite. |
uranium |
noun |
An element of the chromium group, found in certain rare minerals, as pitchblende, uranite, etc., and reduced as a heavy, hard, nickel-white metal which is quite permanent. Its yellow oxide is used to impart to glass a delicate greenish-yellow tint which is accompanied by a strong fluorescence, and its black oxide is used as a pigment in porcelain painting. Symbol U. Atomic weight 239. |
uranous |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or containing, uranium; designating those compounds in which uranium has a lower valence as contrasted with the uranic compounds. |
urceole |
noun |
A vessel for water for washing the hands; also, one to hold wine or water. |
urceoli |
plural |
of Urceolus |
urethra |
noun |
The canal by which the urine is conducted from the bladder and discharged. |
urgence |
noun |
Urgency. |
urgency |
noun |
The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion. |
urinary |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the urine; as, the urinary bladder; urinary excretions., Resembling, or being of the nature of, urine., A urinarium; also, a urinal. |
urinate |
verb i. |
To discharge urine; to make water. |
urinose |
adjective |
Alt. of Urinous |
urinous |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to urine, or partaking of its qualities; having the character or odor of urine; similar to urine. |
urnfuls |
plural |
of Urnful |
urocele |
noun |
A morbid swelling of the scrotum due to extravasation of urine into it. |
urocord |
noun |
See Urochord. |
urocyst |
noun |
The urinary bladder. |
urodela |
noun pl. |
An order of amphibians having the tail well developed and often long. It comprises the salamanders, tritons, and allied animals. |
urodele |
noun |
One of the Urodela. |
urohyal |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes., A urohyal bone or cartilage. |
urology |
noun |
See Uronology. |
uromere |
noun |
Any one of the abdominal segments of an arthropod. |
urosome |
noun |
The abdomen, or post-abdomen, of arthropods. |
urostea |
plural |
of Urosteon |
urtical |
adjective |
Resembling nettles; — said of several natural orders allied to urticaceous plants. |