English Dictionary: Uranoscopidae | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel, OHG. nezz[8b]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[84]lde, Sw. n[84]ssla; cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Urtica}, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. {Urtica gracitis} is common in the Northern, and {U. cham[91]dryoides} in the Southern, United States. the common European species, {U. urens} and {U. dioica}, are also found in the Eastern united States. {U. pilulifera} is the Roman nettle of England. Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as: {Australian nettle}, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus {Laportea} (as {L. gigas} and {L. moroides}); -- also called {nettle tree}. {Bee nettle}, {Hemp nettle}, a species of {Galeopsis}. See under {Hemp}. {Blind nettle}, {Dead nettle}, a harmless species of {Lamium}. {False nettle} ({B[91]hmeria cylindrica}), a plant common in the United States, and related to the true nettles. {Hedge nettle}, a species of {Stachys}. See under {Hedge}. {Horse nettle} ({Solanum Carolinense}). See under {Horse}. {nettle tree}. (a) Same as {Hackberry}. (b) See {Australian nettle} (above). {Spurge nettle}, a stinging American herb of the Spurge family ({Jatropha urens}). {Wood nettle}, a plant ({Laportea Canadensis}) which stings severely, and is related to the true nettles. {Nettle cloth}, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and used as a substitute for leather for various purposes. {Nettle rash} (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the effects of whipping with nettles. {Sea nettle} (Zo[94]l.), a medusa. | |
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Ur91mic \U*r[91]"mic\, a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to ur[91]mia; as, ur[91]mic convulsions. | |
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Uranic \U*ran"ic\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the heavens; celestial; astronomical. On I know not what telluric or uranic principles. --Carlyle. 2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, resembling, or containing uranium; specifically, designating those compounds in which uranium has a valence relatively higher than in uranous compounds. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uraniscoplasty \U`ra*nis"co*plas`ty\, n. [Gr. [?] top of a tent, plate (fr. [?] sky) + -plasty.] (Surg.) The process of forming an artificial palate. | |
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Uraniscoraphy \U`ra*nis*cor"a*phy\, Uraniscorrhaphy \U`ra*nis*cor"rha*phy\, n. [Gr. [?] the top of a tent, the palate (fr. [?] sky) + [?] a seam.] (Surg.) Suture of the palate. See {Staphyloraphy}. | |
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Uraniscoraphy \U`ra*nis*cor"a*phy\, Uraniscorrhaphy \U`ra*nis*cor"rha*phy\, n. [Gr. [?] the top of a tent, the palate (fr. [?] sky) + [?] a seam.] (Surg.) Suture of the palate. See {Staphyloraphy}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uran-ocher \U"ran-o`cher\, Uran-ochre \U"ran-o`chre\, n. [Cf. F. uranochre.] (Min.) (a) A yellow, earthy incrustation, consisting essentially of the oxide of uranium, but more or less impure. | |
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Uran-ocher \U"ran-o`cher\, Uran-ochre \U"ran-o`chre\, n. [Cf. F. uranochre.] (Min.) (a) A yellow, earthy incrustation, consisting essentially of the oxide of uranium, but more or less impure. | |
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Uranographic \U`ra*no*graph"ic\, Uranographical \U`ra*no*graph"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to uranography; as, an uranographic treatise. | |
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Uranographic \U`ra*no*graph"ic\, Uranographical \U`ra*no*graph"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to uranography; as, an uranographic treatise. | |
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Uranographist \U`ra*nog"ra*phist\, n. One practiced in uranography. | |
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Uranography \U`ra*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] heaven + [?] to write.] A description or plan of the heavens and the heavenly bodies; the construction of celestial maps, globes, etc.; uranology. | |
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Uranoscopy \U`ra*nos"co*py\, n. [Gr. [?] + -scopy.] Observation of the heavens or heavenly bodies. | |
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Uranoso- \U`ra*no"so-\, a. (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) from uranium; -- used in naming certain complex compounds; as in uranoso-uranic oxide, uranoso-uranic sulphate. | |
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Uranous \U"ra*nous\ ([umac]"r[adot]*n[ucr]s), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, uranium; designating those compounds in which uranium has a lower valence as contrasted with the {uranic} compounds. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uranus \U"ra*nus\ (-n[ucr]s), n. [L. Uranus, Gr. O'yrano`s Uranus, o'yrano`s heaven, sky. Cf. {Uranium}.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) The son or husband of Gaia (Earth), and father of Chronos (Time) and the Titans. 2. (Astron.) One of the primary planets. It is about 1,800,000,000 miles from the sun, about 36,000 miles in diameter, and its period of revolution round the sun is nearly 84 of our years. Note: This planet has also been called {Herschel}, from Sir William Herschel, who discovered it in 1781, and who named it {Georgium Sidus}, in honor of George III., then King of England. | |
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Urinogenital \U`ri*no*gen"i*tal\, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the urinary and genital organs; genitourinary; urogenital; as, the urinogenital canal. | |
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Urinose \U"ri*nose\, Urinous \U"ri*nous\, a. [Cf. F. urineux. See {Urine}.] Of or pertaining to urine, or partaking of its qualities; having the character or odor of urine; similar to urine. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Urinose \U"ri*nose\, Urinous \U"ri*nous\, a. [Cf. F. urineux. See {Urine}.] Of or pertaining to urine, or partaking of its qualities; having the character or odor of urine; similar to urine. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Urn \Urn\, n. [OE. urne, L. urna; perhaps fr. urere to burn, and sop called as being made of burnt clay (cf. {East}): cf. F. urne.] 1. A vessel of various forms, usually a vase furnished with a foot or pedestal, employed for different purposes, as for holding liquids, for ornamental uses, for preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation, and anciently for holding lots to be drawn. A rustic, digging in the ground by Padua, found an urn, or earthen pot, in which there was another urn. --Bp. Wilkins. His scattered limbs with my dead body burn, And once more join us in the pious urn. --Dryden. 2. Fig.: Any place of burial; the grave. Or lay these bones in an unworthy urn, Tombless, with no remembrance over them. --Shak. 3. (Rom. Antiq.) A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a haft, wine measure. It was haft the amphora, and four times the congius. 4. (Bot.) A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca. 5. A tea urn. See under {Tea}. {Urn mosses} (Bot.), the order of true mosses; -- so called because the capsules of many kinds are urn-shaped. | |
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Urn-shaped \Urn"-shaped`\, a. Having the shape of an urn; as, the urn-shaped capsules of some mosses. | |
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Dabb \Dabb\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A large, spine-tailed lizard ({Uromastix spinipes}), found in Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine; -- called also {dhobb}, and {dhabb}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Uranus Hideyuki Nakashima knowledge representation language. An extension of Prolog written in Common Lisp, with Lisp-like syntax. Extends Prolog with a multiple world mechanism, plus term descriptions to provide functional programming. {(ftp://etlport.etl.go.jp/pub/uranus/ftp)}. |