English Dictionary: Uredinales | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Uredo \[d8]U*re"do\, n. [L., a blast, blight, a burning itch, fr. urere to burn, to scorch.] 1. (Bot.) One of the stages in the life history of certain rusts ({Uredinales}), regarded at one time as a distinct genus. It is a summer stage preceding the teleutospore, or winter stage. See {Uredinales}, in the Supplement. 2. (Med.) Nettle rash. See {Urticaria}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Urethane \U*reth"ane\, n. [F. ur[82]thane. See {Urea}; {Ether}.] (Org. Chem.) A white crystalline substance, {NH2.COOC2H5}, produced by the action of ammonia on ethyl carbonate or by heating urea nitrate and ethyl alcohol. It is used as a hypnotic, antipyretic, and antispasmodic. Hence, any ester of carbamic acid. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Urethane \U*reth"ane\, n. (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, {NH2.CO.OC2H5}, produced by the action of ammonia on ethyl carbonate. It is used somewhat in medicine as a hypnotic. By extension, any one of the series of related substances of which urethane proper is the type. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Urrhodin \Ur*rho"din\, n. [1st uro- + Gr. [?] a rose.] (Physiol. Chem.) Indigo red, a product of the decomposition, or oxidation, of indican. It is sometimes found in the sediment of pathological urines. It is soluble in ether or alcohol, giving the solution a beautiful red color. Also called {indigrubin}. |