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   uterus
         n 1: a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females;
               contains the developing fetus [syn: {uterus}, {womb}]

English Dictionary: Utricularia by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Utrecht
n
  1. a city in the central Netherlands
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
utricle
n
  1. a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open [syn: utricle, utriculus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Utricularia
n
  1. bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution
    Synonym(s): Utricularia, genus Utricularia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
utriculus
n
  1. a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open [syn: utricle, utriculus]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uterogestation \U`te*ro*ges*ta"tion\, n. [Uterus + gestation.]
      Gestation in the womb from conception to birth; pregnancy.
      --Pritchard.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uterus \U"te*rus\, n. [L.]
      1. (Anat.) The organ of a female mammal in which the young
            are developed previous to birth; the womb.
  
      Note: The uterus is simply an enlargement of the oviduct, and
               in the lower mammals there is one on each side, but in
               the higher forms the two become more or less completely
               united into one. In many male mammals there is a small
               vesicle, opening into the urinogenital canal, which
               corresponds to the uterus of the female and is called
               the male uterus, or [NL.] uterus masculinus.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A receptacle, or pouch, connected with the
            oviducts of many invertebrates in which the eggs are
            retained until they hatch or until the embryos develop
            more or less. See Illust. of {Hermaphrodite} in Append.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utraquist \U"tra*quist\, n. [L. uterque, fem. utraque, both.]
      One who receives the eucharist in both kinds; esp., one of a
      body of Hussites who in the 15th century fought for the right
      to do this. Called also {Calixtines}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utricle \U"tri*cle\, n. [L. utriculus a little womb, a calycle,
      dim. of uter, utris, a bag or bottle made of an animal's
      hide: cf. F. utricule.]
      1. A little sac or vesicle, as the air cell of fucus, or
            seaweed.
  
      2. (Physiol.) A microscopic cell in the structure of an egg,
            animal, or plant.
  
      3. (Bot.) A small, thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of
            goosefoot. --Gray.
  
      4. (Anat.) A utriculus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utricular \U*tric"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. utriculaire.]
      1. Of or pertaining to a utricle, or utriculus; containing,
            or furnished with, a utricle or utricles; utriculate; as,
            a utricular plant.
  
      2. Resembling a utricle or bag, whether large or minute; --
            said especially with reference to the condition of certain
            substances, as sulphur, selenium, etc., when condensed
            from the vaporous state and deposited upon cold bodies, in
            which case they assume the form of small globules filled
            with liquid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bladderwort \Blad"der*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
      A genus ({Utricularia}) of aquatic or marshy plants, which
      usually bear numerous vesicles in the divisions of the
      leaves. These serve as traps for minute animals. See
      {Ascidium}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utriculate \U*tric"u*late\, a.
      Resembling a bladder; swollen like a bladder; inflated;
      utricular. --Dana.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utriculoid \U*tric"u*loid\, a. [L. utriculus a little womb, a
      calycle + -oid.]
      Resembling a bladder; utricular; utriculate. --Dana.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utriculus \U*tric"u*lus\, n. [L., a little womb or matrix, a
      calycle.] (Anat.)
      A little sac, or bag; a utricle; especially, a part of the
      membranous labyrinth of the ear. See the Note under {Ear}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utterest \Ut"ter*est\, obs. superl. of {Utter}.
      Uttermost.
  
               To the utterest proof of her courage.      --Chaucer.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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      {United Technologies Research Cente}
  
  
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