English Dictionary: utricle | by the DICT Development Group |
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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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