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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

tyrocidine
tyrocidin noun a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin

Tyrol
Tirol noun a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria

Tyrolean
Tyrolese adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Tyrol or its people; `Tyrolean yodeling`

tyrosine
noun an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones

tyrosine kinase inhibitor
noun a drug used in cases of chronic myeloid leukemia

tyrosinemia
noun autosomal recessive defect in tyrosine metabolism resulting in liver and kidney disturbances and mental retardation

tyrothricin
noun a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria

Tyrrhenian Sea
noun an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and Sicily

Tyto
genus Tyto noun type and only genus of the family Tytonidae

Tytonidae
family Tytonidae noun comprising only the barn owls

tyyn
noun 100 tyyn equal 1 sum in Uzbekistan

uakari
noun medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail

ubiety
noun the state of existing and being localized in space

ubiquinone
coenzyme Q noun any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration

ubiquity
ubiquitousness noun the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)

Ubykh
noun a virtually extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey

Uca
genus Uca noun fiddler crabs

udder
bag noun mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)

Udmurt
Votyak noun the Finnic language spoken by the Votyak

Ufa
noun a city in the European part of Russia

Uganda
Republic of Uganda noun a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962

Ugandan
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Uganda or its people; `Ugandan game parks`

Ugandan monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Uganda

Ugandan shilling
noun the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents

Ugaritic
noun an extinct Semitic language of northern Syria

ugliness
noun qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses

ugly
adjective displeasing to the senses; `an ugly face`; `ugly furniture`

ugly duckling
noun an ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy person

Ugric
Ugrian noun one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia

Uhland
Johann Ludwig Uhland noun German romantic poet (1787-1862)

Uighur
Uigur noun the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur in extreme northwestern China

Uintatheriidae
family Uintatheriidae noun an extinct family of Dinocerata

Uintatherium
genus Uintatherium noun type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming

ukase
noun an edict of the Russian tsar

uke
ukulele noun a small guitar having four strings

Ukraine
Ukrayina noun a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century

Ukrainian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Ukraine or its people or culture

Ukranian
noun a native or inhabitant of the Ukraine

Ukranian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Ukraine

ulalgia
noun pain in the gums

Ulan Bator
Ulaanbaatar noun the capital and largest city of Mongolia

Ulanova
Galina Ulanova noun Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998)

ulatrophia
noun recession of the gums

ulcer
ulceration noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

ulceration
noun the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated

ulcerative
adjective of or relating to or characterized by ulceration; `ulcerative colitis`

ulcerative colitis
noun a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea

ulema
ulama noun the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam`s sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community

ulemorrhagia
noun bleeding of the gums

Ulex
genus Ulex noun genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse

Ulfilas
Bishop Ulfilas noun a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382)

ulitis
noun inflammation of the gums

ullage
noun the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full

Ulmaceae
family Ulmaceae noun a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema

Ulmus
genus Ulmus noun type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions

Ulmus laevis
noun Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment

Ulmus parvifolia
noun small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges

Ulmus thomasii
noun tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America

ulna
elbow bone noun the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm

ulnar
adjective relating to or near the ulna

ulnar artery
arteria ulnaris noun large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand

ulnar nerve
cubital nerve noun a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand

ulnar vein
vena ulnaris noun any of several veins of the forearm

ulster
noun loose long overcoat of heavy fabric; usually belted

Ulster Defense Association
UDA noun the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs

ulterior
adjective beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote; `a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion`; `without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior`- G.B.Shaw

ulteriority
noun the quality of being ulterior; `their conversation was limited to ulteriorities`; `a terrible feeling of ulteriority`; `his stories were too susceptible to ulteriority`

ulteriorly
adverb in an ulterior manner

ultima
noun the last syllable in a word

ultimacy
ultimateness noun the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, `the ultimacy of these social values`

ultimate
adjective being the last or concluding element of a series; `the ultimate sonata of that opus`; `a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict` is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable`

ultimate frisbee
noun a game between two teams whose players try to toss a Frisbee to one another until they cross the opponents goal; possession changes hands when the Frisbee is intercepted or touches the ground or goes out of bounds

ultimately
in the end adverb as the end result of a succession or process; `ultimately he had to give in`; `at long last the winter was over`

ultimatum
noun a final peremptory demand

ultimo
ult adjective in or of the month preceding the present one; `your letter received on the 29th ult`

ultra vires
adjective beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc; `an ultra vires contract`

ultracentrifugation
noun centrifugation at very high speeds

ultracentrifuge
noun a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins

ultraconservative
adjective extremely conservative

ultrahigh frequency
UHF noun 300 to 3000 megahertz

ultramarine
adjective of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color

ultramicroscope
dark-field microscope noun light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes

ultramicroscopic
adjective too small to be seen without an ultramicroscope

ultramodern
adjective extremely modern; `Dadism and ultramodern art`

ultramontane
adjective of or relating to ultramontanism

ultramontanism
noun (Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope

ultrasonically
adverb by ultrasonic means; `the kidney stones were removed ultrasonically`

ultrasound
noun very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography

Ultrasuede
noun a synthetic suede cloth

ultraviolet
adjective having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end; `ultraviolet radiation`; `an ultraviolet lamp`

ultraviolet lamp
ultraviolet source noun any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation

ultraviolet spectrum
noun the spectrum of ultraviolet radiation

Ulugh Muztagh
Ulugh Muz Tagh noun a mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high)

ululate
wail verb emit long loud cries; `wail in self-pity`; `howl with sorrow`

Ulva
genus Ulva noun type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce

Ulvaceae
family Ulvaceae noun thin flat or tubular green algae

Ulvales
order Ulvales noun an order of protoctist

Ulvophyceae
class Ulvophyceae noun alternative name for the class Chlorophyceae in some classifications

Ulysses
noun (Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus

Uma
genus Uma noun fringe-toed lizard