|
Traditional English :: uracil
|
 |
uramus.html - n.
Biochem. a pyrimidine derivative found in living tissue as a component base of RNA. [UREA + ACETIC] |
|
|
Traditional English :: uraemia
|
|
uramus.html - n. (US uremia) Med. a morbid condition due to the presence in the blood of urinary matter normally eliminated by the kidneys. uraemic adj. [Gk ouron urine + haima blood] |
|
|
Traditional English :: uraeus
|
|
uramus.html - n. the sacred serpent as an emblem of power represented on the head-dress of Egyptian divinities and sovereigns. [mod.L f. Gk ouraios, repr. the Egypt. word for 'cobra'] |
|
|
Traditional English :: Ural-Altaic
|
|
uramus.html - n. & adj. --n. Philol. a family of Finno-Ugric, Turkic, Mongolian, and other agglutinative languages of N. Europe and Asia. --adj. 1 of or relating to this family of languages.
2 of or relating to the Ural and Altaic mountain ranges in the USSR and central Asia. |
|
|
Traditional English :: uranium
|
|
uramus.html - n. Chem. a radioactive grey dense metallic element occurring naturally in pitchblende, and capable of nuclear fission and therefore used as a source of nuclear energy. uranic adj. [mod.L, f. URANUS: cf. tellurium] |
|
|
Traditional English :: urano-(1)
|
|
uramus.html - comb. form the heavens. [Gk ouranos heaven(s)] |
|
