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Traditional English :: urea
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ureus.html - n. Biochem. a soluble colourless crystalline nitrogenous compound contained esp. in the urine of mammals. ureal adj. [mod.L f. F ur÷e f. Gk ouron urine] |
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Traditional English :: uremia
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ureus.html - US var. of URAEMIA. |
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Traditional English :: ureter
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ureus.html - n. the duct by which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca. ureteral adj. ureteric adj. ureteritis n. [F uretëre or mod.L ureter f. Gk oureter f. oureo urinate] |
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Traditional English :: urethane
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ureus.html - n. Chem. a crystalline amide, ethyl carbamate, used in plastics and paints. [F ur] |
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Traditional English :: urethra
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ureus.html - n. (pl. urethrae or urethras) the duct by which urine is discharged from the bladder. urethral adj. urethritis n. [LL f. Gk ourethra (as URETER)] |
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English Idioms :: urban homesteading
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ureus.html - {n.}, {informal} Renovation and occupation through cooperative ownership by tenants of previously abandoned city apartment buildings. * /Urban homesteading is on the rise in many big American cities these days./ |
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