Thomas Davidson

Name: Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908 — Unwonted to Uzbeg
Author: Thomas Davidson

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

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“Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908 — Unwonted to Uzbeg”, published in 1908, is a work by Thomas Davidson. It explores elements such as kidneys, sternite and genus.

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ Urine, ū′rin, n. the fluid which is secreted or separated by the kidneys from the blood and conveyed to the bladder—the principal means of removing the worn-out tissues, esp. the nitrogenous and saline matters, from the system.—n. Urē′sis, a frequent desire to make water.—adj. U′ric, pertaining to, or obtained from, urine.—ns. Uricæ′mia, lithemia; Uridrō′sis, the excretion of urea in the sweat; Urinæ′mia, the contamination of the blood with urinary deposits; U′rinal, a vessel for urine: a convenience for discharging urine.—adjs. U′rinant (her.) diving ”

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ Urolithī′asis, lithiasis; Urol′ogy, urinology; U′romancy, divination by urine; Uroplā′nia, the abnormal presence of urine in any part of the body; Uropoiē′sis, the formation of urine.—adj. Uropoiet′ic.—ns. Urorrhā′gia, excessive micturation; Urorrhē′a, Urorrhœ′a, involuntary passage of urine.—adj. Uroscop′ic (same as Urinoscopic) .—ns. U′roscōpist, one skilled in urinoscopy; U′roscopy (same as urinoscopy) ; Urō′sis, any disease of the urinary organs. [Fr.,—L. urina; cog. with Gr. ouron, Sans. vāri, water.]
Urite, ū′rīt, n. the sternite of an abdominal segment of an insect. [Gr. oura, a tail.] ”

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“ Urosternite, ū-rō-ster′nīt, n. the sternite of any somite of the urosome of an arthropod.
Urosthene, ū′rō-sthēn, n. an animal whose strength rests mainly in its tail.—adj. Urosthen′ic. [Gr. oura, tail, sthenos, strength.]
Urostyle, ū′rō-stīl, n. a prolongation backward of the last vertebra.—adj. Urosty′lar. [Gr. oura, tail, stylos, column.]
Urotoxic, ū-ro-tok′sik, adj. pertaining to poisons eliminated in the urine. [Gr. ouron. urine, toxikon, poison.] ”

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“ Upas, ū′pas, n. the juice of the Antjar or Anchar tree of the Philippine Islands, a powerful vegetable poison. [Malay, ūpas, poison.]
Upbar, up-bär′, v.t. (Spens.) to lift up the bar of, to unbar.
Upbear, up-bār′, v.t. to bear up: to raise aloft: to sustain. ”

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ Urena, ū-rē′na, n. a genus of Malvaceæ—the Indian mallow.
Ureter, ū-rē′tėr, n. the duct which conveys the urine from the kidneys to the bladder.—adjs. Urē′tal, Urē′teral, Urēter′ic.—n. Urēterī′tis, inflammation of the ureter. [Gr.,—ouron, urine.]
Urethra, ū-rē′thra, n. the canal by which the urine is discharged from the bladder:—pl. Urē′thræ.—adjs. Urē′thral; Urēthrit′ic affected with urethritis.—n. Urēthrī′tis, inflammation of the urethra. [Gr.,—ouron, urine.] ”

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ Utilise, ū′ti-līz, v.t. to make useful: to put to profitable use.—adj. U′tilīsable.—ns. Utilisā′tion; U′tiliser; Util′ity, usefulness: profit: a useful thing; Util′ity-man, an actor of one of the least important parts in a play. [Fr. utiliser—L. uti.]
Utilitarian, ū-til-i-tā′ri-an, adj. consisting in, or pertaining to, utility or to utilitarianism.—n. one who holds utilitarianism.—v.t. Utilitā′rianise, to make to serve a utilitarian purpose.—ns. Utilitā′rianism, the ethical theory which finds the basis of moral distinctions in the utility of actions, i.e. their fitness to produce happiness. ”

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“ Ure, ūr, n. (obs.) practice, operation.—v.t. and v.i. to work, exercise.
Urea, ū′rē-a, n. a readily soluble colourless crystalline compound formed in the tissues during the disintegration of proteid material, and carried by the blood to the kidneys, which separate it and pass it off in the urine.—adj. U′rēal, pertaining to urea.—ns. Uream′eter, an instrument for measuring the amount of urea in in urine; Uream′etry. [Gr. ouron, urine.]
Uredo, ū-rē′dō, n. a form-genus or stage of fungi of order Uredineæ.—adjs. Uredin′eous, Ured′inous; Urē′doform.—n. Urē′dospore.—adj. Uredospor′ic. ”

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ Uropyloric, ū-rō-pī-lor′ik, adj. pertaining to the posterior part of the pyloric division of the stomach of the crayfish and some other crustaceans.
Urosacral, ū-rō-sā′kral, adj. pertaining to the sacrum and to the coccyx.—n. Urosā′crum.
Urosome, ū′rō-sōm, n. the terminal somatome of a vertebrate: the post-thoracic region of the body of an arthropod.—n. Urosō′mite, one of the somites of the urosome.—adj. Urosomit′ic. [Gr. oura, tail, sōma, body.]
Urostege, ū′rō-stēj, n. one of the special scales on the under side of a snake's tail—also U′rostegite.—adj. U′rostēgal. ”

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ Upstart, up′stärt, adj. (Milt.) suddenly raised to prominence or consequence, characteristic of such, pretentious and vulgar.—n. one who has suddenly risen from poverty or obscurity to wealth or power.—v.i. ”

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