English words: urography to usance

300 English words, part 85 of 88 of the words starting with U, A to Z. 19 have a page of their own.

English words urography to usance

urography noun: Radiography of the urinary tract.
urogravimeter noun: urinometer
uroguanylin noun: A peptide secreted by enterochromaffin cells in the duodenum and proximal small intestine. It acts as an agonist of the guanylyl cyclase receptor GC-C, and...
urogynaecological adjective: Alternative form of urogynecological.
urogynaecologist noun: Alternative form of urogynecologist.
urogynaecology noun: Alternative form of urogynecology.
urogynecologic adjective: Alternative form of urogynecological.
urogynecological adjective: Relating to urogynecology.
urogynecologist noun: One who works in the field of urogynecology.
urogynecology noun: A surgical subspecialty of urology and gynecology.
urohaematin noun: Alternative form of urohematin.
urohaematoporphyrin noun: Alternative form of urohematoporphyrin.
urohidrosis noun: The act of cooling oneself by urinating on the legs, as in some birds.
urohyal adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements in the hyoid arch of fishes.
uroid noun: The posterior part of a locomotive amoeba.
urokinase noun: A protease, found in the urine, which converts plasminogen to plasmin, and is used in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis.
urolagnia noun /ˌjʊə.rə(ʊ)ˈlæɡ.niə/: Synonym of urophilia.
urolagniac noun: Someone who has urolagnia.
urolagnic adjective: Of or relating to urolagnia.
urolagnist noun: Someone who has urolagnia.
uroleptid noun: Any ciliate of the genus Uroleptus
urolite noun: a fossil or trace fossil of urine
urolith noun: A urinary stone, being any stone passed from the urinary tract, such as a bladder stone or a kidney stone.
urolithiasis noun: Formation of, and thus also presence of, calculi in the urinary tract.
urolithiatic adjective: Having or relating to urolithiasis.
urolithic adjective: Of or pertaining to a urolith
urolithin noun: Any of a group of metabolites produced by human colon microflora from ellagic acid and related compounds
urologic adjective: Of or pertaining to urology.
urological adjective: Of or pertaining to urology.
urologically adverb: In a urologic manner; with respect to urology
urologist noun: A doctor of urology.
urology noun /jʊəˈɹɒlədʒi/: The surgical specialty of medicine that treats disorders of the urinary tract and the urogenital system.
urolophid noun: Any fish in the family Urolophidae.
urolytic adjective: Alternative form of urealytic.
uromancer noun: Someone versed in uromancy
uromancy noun: divination based on the urine
uromere noun: Any of the abdominal segments of an arthropod.
urometer noun: An areometer for measuring the specific gravity of urine.
urometric adjective: Relating to urometry.
urometry noun: The measurement of the specific gravity of urine.
uromodulin noun: Tamm-Horsfall protein
uromucoid noun: A glycoprotein present in urine
uronate noun: Any salt or ester of a uronic acid.
uroneural noun: Synonym of urodermal.
uronic adjective: Of or pertaining to the uronic acids or their derivatives.
uronic acid noun: Any carboxylic acid formed by oxidation of the terminal -CH₂OH of an aldose
uronium noun: The univalent cation formed by protonating the oxygen atom of urea.
uronology noun: The branch of medicine that deals with urine.
uronyl noun: A univalent radical derived from a uronic acid
uropatagium noun: The portion of patagium found between the hind limbs and connecting to the tail.
uropathic adjective: Relating to uropathy.
uropathogen noun: Any pathogen of the urinary tract
uropathogenesis noun: pathogenesis of the urinary tract
uropathogenic adjective: That causes uropathy.
uropathogenicity noun: The condition of being uropathogenic
uropathologist noun: A pathologist whose specialism is uropathology
uropathology noun: The pathology of the urinary tract
uropathy noun: Any disease or disorder of the urinary tract.
uropeltid noun: Any member of the family Uropeltidae of shield-tail snakes.
uropeltoid noun: Any member of the Uropeltoidea superfamily of snakes.
uroperitoneum noun: The presence of urine in the peritoneal cavity
urophagia noun: The consumption of urine.
urophile noun /ˈʊɹɒfaɪl/: One with a sexual dependency on the smell and/or taste of urine or the sight and sound of someone urinating.
urophilia noun /ˌjʊə.ɹɒˈfɪ.li.ə/: Undinism, a fetish for or sexual dependency on either the smell and/or taste of urine, or the sight and sound of someone urinating.
urophysis noun: A neurohaemal organ of the caudal neurosecretory system of teleost fish
uroplakin noun: Any of a particular family of transmembrane proteins
uroplania noun: The discharge of urine through an abnormal passage.
uroplaque noun: A layer of plaque on the surface of a urothelium
uroplasminogen noun: urokinase when active against plasminogen
uropod noun /ˈjʊəɹəˌpɒd/: either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.
uropodal adjective: Of or pertaining to a uropod.
uropodid noun: Any tortoise mite of the family Uropodidae
uropodoid noun: uropodid
uropoetic adjective: Producing or stimulating the production of urine.
uropoiesis noun: Alternative spelling of uropoiesis.
uropoietic adjective: Relating to uropoiesis.
uroporphyria noun: The presence of porphyrins in the urine
uroporphyric adjective: Relating to uroporphyria
uroporphyrin noun: Any of a group of porphyrins excreted in the urine in some cases of porphyria.
uroporphyrinogen noun: Any of a class of tetrapyrroles with four propionic acid groups and four acetic acid groups, involved in the synthesis of porphyrin.
uroprotection noun: protection of the urinary tract
uroprotective adjective: That protects the urinary tract (typically, from urotoxicity)
uropygial adjective /jʊəɹə(ʊ)ˈpɪd͡ʒɪəl/: Of or pertaining to the uropygium; on the rump.
uropygial gland noun: A secretory organ, at the base of a bird's tail, that secretes the oil used in preening.
uropygid noun: Any arachnid of the order Thelyphonida; whip scorpion; vinegaroon.
uropygium noun /jʊəɹəˈpɪd͡ʒɪəm/: The posterior part of a bird's body from which the tailfeathers grow.
uropyloric adjective: Pertaining to the posterior part of the pyloric division of the stomach of the crayfish and some other crustaceans.
uroradiologic adjective: Relating to uroradiology.
uroradiological adjective: Relating to uroradiology.
uroradiologist noun: A radiologist whose speciality is uroradiology
uroradiology noun: radiology of the urinary tract
urorectal adjective: Relating to, or connecting, the urinary tract and the rectum
urorosein noun: Synonym of urrhodin.
urorrhagia noun: Synonym of polyuria.
urorrhea noun: Synonym of enuresis (“involuntary urination”).
urosaccharometry noun: The measurement of sugar content in the urine.
urosacral adjective: Of or pertaining to both caudal and sacral parts of the vertebral column.
uroschesis noun: The retention or suppression of urine.
uroscopic adjective: of, or relating to uroscopy
uroscopist noun: One who carries out uroscopy.
uroscopy noun: the visual diagnostic examination of urine during ancient and medieval Europe
uroselective adjective: That selectively affects the prostate gland and the flow of urine
uroselectivity noun: The property of being uroselective.
urosepsis noun: sepsis caused by bacteria from the urinary tract invading the bloodstream
uroseptic adjective: Of, relating to, or suffering from urosepsis.
urosepticaemia noun: Alternative form of urosepticemia.
urosepticemia noun: Septicemia of urological origin.
urosheath noun: Alternative form of urisheath.
urosis noun /jʊəˈɹəʊsɪs/: Any disease of the urinary organs.
urosomal adjective: Relating to a urosome
urosome noun: The abdomen or postabdomen of an arthropod
urosomite noun: One of the somites of the urosome.
urosonography noun: sonography of the urinary tract
urospectrin noun: A pigment found in the urine, possibly the same as urohematoporphyrin.
urostealith noun: A fatty kind of renal calculus.
urostegal adjective: Relating to the urostege.
urostege noun: One of the plates on the underside of a snake's tail.
urosteon noun: A median ossification at the back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds.
urosternite noun: The sternal or lower of any of the segments of insects and other arthropods, often described as genitalia.
urostomy noun /jʊəˈɹɒstəmi/: A surgically constructed opening in the urinary tract allowing urine to exit the body; the procedure of making such an opening.
urostylar adjective: Relating to the urostyle.
urostyle noun: A styliform process forming the posterior extremity of the vertebral column in some fishes and amphibians.
urostylid noun: Any true bug of the family Urostylididae
urostyloid noun: Any ciliate of the genus Urostyloides
urotensin noun: Any of a group of peptide ligands (tensins) secreted by the uroneurapophysa of some goby fish
urotensinergic adjective: Produced or activated by urotensins
urotergite noun: A urite and tergite considered as a unit
urothelial adjective: Relating to the urothelium
urothelially adverb: In relation to the urothelium
urotheliogenic adjective: That originates in the urothelium
urothelium noun: The epithelium of the urinary bladder.
urotherapeutic adjective: Relating to urotherapy.
urotherapist noun: One who administers urotherapy.
urotherapy noun: uropathy; urine therapy in alternative medicine
urothoid noun: Any amphipod in the Urothoidae.
urotoxia noun: The poisonous content of the urine.
urotoxic adjective: Relating to the poisonous character of the urine.
urotoxic coefficient noun: The number of urotoxic units per kilogram of body weight excreted in twenty-four hours.
urotoxic unit noun: The amount of urotoxin necessary to kill an animal weighing one kilogram.
urotoxicity noun: The quality of being urotoxic.
urotoxin noun: any toxic substance that can be found in urine
urotoxy noun: urotoxic unit
urotropin noun: hexamine
urotropine noun: hexamine
urovaginal adjective: urinary and vaginal
urovirulence noun: The condition of being urovirulent
urovirulent adjective: virulent in the urinary tract
uroxanate noun: Any salt of uroxanic acid.
uroxanic acid noun: An acid, C₅H₈N₄O₆, which is obtained by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution.
uroxanthin noun: The yellow pigment in urine.
uroxatral noun: Synonym of alfuzosin.
uroxin noun: alloxantin
urp interjection, verb /ɜːp/: The sound of a burp.
urpy adjective /ˈɜː(ɹ)pi/: Experiencing minor feelings of digestive discomfort, such as nausea or gassiness; mildly queasy.
Urquhart proper noun /ˈɜː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)t/: A village in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ285626).
Urquiza proper noun: A surname.
urradhus adjective: Designating minor laws in ancient Ireland which could be administered by nobles and magistrates, as opposed to those laws of universal application which...
Urrea proper noun: A surname.
urreligion noun: The theoretical primeval religion.
urrhodin noun: Indigo red, a product of the decomposition or oxidation of indican, sometimes found in the sediment of pathological urines.
urrhodinic acid noun: A supposed acid sometimes found in human urine that darkens on exposure to alkali; later determined to be a mixture of substances.
Urrutia proper noun: A surname.
'urry verb: Pronunciation spelling of hurry.
urs noun, pronoun: The anniversary of the death of a Sufi saint, celebrated with music and ritual.
ursal adjective, noun: The ursine seal or sea bear, better known as the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus.
ursane noun: A particular pentacyclic triterpene
Urschleim noun: Primordial soup; the protoplasm from which all life originated, according to a theory of the German biologist Ernst Haeckel.
urself pronoun: yourself
urselves pronoun: yourselves
ursene noun: A triterpene present in the chestnut Castanea sativa
ursicidal adjective: Of or pertaining to the killing of bears.
ursicide noun: The killing of a bear.
ursid noun /ˈɝsɪd/: Any species of the family Ursidae; a bear, a giant panda, or any of certain extinct relatives.
ursiform adjective: Shaped like a bear.
ursigram noun: A message broadcast by telex, radio or otherwise, containing scientific data (such as sunspot activity etc)
ursilite noun: An orthorhombic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and uranium.
ursin noun: arbutin
ursine adjective, noun /ˈɜː.saɪn/: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.
ursine howler noun: A kind of howler monkey, Alouatta arctoidea.
ursine seal noun: Any of several species of eared seal, but especially the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus
ursodeoxycholate noun: Any salt or ester of ursodeoxycholic acid.
ursodeoxycholic adjective: Of or pertaining to ursodeoxycholic acid
ursodeoxycholic acid noun: A bile acid, C₂₄H₄₀O₄, present in human bile at low concentrations and used as a medication for the treatment of various biliary and liver diseases.
ursodeoxycholyltaurine noun: tauroursodeoxycholic acid
ursodiol noun: Ursodeoxycholic acid.
ursoid noun: Any mammal of the family Ursidae, the bears.
ursolate noun: Any salt or ester of ursolic acid.
ursolic adjective: Relating to ursolic acid and its derivatives.
ursolic acid noun: a pentacyclic triterpenoid carboxylic acid found in many plants; an isomer of oleanolic acid
urson noun: A species of New World porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum.
ursophile noun: One who loves bears.
Ursprache noun /ˈʊəspɹɑːkə/: A proto-language.
urstromtal noun /ˈʊəstɹəʊmˌtɑːl/: A broad glacial valley formed during an ice age by meltwater flowing roughly parallel to the ice margin.
Ursua proper noun: A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
ursuk noun: Synonym of bearded seal.
Ursula proper noun /ˈɜː.sjʊ.lə/: A female given name from Latin.
Ursula butterfly noun: A butterfly of species Limenitis ursula.
Ursulian adjective, noun: Synonym of Ursuline.
Ursuline adjective, noun: One of a Roman Catholic female religious order whose patron saint is Saint Ursula.
ursusagalmatophilia noun: The sexual or romantic attraction to teddy bears; a fetish or paraphilia for stuffed animal bears.
URT noun: Initialism of ultrasound reflection tomography.
urtext noun: A primitive, seminal, or prototypical example of an artistic genre or the basis of an ideological movement.
urtextual adjective: Of or relating to an urtext.
URTI noun: Initialism of upper respiratory tract infection.
urticaceous adjective: Of or pertaining to the family Urticaceae, which includes the nettles.
urtical adjective: resembling, or relate to, nettles.
urticalean adjective: Relating to plants of the former order Urticales
urticant adjective, noun: Causing itching or stinging.
urticaria noun /ˌɜɹtɪˈkɛəɹi.ə/: Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions.
urticaria-deafness-amyloidosis syndrome noun: Synonym of Muckle-Wells syndrome.
urticarial adjective /ˌɜː.tɪˈkɛəɹi.əl/: Relating to urticaria.
urticariform adjective: Resembling urticaria; that is, hives-like.
urticarious adjective /ˌɜː.tɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/: Relating to, or of the nature of, urticaria.
urticate adjective, verb: To have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hair.
urtication noun: The development of urticaria (hives).
urticoid adjective: (Especially of a cystidium) shaped like a stinging-nettle hair (with a long straight pointed section and a swollen base).
urticose adjective: Of or relating to nettles.
urtite noun: A mineral consisting largely of nepheline, with aegirine and apatite, but no feldspar.
urtoxazumab noun: A humanized monoclonal antibody used to treat diarrhoea caused by Escherichia coli.
urtype noun: Alternative form of ur-type.
Uru noun: A member of an indigenous people of Peru and Bolivia.
urubu noun /ˈjuɹubu/: A New World vulture (a vulture from South America).
urucu noun: Alternative form of urucum.
urucum noun: Achiote.
urucuri noun: An acuri palm, a palm tree of species Attalea phalerata.
urucuri-iba noun: The ouricury palm.
urucuri palm noun: Synonym of urucuri
Uruguay proper noun /ˈjʊəɹəɡwaɪ/: A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.
Uruguayan adjective, noun /ˌjʊəɹəˈɡwaɪən/: A person from Uruguay or of Uruguayan descent.
Uruguayanness noun: Quality of being Uruguayan.
uruguaysuchid noun: Any crocodyliform of the family †Uruguaysuchidae.
uruisg noun: A brownie in Scottish folklore.
Uruk proper noun /ˈʊrʊk/: An ancient city in Sumer and Babylonia, in modern-day Iraq.
Urukean adjective, noun: A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Uruk.
Urukuena noun: Synonym of Wayana (“Carib-speaking people of the Guiana highlands”).
urumee noun: Alternative form of urumi (“type of drum”)
urumi noun: An Indian sword with a flexible whip-like blade.
urunday noun: A tree, Myracrodruon balansae (syn. Astronium balansae).
Urundi proper noun: Former name of Burundi, reflected in the name of Ruanda-Urundi (Rwanda and Burundi).
Urungu toad noun: A true toad of species Sclerophrys urunguensis, of Tanzania and Zambia.
urupa noun: In Māori culture, a burial ground.
urus noun /ˈjʊəɹəs/: The aurochs.
urushi noun /ʊˈɹuːʃi/: Lacquer from the tree Toxicodendron vernicifluum.
urushic acid noun: urushiol
urushinic adjective: Synonym of laccic.
urushinic acid noun: Synonym of laccic acid.
urushiol noun /ʊˈɹuːʃiˌɔl/: An oil found in plants of the family Anacardiaceae, causing an allergic skin rash on contact; consists of a variable mixture of several related organic...
urushiye noun /uːˈɹuːʃiˌeɪ/: A Japanese lacquer picture.
urusovite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic light green mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, copper, and oxygen.
urut noun /uɹʊt̚ /: A traditional Malay massage which involves soft-tissue manipulation of the whole body to alleviate different types of conditions and ailments.
urutu noun: A venomous pit viper of species Bothrops alternatus.
Uruzgan proper noun: A province of Afghanistan.
urva noun: A crab-eating mongoose (Urva urva, syn. Herpestes urva).
urvan noun: The soul.
urvantsevite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal steel gray mineral containing bismuth, lead, and palladium.
Urvashi proper noun: apsara wife of Pururavas.
urword noun: Alternative form of ur-word.
Ury proper noun: A river in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, which joins the River Don at Inverurie.
urz begee noun: A master of ceremonies in Iran (Persia) and parts of central Asia.
us adjective, determiner, noun, pronoun, symbol /əs/: Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s) being addressed. (exclusive us.)
US American adjective, noun: Alternative form of U.S. American.
us-and-them adjective: Being or pertaining to a divisive belief whereby those outside one's immediate circle are regarded as enemies.
us-and-them-ism noun: An us-and-them attitude or approach.
US-anian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Usanian.
US dollar noun: The official currency of the United States.
us'en noun /ˈʌsən/: Alternative form of ussun (“someone on the same side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
US'er noun: A citizen of the United States of America.
US Grant noun: Alternative form of U.S. Grant.
US-ian adjective, noun: Alternative form of USian.
us'in noun /ˈʌsɪn/: Alternative form of ussun (“someone on the same side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
Us-ish adjective: us-ish (adjective) /ˈʌs.ɪʃ/
US pint noun: A unit of volume used for liquids, equivalent to sixteen fluid ounces.
us's contraction /ˈʌsɪz/: Contraction of us + is.
us selves pronoun: Ourselves.
US survey acre noun: Unit of measure for areas, defined as 43,560 square feet,https://web.archive.org/web/20041204052555/http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/230/235/appxc/appxc.htm or...
US survey foot noun: A unit of length equal to ¹²⁰⁰⁄₃₉₃₇ of a meter, used in some states for measuring land.
us 'un noun /ˈʌsən/: Alternative form of ussun (“someone on the same side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”).
us'uns pronoun: Us. (Compare we-uns.)
us versus them noun: A state of opposition between two groups, mostly based on group membership.
US Virgin Islander noun: Someone from the US Virgin Islands
US-wide adjective, adverb: Throughout the United States.
USA noun /juː ɛs ˈeɪ/: Abbreviation of United States Attorney.
USA-nian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Usanian.
USAAF proper noun: Former name of USAF (United States Air Force); Initialism of United States Army Air Forces.
usability noun /ˌjuːzəˈbɪlɪti/: The state or condition of being usable.
usable adjective /ˈjuː.zə.bəl/: Capable of being used.
usableness noun: The quality of being usable.
usably adverb: In a usable manner.
USAFL noun: Initialism of United States Australian Football League.
usage noun /ˈjuːsɪd͡ʒ/: A custom or established practice.
usage guide noun: A book that explains how to use a standardised language correctly and in keeping with currently accepted style, usually through the explication of what are...
usage share noun: market share
usager noun: One who has the use of anything held in trust for another.
usagist noun: One who defines a language by usage rather than theory.
USAian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the United States.
Usain proper noun: A male given name
Usambara violet noun: Synonym of African violet.
USAmerican adjective, noun: Alternative form of U.S. American.
USAN noun: Initialism of United States Adopted Name: a unique nonproprietary name assigned to a medication (pharmaceutical drug) marketed in the United States.
usance noun: The length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under U: 26,317 words, in 88 parts.