urbanization
— Noun
– English
~ the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
urbanization
— Noun
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~ the condition of being urbanized
urbanize
— Verb
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~ impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon; "Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them"
urbanize
— Verb
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~ make more industrial or city-like; "The area was urbanized after many people moved in"
urbanized
— Adjective
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~ made urban in nature; taking on urban characteristics; "the urbanized Eastern states"
urceolate
— Adjective
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~ urn-shaped; large below and contracted toward the mouth
urceole
— Noun
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~ a vessel that holds water for washing the hands
urchin
— Noun
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~ poor and often mischievous city child
Urd
— Noun
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~ goddess of fate: a giantess who personified the past
Urdu
— Noun
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~ the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script
urea-formaldehyde resin
— Noun
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~ a clear thermosetting resin made from urea and formaldehyde and used in electrical fittings, adhesives, and finishes
urea
— Noun
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~ the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics
urease
— Noun
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~ an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia; is present in intestinal bacteria
Uredinales
— Noun
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~ rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants; sometimes placed in
uremia
— Noun
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~ accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
uremic
— Adjective
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~ of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency)
ureter
— Noun
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~ either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
ureteritis
— Noun
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~ inflammation of the ureter
ureterocele
— Noun
– English
~ prolapse of the end of the ureter into the bladder; may obstruct urine flow
ureterorenal reflux
— Noun
– English
~ a backflow of urine from the ureter into the renal pelvis