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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 Tyrannosaurus regina A female Tyrannosaurus rex. tyrociny The condition of being a tyro or beginner; apprenticeship. Tyrrhene Synonym of Tyrrhenian. Tyrrhenia Land areas around the Tyrrhenian Sea (Corsica, Sardinia, and Italy's west coast). -u- A linking vowel inserted between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. ubac The shady side of a mountain; in the northern hemisphere, this is typically the north-facing slope. uberous Fruitful. ubicity whereabouts, location ubiety The state of existing in a specific point in space, thereness. ubiquiter A microorganism that can be found in most types of environment. ubiquitism The belief that the human nature of Christ is omnipresent. ubiquitist One who is always to be found (within a certain context). Ucalegon A neighbor whose house is on fire or has burned down. udometer A rain gauge. udometric Relating to udometry. udometry rainfall measurement -ula Forming diminutive nouns. ulcerate Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles. ulcus A rounded, pore-like aperture at either pole of a pollen grain. ulcuscle A small ulcer. ulcuscule A little ulcer. uliginous Slimy. ulmic Pertaining to ulmin; designating an acid obtained from ulmin. ulmin A brown amorphous substance found in decaying vegetation. ulno- ulna ultima ratio legal philosophy under which penal redress to crime should only be used as a measure of last resort ultima thule A place beyond the borders of the known world. ultimity The final stage or consequence; finality. ultimum remedium A last resort. ultimus haeres The process whereby the estate of a deceased person with no will or traceable blood relatives goes to the Crown. ultisol A soil that has a weathered clay horizon as a result of argilluviation. ultra- Greater than normal quantity or importance, as in ultrasecret. ultramundane extraordinary; abnormal ultra vires beyond the legal power or authority of a person or body ultroneity The quality of being ultroneous. ultroneous spontaneous; voluntary ululant Howling; wailing. ululate To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy. ululation The act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl. ululatory Being or relating to a ululation. umbellic umbellar umbo The boss of a shield, at or near the middle and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike. umbraculiferous Bearing something like an open umbrella. umbraculiform Having the form of something that offers shade, such as a treetop or especially an umbrella. umbraculum Any umbrella-shaped appendage, such as the cap borne on the seta of Marchantia. umbramancy Magical control over shadows. umbrate To shade; to shadow. umbratic Of or relating to the shade or darkness; shadowy. umbratile Shady, shadowy. umbratilous Shadowy; faint; secluded; indistinct; vague; latent; indeterminate. Umbri An Italic tribe of ancient Italy. umbric Essentially mollic but with a lower base saturation. Umbriel A moon of Uranus umbriferous providing or making shade; umbrageous. umbrisol A kind of soil with a dark topsoil and having organic matter accumulated within the mineral surface soil. umbrose Shady; umbrageous. umbrosity Shade, shadiness. un- not unalist A churchman who holds only one benefice. uncia The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound. unciform Of the shape of a hook; hook-shaped. uncinate Hooked at the end. uncinus A cloud species which consists of fine hair-like strands, with hooked terminations. Associated only with cirrus formations. uncous Curved or hook-shaped. uncult Not cultivated; rude; illiterate. uncus A hook or claw. unda maris An organ stop similar to the voix céleste, but typically using a dulciana or a softer-scale string (or even flutes). undate undated; rising and falling in waves undeca- eleven undecet A group of eleven musicians; a piece of music written for such a group undecimarticulate Having eleven joints. Undecimber A fictitious thirteenth month of the Western calendar. undecimvir Any member of a group of eleven officials. undecimvirate A group of eleven people, especially (politics) a council of eleven men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of eleven magistrates in ancient Athens. undenary In base (radix) eleven. under the rose In secret; secretly, privately. undevicesimal Based upon the number nineteen. ungiectomy The surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail. ungual Pertaining to or resembling a creature's nail, claw or hoof; unguinal. unguentarium A small bottle used to store balms or scented oils unguentary Like, or containing, an unguent. unguical ungual unguicular Of or pertaining to a claw or nail; ungual. unguiculus A diminutive claw or similar appendage at the end of an insect's foot. unguiferous Producing, having, or supporting nails or claws. unguinous Consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; unctuous; oleaginous. unguis The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage. ungula A hoof, claw, or talon. unguled Having hoofs of a tincture different from the body. unguligrade That walks on hooves. uni- one, single unigeniture The state of being the sole begotten. Unigenitus An apostolic constitution in the form of a papal bull promulgated by Pope Clement XI in 1713, which condemned 101 propositions of Pasquier Quesnel. unigenous Of a single type, or genus. Unilingua Former name of Mirad, an international auxiliary language created by Noubar Agopoff in 1966. uniseriate Having a single line or series Universalglot An a posteriori international auxiliary language created in 1868 by Jean Pirro. uno flatu At once, at one blast, at the same moment, contemporaneously, simultaneously. unprobably improbably unviolate Synonym of inviolate.