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Urn (n.)

Fig.: Any place of burial; the grave.

Urn (n.)

A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a haft, wine measure. It was haft the amphora, and four times the congius.

Urn (n.)

A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca.

Urn (n.)

A tea urn. See under Tea.

Urn (v. t.)

To inclose in, or as in, an urn; to inurn.

Urn-shaped (a.)

Having the shape of an urn; as, the urn-shaped capsules of some mosses.

Urnal (a.)

Of or pertaining to an urn; effected by an urn or urns.

Urnful (n.)

As much as an urn will hold; enough to fill an urn.

Urnfuls (pl. )

of Urnful

Uro-

A combining form fr. Gr. o'y^ron, urine.

Uro-

A combining form from Gr. o'yra`, the tail, the caudal extremity.

Urobilin (n.)

A yellow pigment identical with hydrobilirubin, abundant in the highly colored urine of fever, and also present in normal urine. See Urochrome.

Urocele (n.)

A morbid swelling of the scrotum due to extravasation of urine into it.

Urocerata (n. pl.)

A division of boring Hymenoptera, including Tremex and allied genera. See Illust. of Horntail.

Urochord (n.)

The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and of certain adult tunicates.

Urochorda (n. pl.)

Same as Tunicata.

Urochordal (a.)

Of or pertaining to the Urochorda.

Urochrome (n.)

A yellow urinary pigment, considered by Thudichum as the only pigment present in normal urine. It is regarded by Maly as identical with urobilin.

Urochs (n.)

See Aurochs.

Urocord (n.)

See Urochord.