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Uniate Uniat

A member of the Greek Church, who nevertheless acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope of Rome; one of the United Greeks. Also used adjectively.

Uniaxial

Having but one optic axis, or line of no double refraction.

Unicameral

Having, or consisting of, a single chamber; -- said of a legislative assembly.

Unicellular

Having, or consisting of, but a single cell; as, a unicellular organism.

Unicity

The condition of being united; quality of the unique; unification.

Unicorn

A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often represented in heraldry as a supporter.

Unicornous

Having but a single horn; -- said of certain insects.

Unicostate

Having a single rib or strong nerve running upward from the base; -- said of a leaf.

Unicursal

That can be passed over in a single course; -- said of a curve when the coordinates of the point on the curve can be expressed as rational algebraic functions of a single parameter /.

Unideaed

Having no ideas; senseless; frivolous.

Unideal

Not ideal; real; unimaginative.

Unifacial

Having but one front surface; as, some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface.

Unific

Making one or unity; unifying.

Unification

The act of unifying, or the state of being unified.

Unifier

One who, or that which, unifies; as, a natural law is a unifier of phenomena.

Unifilar

Having only one thread; involving the use of only one thread, wire, fiber, or the like; as, unifilar suspension.

Uniflagellate

Having but one flagellum; as, uniflagellate organisms.

Uniflorous

Bearing one flower only; as, a uniflorous peduncle.

Unifollilate

Having only one leaflet, as the leaves of the orange tree.

Uniform

To clothe with a uniform; as, to uniform a company of soldiers.

Uniformism

The doctrine of uniformity in the geological history of the earth; -- in part equivalent to uniformitarianism, but also used, more broadly, as opposed to catastrophism.

Uniformitarian

One who accepts uniformitarianism, or the uniformitarian doctrine.

Uniformity

The quality or state of being uniform; freedom from variation or difference; resemblance to itself at all times; sameness of action, effect, etc., under like conditions; even tenor; as, the uniformity of design in a poem; the uniformity of nature.

Uniformly

In a uniform manner; without variation or diversity; by a regular, constant, or common ratio of change; with even tenor; as, a temper uniformly mild.

Unifromness

The quality or state of being uniform; uniformity.

Unify

To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one.

Unigenous

Being of one kind; being of the same genus.

Unijugate

Having but one pair of leaflets; -- said of a pinnate leaf.

Unilabiate

Having one lip only; as, a unilabiate corolla.

Unilateral

Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.

Uniliteral

Consisting of one letter only; as, a uniliteral word or sign.

Unilocular

Having one cell or cavity only; as, a unilocular capsule or shell.

Unimpeachable

Not impeachable; not to be called in question; exempt from liability to accusation; free from stain, guilt, or fault; irreproachable; blameless; as, an unimpeachable reputation; unimpeachable testimony.

Unimproved

Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in knowledge, manners, or excellence.

Unimuscular

Having only one adductor muscle, and one muscular impression on each valve, as the oyster; monomyarian.

Uninfringible

That may not be infringed; as, an uninfringible monopoly.

Uninterested

Not interested; not having any interest or property in; having nothing at stake; as, to be uninterested in any business.

Uninucleated

Possessed of but a single nucleus; as, a uninucleated cell.

Unio

Any one of numerous species of fresh-water mussels belonging to Unio and many allied genera.

Uniocular

Of, pertaining to, or seated in, one eye; monocular.

Union

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

Unionism

The sentiment of attachment to a federal union, especially to the federal union of the United States.

Unionist

One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the United States.

Unionistic

Of or pertaining to union or unionists; tending to promote or preserve union.

Unipara

A woman who has borne one child.

Uniparous

Producing but one egg or young at a time.

Unipolar

Having, or acting by means of, one pole only.

Unique

A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled.

Uniquity

The quality or state of being unique; uniqueness.

Uniseptate

Having but one septum, or partition; -- said of two-celled fruits, such as the silicles of cruciferous plants.

Unisexual

Having one sex only, as plants which have the male and female flowers on separate individuals, or animals in which the sexes are in separate individuals; di/cious; -- distinguished from bisexual, or hermaphrodite. See Di/cious.

Unisilicate

A salt of orthosilicic acid, H4SiO4; -- so called because the ratio of the oxygen atoms united to the basic metals and silicon respectively is 1:1; for example, Mg2SiO4 or 2MgO.SiO2.

Unisonant

Being in unison; having the same degree of gravity or acuteness; sounded alike in pitch.

Unit

A single thing or person.

Unitable

Capable of union by growth or otherwise.

Unitarian

Of or pertaining to Unitarians, or their doctrines.

Unitary

Of or pertaining to a unit or units; relating to unity; as, the unitary method in arithmetic.

Unite

United; joint; as, unite consent.

United

Combined; joined; made one.

Uniter

One who, or that which, unites.

Uniterable

Not iterable; incapable of being repeated.

Unition

The act of uniting, or the state of being united; junction.

Unitive

Having the power of uniting; causing, or tending to produce, union.

Unitize

To reduce to a unit, or one whole; to form into a unit; to unify.

Unity

The state of being one; oneness.

Univalence

The quality or state of being univalent.

Univalent

Having a valence of one; capable of combining with, or of being substituted for, one atom of hydrogen; monovalent; -- said of certain atoms and radicals.

Univalve

A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.

Univariant

Having one degree of freedom or variability.

Universal

The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe.

Universal donor

a person belonging to the O blood group (of the ABO classification), who can safely donate blood to anyone.

Universal grammar

the principles forming the basis for the human ability to understand language.

Universalism

The doctrine or belief that all men will be saved, or made happy, in the future state.

Universalist

Of or pertaining to Unversalists of their doctrines.

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