| ADJECTIVE | all | u | (chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language / language use |
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| NOUN | substance | U, uracil | a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine |
| substance | U, uranium, atomic number 92 | a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element | |
| communication | U / u | the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet |
| Sounds | yuw' | |
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| Rhymes | anew ... Yue: 59 rhymes with yuw... | |
| Meaning | (chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language / language use. | |
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| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | upper-class | Occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society |
| Meaning | A base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine. | |
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| Synonym | uracil | |
| Broader | nucleotide, base | A phosphoric ester of a nucleoside |
| Substance of | ribonucleic acid, RNA | (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes |
| Spanish | uracilo | |
| Catalan | uracil | |
| Meaning | A heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons. | |
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| Synonyms | uranium, atomic number 92 | |
| Narrower | uranium 235 | A uranium isotope with mass number 235 |
| uranium 238 | The commonest isotope of uranium | |
| Broader | metallic element, metal | Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
| Substance of | uraninite, pitchblende | A mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium |
| Spanish | número atómico 92, U, uranio | |
| Catalan | número atòmic 92, U, urani | |
| Meaning | The 21st letter of the Roman alphabet. | |
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| Member of | Roman alphabet, Latin alphabet | The alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe |
| Broader | letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character | The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech |
| Spanish | U | |
| Catalan | u | |
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