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Sounds | yuw' |
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Rhymes | anew, argue, askew, and 55 more rhymes in yuw at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | (chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use. |
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Region | United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Similar to | upper-class |
Meaning | A nitrogen-containing base found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine. Pairs with adenine. |
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Synonyms | uracil |
Broader | nucleotide |
Substance of | ribonucleic acid, RNA |
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; uranium 238 |
Broader | metallic element, metal |
Substance of | uraninite, pitchblende |
Meaning | The 21st letter of the Roman alphabet. |
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Member of | Roman alphabet, Latin alphabet |
Broader | letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character |