A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 utricle ...  utricle (from the article "nervous system, human") Each saccule and utricle has a single cluster, or macula, of hair cells located in ... Utrillo, Maurice French painter who was noted for his depictions of the houses and streets of the ... utsarpini (from the article "Jainism") ...and formless. It is understood as a wheel with 12 spokes (ara), ... Utsunomiya capital, Tochigi ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. The city is situated on the alluvial plain between ... Uttar Pradesh the most populous state of India. Lying in north-central India, it is bordered by Nepal ... [5 Related Articles] Uttaradit town, northern Thailand. It is a provincial capital and a farming market centre on the ... Uttarakhand (from the article "Uttar Pradesh") ...given its present name, Uttar Pradesh (literally, "Northern State"). Its capital is Lucknow. In November ... Uttlesford district, administrative and historic county of Essex, England. It occupies the northwestern corner of the ... Utu-khegal (from the article "Mesopotamia, history of") Utu-hegal of Uruk is given credit for having overthrown Gutian rule by vanquishing their king ... utui (from the article "Kamba") Traditionally the basic group among the Kamba was a unit of flexible social and territorial ... Uturoa (from the article "Raiatea") ...3,000 feet (1,000 metres). The neighbouring island to the north, Tahaa, geologically is part of ... Utzon, Jorn Danish architect best known for his dynamic, imaginative, but problematic design for the Sydney Opera ... [1 Related Articles] Uummannaq (from the article "Uummannaq Fjord") ...to the inland ice cap, where they are fed by extensive glaciers. Upernivik and Ubekendt ... Uummannaq Fjord inlet of Baffin Bay, western Greenland, north of Nuussuaq Peninsula. About 100 miles (160 km) ... UVA radiation (from the article "ultraviolet radiation") ...in biological experimentation. Based on the interaction of wavelengths of ultraviolet radiation with biological materials, ... Uvalde city, seat (1856) of Uvalde county, southwestern Texas, U.S. It lies along the Leona River, ... Uvarov, Sergey Semyonovich, Count (Graf) Russian statesman and administrator, an influential minister of education during the reign of Tsar ... [4 Related Articles] uvarovite calcium chromium garnet found as small, brilliant, green crystals. It is the rarest of all ... UVB radiation (from the article "ultraviolet radiation") ...experimentation. Based on the interaction of wavelengths of ultraviolet radiation with biological materials, three divisions ... UVC radiation (from the article "Physical Sciences") Researchers were seeking to develop light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as a source of UVC radiation-ultraviolet radiation ... Uvea (from the article "Dependent States") ...of some $500 million from the French government. The company's local position was also strengthened ... uvea (from the article "uveitis") inflammation of the uvea, the middle coat of the eyeball, which is pigmented and contains ... uveitis inflammation of the uvea, the middle coat of the eyeball, which is pigmented and contains ... [1 Related Articles] Uvs, Lake (from the article "Mongolia") ...The largest and deepest freshwater lake, Hovsgol, occupies a structural depression in the northernmost part ... uvula (from the article "digestive system, human") ...floor of the nasal cavity. The soft palate is composed of a strong, thin, fibrous ... uvular (from the article "Semitic languages") The sound of air rushing past the uvula produces the uvular x (sounding like the ... uvular stop (from the article "Austronesian languages") ...of Austronesian languages it is not surprising that observers have recorded a wide range of ... Uvularia grandiflora (from the article "bellwort") ...The stems bear large pale yellow flowers, usually solitary and drooping at the ends of ... Uvularia perfoliata (from the article "bellwort") ...six-parted flowers that are about 1.5 inches (4 cm) long. It is found from Quebec ... uwagi (from the article "dress") ...is a long, pleated train (mo) of sheer, white silk decorated with ... Uwajima city, Ehime ken (prefecture), Shikoku, Japan. It faces the Bungo Channel between the Inland Sea ... Uways I (from the article "Jalayirid") Hasan Buzurg had, meanwhile, established his line in Baghdad, from which he conducted his agitation ... Uwilingiyimana, Agathe (from the article "Rwanda") ...has never been conclusively determined, Hutu extremists were originally thought to have been responsible; later ... Uxellodunum (from the article "Caesar, Julius") ...further revolts. The most determined of these rebels were the Bellovaci, between the Rivers Seine ... Uxmal ruined ancient Maya city in Yucatan state, Mexico, about 90 miles (150 km) west-southwest of ... [2 Related Articles] uxorilocal residence (from the article "South American nomad") Forest nomads, such as the Guayaki and Siriono, on the other hand, were matrilineal and ... uyezd (from the article "zemstvo") ...established in 1864 to provide social and economic services, it became a significant liberal influence ... Uylenburgh, Hendrick van (from the article "Rembrandt van Rijn") In 1631 Rembrandt entered a business relationship with Hendrick Uylenburgh (1584 or 1589-c. 1660), an ... Uyo town, capital of Akwa Ibom state, southeastern Nigeria. Uyo lies on the road from Oron ... [1 Related Articles] Uys, Jamie South African filmmaker whose biggest comedic success, The Gods Must Be Crazy, was an international ... [1 Related Articles] Uyu (from the article "Chindwin River") The Uyu and the Myittha are the main tributaries of the system, which drains approximately ... Uyuni town, southwestern Bolivia. It lies on the cold, windswept Altiplano, a high intermontane plateau, at ... [1 Related Articles] Uyuni Salt Flat arid, windswept salt flat in southwestern Bolivia. It lies on the Altiplano, at 11,995 feet ... [2 Related Articles] Uzaemon XVII, Ichimura Japanese actor (b. 1916, Tokyo, Japan-d. July 8, 2001, Tokyo), was one of the greatest ... Uzbek any member of a Central Asian people found chiefly in Uzbekistan, but also in other ... [19 Related Articles] Uzbek khanate any of the three states that ruled Transoxania, in present-day Uzbekistan, before it came under ... [13 Related Articles] Uzbek language member of the Turkic language subfamily of the Altaic family, spoken in Uzbekistan, eastern Turkmenistan, ... [1 Related Articles] Uzbek literature the body of written works produced by the Uzbek people of Central Asia, most of ... [1 Related Articles] Uzbekistan country in Central Asia. It lies mainly between two major rivers, the Syr Darya (ancient ... [30 Related Articles] Uzbekistan, flag of horizontally striped blue-white-green national flag with red fimbriations (narrow borders) between the stripes. In the ... Uzbekistan, history of (from the article "Uzbekistan") Humans lived in what is now Uzbekistan as early as the Paleolithic Period (Old Stone ... Uzhhorod city, western Ukraine. It is situated along the Uzh River just east of the Slovak ... Uzhhorod, Union of (from the article "Ukraine") ...after 1015 Transcarpathia was absorbed by Hungary, of which it remained a part for almost ... Uzi submachine gun compact automatic weapon that is used throughout the world as a police and special-forces firearm. ... [2 Related Articles] Uzice town, Serbia. It lies along the Djetinja River and the Sarajevo-Cacak-Belgrade railway line. A medieval ... Uzina (from the article "Moulmein") ...at the confluence of the Gyaing and Ataran rivers. The low hills that flank the ... Uzun Hasan ruler (1453-78) of the Turkmen Ak Koyunlu dynasty, who created a short-lived empire in Iran, ... [5 Related Articles] Uzziah in the Old Testament (2 Chronicles 26), son and successor of Amaziah, and king of ... [1 Related Articles]

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