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Šurany
Šurany (Nagysurány) is a town in Nové Zámky District, Slovakia. Contents 1 History1.1 Etymology2 Sites3 People4 External links History Etymology About the word Surány [Surány] is a Hungarian name (name days are: January 22, January 24)Vassurány ([&#..
U. R. Ananthamurthy
U. R. Ananthamurthy is a leading thinker and writer in the Kannada language. Born to a native Kannada family in Melige village in Thirthahalli taluk on December 21, 1932 had his early education in Durvasamatha Sanskrit school. His main works include Samskara, Bhava, Bharathi Pura, and Avasthe. He ..
URA
URA is an acronym which may refer to the Urban Redevelopment Authority of SingaporeUrban Renewal Authority, Hong KongUra River in Estonia This page disambiguates a three-character combination which might be any or all of an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in ano..
Urabi Revolt
The Urabi Revolt was an uprising in Egypt in 1881-82 against the Khedive and European influence in the country. It was led by and named after Colonel Ahmed Urabi. Egypt in the 1870s was corrupt, tyrannically misgoverned and in a state of financial ruin. Huge debts rung up by Isma'il Pasha could no..
Urac
URAC, formerly know as the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission, is a nonprofit organization promoting healthcare quality by accrediting healthcare organizations. The organization offers quality benchmarking programs and services that keep pace with the health care system evolution, and p..
Uracentron
Classification of the genus Uracentron Genus Uracentron Uracentron azureumUracentron flaviceps ..
Urachus
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Uracil
Uracil General Systematic name Pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione Other names Uracil, 2-oxy-4-oxy pyrimidine, 2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione, 2,4-dihydroxypryimidine, 2,4-pyrimidinediol Molecular formula C4H4N2O2 Molar mass 112.09 g/mol Appearance Solid CAS number [66-22-8] ..
Uracil mustard
Uracil mustard or uramustine is a chemotherapy drug which belongs to the class of alkylating agents. It is used in lymphatic malignancies such as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It works by damaging DNA, primarily in cancer cells that preferentially take up the uracil due to their need to make nucleic aci..
Urad
Urad (German: Aurith) is a small Polish village in the Lubusz Voivodship. ..
Uradel
The German term Uradel (literally: original or ancient feudal nobility) refers to nobility who can trace back their noble ancestry at least to the year 1400 and probably originates from leadership positions during the Migration Period. ..
Uradhi language
Uradhi is a moribund Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland. Contents 1 Phonology1.1 Vowels1.2 Consonants2 References3 External links Phonology Vowels Front Central Back High ..
Uraeotyphlidae
Uraeotyphlidae is the family of Indian caecilians. There are five species of caecilians in the single genus Uraeotyphlus, found in Western Ghats in India. They have a distribution restricted to extreme southern India. Relatively small sized caecilians ranging from 234-300 mm. Members of this fami..
Uraeus
--> The Uraeus (plural Uraei or Uraeuses) is a stylised upright cobra (or snake / serpent), used as a symbol of sovereignty, royalty, deity and divine authority in ancient Egypt. Uraeus is a Greek word that may have its origins in ancient Egyptian, meaning "she who rears up". --> The Uraeus orig..
Uraga
The harbour of Uraga circa 1890. Uraga (Japanese:浦賀) is a city and a harbour at the entrance of Tokyo Bay, located on the eastern side of the Miura Peninsula, at the northern end of the Uraga Channel. Due to its strategic location at the entrance of Edo Bay, Uraga has often been the first..
Uragami Gyokudo
Uragami Gyokudo (1745 - October 10, 1820) was a Japanese musician, painter, and calligrapher. In his lifetime, he was best known as a player of the zither, but people came to appreciate his paintings after his death. ..
Uragawara, Niigata
Uragawara (浦川原村; -mura) is a village located in Higashikubiki District, Niigata, Japan. As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 4,095 and a density of 80.86 persons per km². The total area is 50.64 km². ..
Uraga Channel
Map of Tokyo Bay, 1917 The Uraga Channel (浦賀水道 Uraga-suido) is a waterway connecting Tokyo Bay to the Sagami Gulf. It is an important channel for ships headed from Tokyo, Yokohama, and Chiba to the Pacific Ocean and beyond. At its narrowest, between Cape Kannon and..
Urago
Urago was a famous "hand made" bicycle maker in the French bicycle industry located in the city of Nice, in the French Riviera on the Boulevard du Riquier. The company ceased to exist in the 1980s. The two Urago brothers were famous for the quality of their hand made frames. External links [C..
Urago d'Oglio
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Uraha
For the German formerly known as Uraha see: Herzogenaurach. Uraha }})-()-((}})..
Urahara Shōten
The Urahara Shōten (浦原 商店, lit. Urahara Shop) is a fictional shop in the manga and anime series Bleach in the town of Karakura, which is owned by Kisuke Urahara. The shop sells candy and shinigami wares, also serving as a base to the protagonists of the series. Contents 1 Shop st..
Urahoro, Hokkaido
Urahoro (浦幌町; -chou) is a town located in Tokachi District, Tokachi, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the town has an estimated population of 6,342 and a density of 8.69 persons per km². The total area is 729.64 km². External link [Official website] in Japanes..
Uraidla, South Australia
Uraidla Township Uraidla ([34°57′S 138°44′E]) is a small town in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, Australia, with a population of 440 (1996 census). Once the home of the Peramangk Aboriginal people, European settlement commenced in the mid nineteenth century, a primary sc..
Urakami
Urakami Tenshudo (Catholic Church in Nagasaki) destroyed by the atomic bomb, the bell of the church having toppled off. Urakami, Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, is a suburb in Nagasaki, the exact ground zero where the atomic bomb exploded on August 9, 1945. It was the site of Urakami Cathedral,..
Urakami Cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral, often known as Urakami Cathedral (Japanese: 浦上天主堂 Urakami Tenshudō) after its location, is a Roman Catholic church located in the district of Urakami, Nagasaki. Construction of the original Urakami Cathedral, a brick Romanesque building, began in 1895, after a long-..
Urakami clan
Urakami clan a japanese clan that primarily consisted at Bizen Province throughout the course of the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. One major turn of events that took place for the Urakami was through the death of Urakami Norimune folloowing the year of 1502. This led to Matsuda Motokatsu to ta..
Urakawa, Hokkaido
Urakawa (浦河町; -chou) is a town located in Urakawa District, Hidaka, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the town has an estimated population of 15,986 and a density of 23.03 persons per km². The total area is 694.23 km². External link [Official website] in Japane..
Urakawa District, Hokkaido
Urakawa (浦河郡; -gun) is a district located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 15,986 and a density of 23.03 persons per km². The total area is 694.23 km². Towns and villages Urakawa Hokkaido Prefec..
Ural
Ural may refer to one of the following: Ural MountainsUral (region)Ural RiverUrals Federal DistrictIMZ-Ural, a Russian motorcycleUral Automotive PlantUral, Krasnoyarsk Krai, an urban settlement in RussiaFC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast, a football club This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] pag..
Ural-375D
The Ural-375D is a general purpose 4.5 ton 6x6 truck, produced at the Ural Automotive Plant in Soviet Russia since the early 1960s. The ZIL-157 was the standard Soviet truck until it was replaced by the Ural-375D, which became the standard Soviet truck in 1979. The Ural-375D was soon replaced by ..
Ural-4320
The Ural-4320 is a general purpose off road 6x6 truck, produced at the Ural Automotive Plant in Miass, Russia for use in the Russian Army. Introduced in 1976, it is still in production today. The wheel arrangement for the Ural-4320 was designed for transportation of cargoes, people and towing tra..
Ural-Altaic languages
The Ural-Altaic language family (also Uralo-Altaic) is a hypothetical grouping of the Uralic and Altaic language families into one field. The word Turanian has also been used to describe the Ural-Altaic field. The term is from the Persian word for places beyond the Oxus, Turān. The Ural-A..
Ural-Siberian method
The so called Ural-Siberian Method was an extraordinary measure launched in the Soviet Union in 1927/28 for the collection of grain from the countryside. Placed in the backdrop of the famine of 1927 which resulted from the ‘scissors’ crisis’ of the mid 1920s, the Soviets utilized forced grain..
Uralian orogenic belt
The Uralian orogenic belt is usually thought of as the boundary between Europe and Asia. It extends from the Aral Sea to Novaya Zemlya, and it includes the Ural Mountains, the Pay-Khoy Ridge, and the Mughalzhar Hills of northwest Kazakhstan. Its total length is about 3,500 kilometres (2,175 miles)..
Uralian orogeny
The Uralian orogeny refers to the long series of geological events that raised the Ural Mountains, starting in the Late Carboniferous and Permian periods of the Palaeozoic Era, ca. 318-299 and 299-251 Mya, and ending with the last series of continental collisions in Triassic to early Jurassic times...
Uralic-Yukaghir languages
Uralic-Yukaghir (or Uralo-Yukaghir) is a hypothetical language family that attempts to relate Yukaghir, a group of dialects spoken in Siberia, with Uralic, a much larger and popular language family to which Finnish, Estonian and Hungarian belong. Uralic is subdivided into two main branches -- Samoye..
Uralic languages
Finnic}} The Uralic languages (pronounced /jʊ'ralɪk/) form a language family of about 30 languages spoken by approximately 20 million people. The name of the language family refers to the location of the family’s suggested Urheimat (homeland), which is often placed close to the Ural mounta..
Uralic Phonetic Alphabet
The Uralic Phonetic Alphabet (UPA) or Finno-Ugric transcription system is a phonetic transcription or notational system used predominantly for the transcription of Finno-Ugric languages. It was first published in 1901 by Emil Nestor Setälä, a Finnish linguist. This page contains rare Unicode ch..
Uralla, New South Wales
Uralla ([30°38′S 151°29′E][Uralla page] at Geoscience Australia) is a small town and a Local Government Area (Uralla Shire) in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia Uralla is located on the New England Highway about 500 kilometres north of Sydney and about 20..
Uralo-Siberian languages
Uralo-Siberian is a hypothetical language family consisting of the following language families: UralicYukaghirChukotko-KamchatkanEskimo-Aleut Contents 1 History2 Evidence2.1 Phonology2.2 Morphology2.3 Lexicon3 Sources4 See also History Structural similarities ..
Uralsky
Uralsky may refer to: Urals Federal District, a federal district of RussiaUralsky, Perm Krai, an urban settlement in Perm Krai, RussiaUralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, an urban settlement in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguatio..
Urals Federal District
Urals Federal District (Russian: Ура́льский федера́льный о́круг; tr.: Uralsky federalny okrug) is one of the seven federal districts of Russia. It is the westernmost of the three Asian districts. Its population was 12,373,926 in the 2002 census, covering an area of 1,788..
Uralvagonzavod
The main Uralvagonzavod building Uralvagonzavod (Уралвагонзавод, Dzierzhinsky Ural Railroad Car Works, "Uralsky vagonostroitelny zavod imeni F.E. Dzerzhinskogo, UVZ) is an industrial location in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. Its official designation is Federal State Unitary Enterprise "..
Ural (region)
Ural (Russian: ) is a geographical region in Russia, around the Ural Mountains. Administrative subdivisions Bashkortostan RepublicChelyabinsk OblastOrenburg OblastPerm KraiSverdlovsk Oblast ..
Ural Airlines
Ural Airlines is an airline based in Ekaterinburg, Russia. It operates scheduled and charter, domestic and international flights. Its main base is Koltsovo International Airport (SVX). Contents 1 Code Data2 History3 Services4 Fleet5 External links Code Data IATA Code: U..
Ural bomber
The Ural bomber was a program to develop a long-range bomber for the Luftwaffe, created and led by General Walter Weaver in the early 1930s. Weaver died in an air crash in 1936, and the program ended almost immediately. Ernst Udet took over his position in the Luftwaffe, adbandoning most of his desi..
Ural characters
Ural characters (Russian: уральские писаницы) are characters of unknown origin, made with the use of ochre, probably mixed up with blood in Ural along the coasts of Tagil River, Neyva River, Rezh River and Yurozan River. The color of characters however is different, varying from t..
Ural Cossack Host
The Ural Cossack Host was a cossack host formed from the Ural Cossacks -- those cossacks settled by the Ural River. Their alternative name, Yaik Cossacks, comes from the old name of the river. Yaik Cossacks were the driving force in the rebellion led by Yemelyan Pugachev in 1773-1774. ..
Ural Mountains
Map of Ural Mountains The Ural Mountains (Russian: Уральские горы = Урал) also known simply as the Urals and as the Riphean Mountains in Greco-Roman antiquity, is a mountain range that runs roughly north and south through western Russia. The Urals extend 2500 km from the Kaza..
Ural Owl
The Ural Owl (Strix uralensis ) is a medium-large nocturnal owl of the genus Strix, with up to 15 subspecies found in Europe and northern Asia. The Ural Owl is smaller than the Great Grey Owl, and much larger than the Tawny Owl, which it superficially resembles. Distinguishing features apart fro..
Ural River
The Ural River (Russian: Урал, Urál [formerly: Яик, Yaik River], Kazakh: Жайық, Zhayyq) flows through Russia and Kazakhstan. It arises in the southern Ural Mountains and ends at the Caspian Sea. Its total length is 1,509 mi (2,428 km). It forms part of the traditional boundar..
Ural State Technical University
The Ural State Technical University (formerly Ural Polytechnic Institute), is a higher education institute in Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation. It is the biggest technical institution of higher education in Russia, with close ties to local industry in the Urals. Contents 1 Overview2 ..
Ural State University
University is situated in Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation. Overview Founded in 19206000+ full-time students120 professors90+ PhDs in staff Faculties and divisions USU has faculties of: BiologyJournalismCulturology & artsHistoryMathematics and Mechanics (historical naming; in fact, CS&math)P..
Urambo
Urambo is one of the six districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Shinyanga Region, to the east by the Uyui District, to the southeast by the Sikonge District, to the southwest by the Rukwa Region, and to the west by the Kigoma Region. According to the 2002 Ta..
Uramita
Uramita is a municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. ..
Uran
Beach at Uran. In the distance is the city of Bombay (obstructed by the glare). Uran is a township near Mumbai in Maharashtra in India. Uran is part of the New Bombay city township. It lies in the district of Raigad. Situated east of Bombay across the Thane Creek, Uran is primarily a fishing..
Urana, New South Wales
Urana ([35°19′S 146°16′E]) is a small town governed by a Local Government Area (Urana Shire) in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Urana is located between Lockhart and Jerilderie about 578 kilometres southwest of Sydney, with a postcode of 2645. The area is used for..
Uranai Baba
Uranai Baba Japanese Original Manga First Appearance Issue #???DB Issue#???DB Episode #??? Appears in Race Family ConnectionsMuten Roshi (Brother) DB Character Listing - Fortunteller Baba in Dragon Ball Uranai Baba (literally All-seeing Crone) is a fictional character in the Dragon..
Uranate
Uranate is the chemical term for oxide anions of the element uranium. The metal uranium forms several oxides: Uranium dioxide or uranium(IV) oxide (UO2)Uranium trioxide or uranium(VI) oxide (UO3)Triuranium octaoxide or Uraninite or pitchblende, a mineral (U3O8) Yellowcake, an intermediary product in..
Uranga-o-te-rā
In Māori mythology, Te Uranga-o-te-rā is the fifth lowest level of the underworld, ruled by Rohe, the wife of Māui. References R.D. Craig, Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology (Greenwood Press: New York, 1989), 314-5E.R. Tregear, Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, (Lyon and Blair: Lambton Qu..
Urania
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Simon Vouet, The Muses Urania and Calliope, c. 1634 In Greek mythology, Urania ("heavenly") was the muse of astronomy and astrology. She is usually depicted as having a globe in her left hand and a peg in the right. She is able to fortell the future b..
Urania, Louisiana
Urania is a town in La Salle Parish, Louisiana in the United States. The population was 700 at the 2000 census. Geography Urania is located at [31°51′46″N, 92°17′29″W] (31.862835, -92.291261)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau,..
Uranian
Uranian is a nineteenth century term that referred to a person of a third sex — originally, someone with "a female psyche in a male body" who is sexually attracted to men, and later extended to cover homosexual gender variant females, and a number of other sexual types. It is believed to be an ..
Uranian astrology
Alfred Witte 1878-1941 Uranian Astrology is a modern form of astrology based on teachings of German surveyor/astrologer Alfred Witte (1878-1941), founder of the Hamburg School of Astrology. Witte revived and further developed the use of mathematical midpoints for precision astrological analy..
Uranian poetry
The Uranians were a small and somewhat clandestine group of pederastic poets (many of whom were university graduates of Oxford or Cambridge) in England who wrote between 1870 and 1930. The group's name derives, in part, from the Platonic theory of "heavenly" or "Uranian" pederasty. Their work was ch..
Urania (Antwerp)
The Urania public observatory in Hove (near Antwerp) is one of the five Flemish public observatories. It was named after the mythological being Urania. Official Website [Urania.be] ..
Urania (disambiguation)
Urania may refer to: Urania, a muse in Greek mythologyUrania, Louisiana, a townUrania (magazine), a number of science fiction periodical magazines30_Urania, an asteroidUrania, a German science magazineUrania (record label)Urania (Antwerp), an observatoryUrania (Vienna), an observatoryUrania, a butte..
Urania (magazine)
Urania is an Italian science fiction magazine published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore since October 10, 1952. Contents 1 History2 Cover artists3 Spin-offs4 Today5 External links History The first issue featured the novel The Sands of Mars by Arthur C. Clarke. The orig..
Urania (Vienna)
The Urania is a public educational institute and observatory in Vienna. It was built according to the plans of Art Nouveau architect Max Fabiani (a student of Otto Wagner) at the mouth of the Wien River and was opened by Emperor Franz Joseph as an educational center with a public observatory. It w..
Uraniborg
Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg from his 1598 mechanica book ([largest scan 320KB]) Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg main building from the 1663 Blaeu's Atlas Major Uraniborg was the astronomical/astrological observatory of Tycho Brahe; built circa 1576-1580 on Hven (also known as Ven or Hveen..
Uranienborg
Uranienborg can be: A district of Oslo, Norway, part of the borough of Uranienborg-Majorstuen.Uraniborg (or Uranienborg), the astronomical/astrological observatory of Tycho Brahe on the island of Hven. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the s..
Uraniidae
The Uraniidae are a family of moths containing four subfamilies, ninety genera, and roughly seven-hundred species. Some tropical species are known for their bright, butterfly-like colors and are called sunset moths. Arthropoda - Insecta - Families of Lepidoptera ..
Uraninite
Uraninite General Category Mineral Chemical formula uranium oxide, UO2 Identification Colour Black or brownish Crystal habit Massive, botryoidal, granular. Crystals uncommon. Crystal system Isometric Cleavage Indistinct Fracture Conchoidal to uneven Mohs Scale hardness ..
Uranium
|- ! colspan="2" style="background:#ff99cc; color:black" | References |} Uranium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol U and atomic number 92. Heavy, silvery-white, metallic, naturally radioactive, uranium belongs to the actinide series. Its isotopes 235U and to a lesser ..
Uranium(III) chloride
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Uranium(III) chloride General Other names Uranium chloride,Uranium trichloride Molecular ..
Uranium(IV) chloride
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Uranium(IV) chloride Systematic name Uranium(IV) chloride Other names xxx, xxx Molecula..
Uranium-232
Uranium 232 (92232) is an isotope of uranium. It has a half life of 68.9 years. |- style="text-align: center;" | width="30%" | Uranium-231 | width="40%" | Isotopes of Uranium | width="30%" | Uranium-233 |- style="text-align: center;" | Produced from: Plutonium-236 (α)Neptunium-232 (β+)Protactin..
Uranium-233
Uranium-233 is a fissile artificial isotope of uranium, which is proposed as a nuclear fuel. It has a half-life of 160,000 years. Uranium-233 is produced by the neutron irradiation of thorium-232. When thorium-232 absorbs a neutron, it becomes thorium-233, which has a half-life of only 22 minutes...
Uranium-234
U-234 is an isotope of uranium. It exists in amounts so minute that extraction attempts from natural uranium are all but impossible to achieve. In natural uranium, U-234 makes up only 0.0055% (U-235 makes up 0.711% and the rest is U-238). It has a half-life of 245,000 years. The current source of..
Uranium-235
Uranium-235 Full table General Name, symbol Uranium-235, 235U Neutrons 143 Protons 92 Nuclide Data Natural abundance 0.72% Half-life 7.038·108 years Decay products Thorium-231 Isotope mass 235.0439299(20) u Spin 7/2- Excess energy 40914.062 ± 1.970 keV Binding e..
Uranium-238
10 gram sample of Uranium-238 next to a dime for size comparison. Uranium-238, is the most common isotope of uranium found. When hit by a neutron, it becomes uranium-239, an unstable element which decays into neptunium-239, which then itself decays, with a half-life of 2.355 days, into plutoni..
Uranium-239
Uranium-239 is produced by bombarding uranium-238 with a neutron. Uranium-239 has a half-life of about 23 minutes and decays into neptunium-239 through beta decay. Neptunium-239 has a half-life of about 2.4 days and decays into plutonium-239, following two subsequent beta decays. |- style="text-..
Uranium-lead dating
The uranium-lead radiometric dating scheme is one of the oldest available, as well as one of the most highly respected. It has been refined to the point that the error in dates of rocks about three billion years old is no more than two million years. Uranium-lead dating is usually performed on the ..
Uranium-thorium dating
Uranium-thorium dating, also called thorium-230 dating, uranium-series disequilibrium dating or uranium-series dating, is a radiometric dating technique commonly used to determine the age of carbonate materials such as speleothem or coral. Unlike other commonly used radiometric dating techniques su..
Uranium-uranium dating
Uranium-uranium dating is a radiometric dating technique utilizing the comparison of two isotopes of uranium (U) in a sample: 238U and 234U. 234U/238U dating is one of several radiometric dating techniques exploiting the uranium radioactive decay series, in which 238U undergoes 14 alpha and beta de..
Uranium boride
Uranium boride Systematic name Uranium boride Other names xxx, xxx Molecular formula XxXxXx Molar mass xx.xx g/mol Density x.xxx g/cm3 Solubility (water) x.xx g/l Melting point xx.x °C Boiling point xx.x °C CAS number [xx-xx-xx] [Chemical infoboxD..
Uranium borohydride
Uranium borohydride Systematic name Uranium borohydride Other names xxx, xxx Molecular formula U(BH4)4 Molar mass 297.27 g/mol Density x.xxx g/cm3 Solubility (water) Decomposes Melting point xx.x °C Boiling point xx.x °C CAS number [xx-xx-xx] [Che..
Uranium carbide
Uranium carbide Systematic name Uranium carbide Molecular formula UC Molar mass xx.xx g/mol Density 11.3 g/cm3 Solubility (water) x.xx g/l Melting point 2790 °C Boiling point xx.x °C CAS number [12070-09-6] [Chemical infoboxDisclaimer and references&..
Uranium carbonate
Uranium carbonate Systematic name Uranium carbonate Other names Uranyl Carbonate Molecular formula UO2(CO3) Molar mass 330 g/mol Density x.xxx g/cm3 Solubility (water) x.xxx g/l Melting point xx.x °C Boiling point xx.x °C CAS number [xx-xx-xx] [..
Uranium City, Saskatchewan
Uranium City is a settlement in north-western Saskatchewan, Canada. It is on the northern shores of Lake Athabasca near the border of the Northwest Territories. Uranium City is located at [59°34′N 108°37′W] and 230 m above sea level. The settlement is 450 miles (760 km) northwest ..
Uranium City Airport
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Uranium City Water Aerodrome
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Uranium dioxide
Uranium dioxide Colour for ceramics glaze All uranium oxides where used as colour for glass and ceramics Uraniumoxide-based ceramics become green or black when fired in a reducing atmosphere and yellow to orange when fired with oxygen. Orange-coloured Fiestaware is a well-known example ..
Uranium glass
300 px Uranium glass glowing under UV light Uranium glass, also known as vaseline glass, is a pale yellow or yellow-green glass made by the inclusion of uranium oxide. The first creator of uranium glass is believed to be Martin Klaproth (1743-1817), the discoverer of uranium. It is beli..
Uranium hexafluoride
Uranium hexafluoride General Systematic name Uranium hexafluorideUranium(VI) fluoride Molecular formula UF6 Molar mass 352.02 g/mol Appearance colorless solid CAS number [7783-81-5] Properties Density and phase 5.09 g/cm3, solid Solubility in water Decomposes..
Uranium Information Centre
The Uranium Information Centre is a front group for the Australian uranium mining industry. It campaigns for increased access to uranium and increased use of nuclear power around the world. External links [UIC Homepage][UIC - Uranium (Mis)Information Centre Ltd] ..
Uranium in the environment
Uranium in the environment, this page is devoted to the science of uranium in the environment and in animals (including humans). The legal and social issues associated with uranium are discussed elsewhere. This page is a subpage of actinides in the environment. Contents 1 Occurrence1.1 ..
Uranium market
Contents 1 Market operations2 The SWU (separative work unit)3 History4 See also5 External links The uranium market, like all commodity markets, has a history of volatility, moving not only with the standard forces of supply and demand, but also to whims of geopoliti..
Uranium Medical Research Centre
The Uranium Medical Research Centre (UMRC) is an independent non-profit organization founded in 1997 to provide objective and expert scientific and medical research into the effects of uranium, transuranium elements, and radionuclides produced by the process of radioactive decay and fission. UMRC is..
Uranium metallurgy
In materials science and materials engineering, uranium metallurgy is the study of the physical and chemical behavior of uranium and its alloys. Commercial-grade uranium can be produced through the reduction of uranium halides with alkali or alkaline earth metals. Uranium metal can also be made th..
Uranium mining
Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. The exploration and mining of radioactive ores in the United States began around the turn of the 20th century. Sources for radium (contained in uranium ore) were sought for use as luminous paint for watch dials and other in..
Uranium pentafluoride
Uranium pentafluoride Systematic name Uranium pentafluoride Other names xxx, xxx Molecular formula UF4 Molar mass xx.xx g/mol Density x.xxx g/cm3 Solubility (water) x.xx g/l Melting point xx.x °C Boiling point xx.x °C CAS number [10049-14-6] [Chem..
Uranium rhodium germanium
Grenoble High Magnetic Field Laboratory, published in August, 2005's issue of Science, that uranium rhodium germanium (URhGe) is the first discovered metal that becomes superconducting in the presence of an extremely strong electromagnetic field. Very unlike other superconducting materials, whose su..
Uranium sulfate
Uranium sulfate Systematic name Uranium sulfate Other names xxx, xxx Molecular formula XxXxXx Molar mass xx.xx g/mol Density x.xxx g/cm3 Solubility (water) x.xx g/l Melting point xx.x °C Boiling point xx.x °C CAS number [xx-xx-xx] [Chemical infobo..
Uranium tetrachloride
Uranium tetrachloride Systematic name Tetrachlorouranium Other names Uranium (IV) chloride Molecular formula UCl4 Molar mass 379.84 g/mol CAS number [10026-10-5] Density 4720 kg/m3 Solubility (water) ------- Melting point 590°C Boiling point 791°C ..
Uranium tetrafluoride
Uranium tetrafluoride General Systematic name Uranium(IV) fluoride Other names Uranium(IV) fluoride Molecular formula UF4 Molar mass 314.0226 g/mol Appearance Green crystalline solid. CAS number > Melting point 1036°C Boiling point 1417°C (Subl.) Acidity (pKa) N..
Uranium trioxide
Uranium trioxide solid γ-UO3(gamma polymorph)oxygen diameters sharplyreduced for visibility General Systematic name Uranium trioxideUranium(VI) oxide Other names Uranyl oxideUranic oxide Molecular formula UO3 CAS number [1344-58-7] Properties Molar mass 286.2873 g/m..
Uranius
Uranius Antoninus coin, with Greek inscriptions and dated according to the Seleucid era. On the reverse, the Emesa temple to the sun god El Gabal, with the holy stone. Uranius is the name of a Roman usurper cited by Zosimus, and active during the reigns of Elagabalus or Alexander Severus. H..
Uranocene
Uranocene General Discovered 1951 Systematic bis(η8-cyclooctatetraenyl)uranium(IV) Name Uranocene, uranium cyclooctatetraenyl Chemical formula C16H16U U(C8H8)2 U(COT)2 Data Formula weight 446.331 amu Melting point ?°C (? K) Boiling point ?°C (? K) Density ? g m−3 (20°C) color ..
Uranography
Uranography (celestial cartography) is the branch of astronomy concerned with mapping the stars, galaxies, or other celestial bodies. Uranography comes from the Greek ouranos (sky) + -graphy (writing about a specified subject). The history of the constellations in the sky is as old as mankind it..
Uranography (disambiguation)
Uranography (celestial cartography) is the branch of astronomy concerned with mapping the stars, galaxies, or other celestial bodies. The term uranography is derived from the Greek ouranos (sky) and -graphy (writing about a specified subject). Uranography can also refer to : Uranography (album), w..
Uranometria
Uranometria's engraving of the constellation Orion, courtesy of the US Naval Observatory Library Uranometria is the short title of a star atlas produced by Johann Bayer. It was published in Augsburg, Germany, in 1603 by Christophorus Mangus under the full title Uranometria : omnium asterismor..
Uranophane
Uranophane Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O is a rare calcium uranium silicate hydrate mineral that forms from the oxidation of uranium bearing minerals. Uranophane is also known as uranotile. It has a yellow color and is radioactive. Care should be taken when handling it as it flakes easily and co..
Uranopilite
Uranopilite is a minor ore of uranium with the chemistry (UO2)6SO4(OH)6O2ˑ12H2O or, Hydrated Uranyl Sulfate Hydroxide. As with many uranyl minerals, it is fluorescent and radioactive. It is straw yellow in normal light. Uranopilite fluoresces a bright green under ultraviolet light. Uranopilite con..
Uranopolis
Uranopolis is a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church, that is, it is a diocese that exists in title only. It is the seat of a suffragan bishop. It cannot be found on any extant maps, as its name is an error, originally intented to be Verinopolis, named in honour of Verina, mother-in-law of the E..
Uranoscodon
Classification of the genus Uranoscodon Genus Uranoscodon Uranoscodon superciliosus ..
Uranotaenia moultoni
Uranotaenia moultoni is a species of mosquito in the genus Uranotaenia. It is endemic to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. U. moultoni is placed in the subgenus Pseudoficalbia. In its larval stage, U. moultoni develops in the pitchers of Nepenthes species, especially N. rajah. As such, it is considered a..
Uranous
Uranous is the chemical term for the reduced tetrapositive cation of uranium that exhibits the valence U4+. It is one of the two commom ionic states of uranium found in nature, the other being the oxidised hexapositive ion called uranyl. Uranous compounds are usually unstable; they revert to the oxi..
Urano Shigenari
(????-1579) Urano Shigenari, a server of the Takeda clan, and was rose in the Shinano Province. Shigenari served during the Battle of Kawanakajima, along with the Siege of Minowa during 1566. Shigenari's brother, Urano Shigehide died during the Battle of Mimasetoge of 1569. Along with his son diei..
Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar
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Uranquinty, New South Wales
Uranquinty is a small town located approximately 15km south of Wagga Wagga on the Olympic Highway. Construction of the $400 million gas fired power plant at Uranquinty is planned to start in August 2006. ..
Uranus
Uranus Click image for description Discovery Discovered by William Herschel Discovered on March 13, 1781 Orbital characteristics (Epoch J2000) Semi-major axis km19.191 263 93 AU Orbital circumference Tm120.515 AU Eccentricity 0.047 167 71 Perihelion 2,735,555,035 km18.286 05..
Uranus' natural satellites
Uranus has 27 known moons. The first two moons (Titania and Oberon) were discovered by William Herschel on March 13, 1787. Two more moons (Ariel and Umbriel) were discovered by William Lassell in 1851. In 1852, Herschel's son John Herschel gave the four then-known moons their names. In 1948 Gerard ..
Uranus-crosser asteroid
An Uranus-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Uranus. The known numbered Uranus-crossers are listed below. Most if not all are classified as Centaurs. Notes: † inner-grazer; ‡ outer-grazer Inner-grazer(¹): middle, top;Outer-grazer(²): middle, bottom;Crosser: right, ..
Uranus (1990 film)
Uranus is a 1990 French comedy/drama film with Gérard Depardieu about post-World War II recovery in a small French village, as the controlling Communist Party tries to dispose of Pétain loyalists. It was directed and written by Claude Berri and Arlette Langmann, based on a novel by Marcel Aymé. ..
Uranus (disambiguation)
Uranus can refer to several things: Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun.Uranus in relation to Astrology.Uranus (mythology) is a deity in Greek mythology, for whom the planet Uranus is named. (Uranus is Latin spelling, Ouranos is Greek spelling. Ouranos was one of the titans))Uranus (1990 movi..
Uranus (mythology)
Greek deitiesseries Titans and Olympians Aquatic deities Chthonic deities Personified concepts Other deities Primordial deities ChaosAetherGaiaUranus ErosErebusNyxOphionTartarus --> Uranus is the Latinized form of Ouranos, Greek name of the sky. In Greek mythology Uranus is pers..
Uranus in fiction and culture
The planet Uranus has appeared in various forms of fiction: Mr. Vivenair (a pseudonym) published A Journey Lately Performed Through the Air in an Aerostatic Globe, Commonly Called an Air Balloon, From This Terraquaeous Globe to the Newly Discovered Planet, Georgium Sidus in 1784.In the Buck Rogers s..
Uranyl
The uranyl ion is the dipositive cation UO22+, which forms salts with acids. In this ion, uranium is in its +6 oxidation state. The other common oxidation state of uranium is uranium(IV), called uranous. The uranyl ion is the most common species encountered in the aqueous chemistry of uranium...
Uranyl acetate
Uranyl acetate Systematic name Uranium bis(acetato)-O)dioxo-dihydrate Other names Uranium acetate Molecular formula (UO2(CH3COO)2·2H2O) Molar mass 424.15 CAS number [541-09-3] Density 2.893g/L Solubility (water) 7.694g/100gH2O Melting point Not available ..
Uranyl chloride
Uranyl chloride Systematic name Dichlorodioxouranium Other names Uranium(VI), dichlorodioxy Molecular formula UO2Cl2 Molar mass 340.90 CAS number 7791-26-6 Density n/a Solubility (water) 320 @ 18C Melting point Decomposes Boiling point Decomposes [Chemica..
Uranyl fluoride
Uranyl fluoride Systematic name Uranium fluoride oxide Other names Uranium oxyfluoride Molecular formula UO2F2 Molar mass 308.02 g/mol CAS number [13536-84-0] Density -------- Solubility (water) VS Melting point Decomposes @ 300°C Boiling point Sublim..
Uranyl hydroxide
Uranyl hydroxide Systematic name Uranyl hydroxide Other names xxx, xxx Molecular formula XxXxXx Molar mass xx.xx g/mol Density x.xxx g/cm3 Solubility (water) x.xx g/l Melting point xx.x °C Boiling point xx.x °C CAS number [xx-xx-xx] [Chemical info..
Uranyl nitrate
Uranyl nitrate Systematic name Uranyl(VI)nitrate Other names Uranium nitrate Molecular formula UO2(NO3)2 Molar mass 394.04g/mol CAS number 10102-06-4 Density 2.807g/cm3 Solubility (water) ~66g/100 gH2O Melting point 60C Boiling point 118C (decomposes) [Chemi..
Uranyl peroxide
Uranyl peroxide Systematic name Uranyl peroxide Other names xxx, xxx Molecular formula XxXxXx Molar mass xx.xx g/mol Density x.xxx g/cm3 Solubility (water) x.xx g/l Melting point xx.x °C Boiling point xx.x °C CAS number [xx-xx-xx] [Chemical infobo..
Uranyl sulfate
Uranyl sulfate Systematic name Uranyl sulfate Other names xxx, xxx Molecular formula XxXxXx Molar mass xx.xx g/mol Density x.xxx g/cm3 Solubility (water) x.xx g/l Melting point xx.x °C Boiling point xx.x °C CAS number [xx-xx-xx] [Chemical infoboxD..
Uranyl zinc acetate
Uranyl zinc acetate Systematic name zinc bis(acetato-O)dioxouranate Other names zinc uranyl acetate Molecular formula ZnUO2(CH3COO)4 Molecular mass 575 g/mol Density x.xxx g/cm3 Melting point xx.x °C Boiling point xx.x °C CAS number [10138-94-0] [Chemica..
Uran Islampur
Uran Islampur is a city and a municipal council in Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Uran Islampur had a population of 58,330. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Uran Islampur..
Urapakkam
Urapakkam is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Urapakkam had a population of 13,265. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Urapakkam has an average literacy..
Urapopstar
Urapopstar is a browser game that emulates the popular music industry. It was created by British teenager Robert Black in around February 2001, although the exact date is unknown. It is a lively internet community of which its members create their very own pop star with the goal of bringing them on..
Urara Takano
, née , born August 16, 1961) is a seiyū who was born in Chiba, Japan. Notable voice roles Kai Hiwatari in BeybladeVeffidas Feaze in Macross 7Bibitar in Macross 7Akiko in Macross 7Kate in Macross PlusMaria Tachibana in Sakura Wars / Sakura TaisenMarller in Oh My Goddess! (TV)Tiger in Saber Marion..
Urarina
The Urarina are an Indigenous Peoples of the Peruvian Amazon (Loreto). According to both archaeological and historical sources, we know that the have resided in the Chambira Basin of northeastern Peru for centuries Myers, Thomas P. and Bartholomew Dean “Cerámica prehispánica del río Chambira, ..
Urartian
Urartian can refer to: The ancient kingdom of Urartuthe Urartian language spoken therethe family of Hurro-Urartian languagesThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link t..
Urartian language
Urartian is the conventional name for the language spoken by the inhabitants of the ancient kingdom of Urartu in Northeast Anatolia (present-day Turkey), in the region of Lake Van. Urartian was an agglutinative language, which belongs to neither the Semitic nor the Indo-European families but to the..
Urartu
right Urartu (Biainili in Urartian) was an ancient kingdom in eastern Anatolia, centered in the mountainous region around Lake Van (present-day Turkey), which existed from about 1000 BC, or earlier, until 585 BC. The name may correspond to the Biblical Ararat. Urartu was often called The Ki..
Urasenke
The Kabuto Mon entrance to the Urasenke Konnichi-an in Kyoto Urasenke (裏千家;, literally "rear of the Sen house") is the name of one of the main schools of Japanese tea ceremony. The other two are Omotesenke and Mushanokōjisenke. The head of the Urasenke group is Zabosai Genmoku Soshit..
Urashima Tarō
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Urashuku Station
Urashuku Station (浦宿駅 -eki) is a station on the Ishinomaki Line in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Contents 1 Lines2 Surrounding area3 History4 Adjacent stations Lines JR East Ishinomaki Line Surrounding area History February 12, 1956: Station begins operation. Adja..
Urasoe, Okinawa
Urasoe (浦添市; -shi) is a city located in Okinawa, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 104,240 and the density of 5,469.05 persons per km². The total area is 19.06 km². The city was founded on July 1, 1970. External links [Urasoe official website] in Japanes..
Urate oxidase
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Urausu, Hokkaido
Urausu (浦臼町; -chou) is a town located in Kabato District, Sorachi, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the town has an estimated population of 2,454 and a density of 24.28 persons per km². The total area is 101.08 km². External link [Official website] in Japanese..
Uravakonda
Uravakonda is a census town in Anantapur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Geography Uravakonda is located at [14.95° N 77.27° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Uravakonda]. It has an average elevation of 459 metres (1505 feet). Demographics A..
Uravan, Colorado
Uravan was a town in western Montrose County, Colorado, now abandoned as a ghost town and Superfund site. The town was a company town established by U. S. Vanadium Corporation in 1936 to extract the rich vanadium ore in the region. As a byproduct of vanadium extraction, small amounts of uranium were..
Urawa, Saitama
Urawa (浦和市; -shi) used to be a distinct city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, until it merged into the city of Saitama together with two other cities, Omiya and Yono, on May 1, 2001. In 2003 Urawa's area was sectored into Urawa-ku (浦和区), Midori-ku, Minami-ku an..
Urawa-ku, Saitama
Urawa (浦和区; -ku) is a ward (pop. 137,500) of Saitama City, Japan. It houses most of the city's administrative offices, as well as the prefectural offices of Saitama Prefecture. Before the merger that created the city of Saitama in May 2001, Urawa was a distinct city (pop. 442,3..
Urawa Komaba Stadium
is an athletic stadium in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan. It accommodates 21,500 spectators. The J. League football club Urawa Red Diamonds use this stadium for their home matches in addition to Saitama Stadium 2002. In 2005, J. League season Reds' local derby rival Omiya Ardija is also hostin..
Urawa Red Diamonds
The , or , are one of the most popular football clubs in the J. League. Its hometown is Urawa-ku in the city of Saitama, Saitama. The club began as the company team of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries that played in the Japan Soccer League, and the club name comes from the red logo of Mitsubishi, whose..
Uray
Uray or Urai (Russian: Урай) is a city in Western Siberia, in the Kondinsky District of Khantia-Mansia Autonomous District, on the Konda River. It is about 350 kilometres from the town of Khanty-Mansiysk. It's geographical coordinates are: 60N08' 64E48' and number of the region is 86. the total ..
Urayasu, Chiba
Urayasu (Japanese: 浦安市; -shi) is a city located in western Chiba, Japan, on the border with Tokyo. It is best known as the home of the Tokyo Disney Resort. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 145,239 and the density of 8,400.17 persons per km². The total area is 17.29 km². ..
Urayoán
Urayoán was a Taíno "Cacique" (Chief) famous for ordering the drowning of Diego Salcedo to determine if the Spanish were gods. He was the cacique of "Yucayeque del Yagüeka or Yagueca", a region that presently spans between Añasco and Mayagüez. In 1511, Urayoán and Agüeybaná II (Agüeybaná..
Urayuli
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations.Urayuli, or "Hairy Men", are a mythical race of creatures that live in the woodland areas of Southwestern Alaska..
Urayur
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Ura Koyama
Ura Koyama (小山 ウラ Koyama Ura, August 30, 1890 - April 5, 2005) of Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan, became the oldest person in Japan on the death of Mitoyo Kawate in November 2003. By early December 2004 she had become the second-oldest then-documented person in the world. Some m..
U Razak
U Razak (20 January 1898 - 19 July 1947; Arabic: Abdul Razak) was a Burmese politician who was a respected educationalist. He was a minister and assassinated, along with his cabinet, on 19 July 1947. July 19 is celebrated in Myanmar today as Burmese Martyr Day. U Razak was Minister of Education a..
Đura Jakšić
Đura Jakšić, Authoportrait, oil Đura Jakšić / Ђура Јакшић (27 July 1832–16 November 1878) was a Serbian poet, painter, narrator, play writer, bohemian, and patriot. Jakšić was born in Srpska Crnja. His house is today Memorial Museum that still stands in his honour. He..
Đurađ I
Đurađ I was the Ruler of the Zeta from 1362 - January 13, 1378, and a member of the House of Balšić, which ruled Zeta from 1356 to 1435. He was the oldest out of 3 sons of Balša I. His wife, Olivera, was a daughter of King Vukašin Mrnjavčević. Ruling Zeta In AD 1362, he came to power in Ze..
Đurađ II
Đurađ II was the 4th ruler of the Independent Principality of Zeta, in accordance to the House of Balša. Đurađ II was the son of Stracimir, one of the 3 sons of Balša I. Đurađ II full name was Đurađ II Stracimirović Balšić. He ruled Zeta from September 18,1385 - April 1403. His wife, Je..
Đurađ IV Crnojević
Đurađ IV Crnojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурађ Црноjeвић), the son to Ivan Crnojević, was the ruler of the Independent Principality of Zeta between 1490 and 1496, the founder of the first printing house, and identified himself as the "Duke of Zeta". During his short-term reign he becam..
Đurađ V Crnojević
Đurađ V Crnojević (Anglicised: George V Tsernoyevich) was the secular prince of Principality of Zeta/Montenegro from 1515-1516. In 1516, Đurađ V retired to Venice, and handed affairs of state over to the Vladika (Prince-Bishop), the local ecclesiastic authority. See also House of Crnojević ..
Đurđa Adlešić
Đurđa Adlešić is a Croatian liberal politician and current leader of Croatian Social Liberal Party. Đurđa Adlešić entered Croatian politics in the 1990s as a member of Croatian Social Liberal Party. She gradually rose through the ranks of the party, but her real break came after 2000 parlia..
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