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Urt
Urt (Basque Ahurti) is a small village in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of southern France. External link [AHURTI in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] Information available i..

Urtaku
Urtaku was an Elamite king who reigned from 676 - 664 BCE. Under his reign, relations between Elam and Babylonia became weaker, and after his death during an attack on Mesopotamia, the Assyrian king Assurbanipal launched a counter-attack, leading to the occupation of Elam by the Assyrians. ..

Urtext edition
An urtext edition of a work of classical music is a printed version intended to reproduce the original intention of the composer as exactly as possible, without any added or changed material. Other kinds of editions distinct from urtext are facsimile and interpretive editions, discussed below. The..

Urthona
In the mythological writings of William Blake, Urthona is one of the four Zoas, who were created when Albion (Blake), the primordial man, was divided fourfold. Specifically, he is the Zoa of inspiration and creativity. He is the Masculine counterpart of Enitharmon ..

Urthstripe the Strong
Urthstripe the Strong is a character from the Redwall book series. He is a Badger Lord of Salamandastron and voiced by Paul Braithwaite. Born the son of Urthound and grandson of Urthclaw, both legendary warriors, Urthstripe was the greatest badger warrior ever to have lived, his power could not be ..

Urthwyte the Mighty
Urthwyte the Mighty is a character from Brian Jacques' Redwall series. He is an anthropomorphic badger voiced by Greg Longridge. The albino twin of Urthstripe the Strong, Urthwyte was orphaned when his parents died at the hands of Ferahgo the Assassin. Urthstripe wandered off to become lord of Sala..

Urth of the New Sun
Urth of the New Sun is a science fiction novel by Gene Wolfe that serves as a sort of coda to his 4-volume Book of the New Sun series. Like Book, it is of the dying earth subgenre. Urth picks up the tale of Severian, the protagonist of Book of the New Sun, years after that work's end. He leaves hi..

Urticaceae
Urticaceae, or the nettle family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Rosales. This family includes a number of well-known, interesting and useful plants, including the nettles (genus Urtica), Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), Mamaki (Pipturus albidus), and Ajlai (Debregeasia saeneb). Genera Ab..

Urticales
Urticales is a botanical name for an order of flowering plants. This order was recognised in many, perhaps even most, systems, with some variations in [[wiktionary: cirumscription|circumscription]]. Among these is the Cronquist system, which placed the order in the subclass Hamamelidae [sic ..

Urticaria
Hives redirects here. For garage rock band, see The Hives. Urticaria or hives is a relatively common form of allergic reaction that causes raised red skin welts. Urticaria is also known as nettle rash or uredo. These welts can range in diameter from 5 mm (0.2 inches) or more, itch severely, and..

Urticaria pigmentosa
Urticaria Pigmentosa is the most common form of cutaneous mastocytosis. It is a rare disease caused by excessive amounts of mast cells in the skin that produce hives or lesions on the skin when irritated. Contents 1 Prevalence2 Diagnosis3 Symptoms4 Irritants5 Treatmen..

Urticating hair
Urticating hairs are one of the primary defense mechanisms used by some tarantulas. This term refers to the barbed hairs that cover the dorsal and posterior surface of the tarantula's abdomen. Many tarantula species will frequently kick hairs off their abdomens, directing them toward potential att..

Urtication
The term Urtication can have various meanings: In biology, it refers to the stinging hairs of plants or insects, of which nettles (the plant genus Urtica) is the example from which the term was derived, but only one of a great many such plants. Many caterpillars have modified setae with associated ..

URTV 22
Contents 1 '''URTV 22: The University of Rochester's #1 Student Run Television Station'''2 YOU ARE URTV!3 Our Current Executive Board (2006-2007)4 Senior Members5 Alumni URTV 22: The University of Rochester's #1 Student Run Television Station [www.URTV22.net]..

Urtzi
Urtzi, Ortzi, Ost and similar forms are the old Basque words for "sky". Currently the Latinate zeru (from caelum) is used and Urtzi is used as a person name or in compounds like osteguna ("Thursday" and oskorri ("day break", literally "red sky"). The medieval pilgrim Aymericus Picaudus notes that t..

U R The One
U R The One is a rap song by D12 from D12 World. This is the lightest song the group ever released (by light meaning less violent lyrics and not dark as How Come) The song is the other non-commercialy recognized song along with Git Up. This is a love song twisted in a D12 image but kind of sweet in ..

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