Uterine, ū′te-rin, adj. pertaining to the womb: born of the same mother by a different father.—ns. Uterī′tis, inflammation of the womb; U′terogestā′tion, the progressive development of the embryo within the womb; Uteromā′nia, nymphomania; U′terus, the womb. [Fr. uterin—L. uterinis—uterus, the womb.]
Utgard, ut′gard, n. (Scand. myth.) the abode of the giant Utgard-Loki on the other side of the great sea which surrounds Midgard, the earth.
Utilise, ū′ti-līz, v.t. to make useful: to put to profitable use.—adj. U′tilīsable.—ns. Utilisā′tion; U′tiliser; Util′ity, usefulness: profit: a useful thing; Util′ity-man, an actor of one of the least important parts in a play. [Fr. utiliser—L. uti.]
Utilitarian, ū-til-i-tā′ri-an, adj. consisting in, or pertaining to, utility or to utilitarianism.—n. one who holds utilitarianism.—v.t. Utilitā′rianise, to make to serve a utilitarian purpose.—ns. Utilitā′rianism, the ethical theory which finds the basis of moral distinctions in the utility of actions, i.e. their fitness to produce happiness.
Utmost, ut′mōst, adj. outmost: farthest out: most distant: last: in the greatest degree: highest.—n. the greatest that can be: the greatest effort. [A.S. útemest, formed with double superlative suffix -m-est from úte, out.]
Utopian, ū-tō′pi-an, adj. imaginary: fanciful: chimerical.—n. one who advocates impracticable reforms or who expects an impossible state of perfection in society.—ns. Utō′pianiser; Utō′pianism; Utō′piast.—adj. Utop′ical (obs.).—ns. U′tōpism, utopianism; U′tōpist, a utopian. [From Utopia, lit. 'nowhere'—Gr. ou, not, topos, place, an imaginary island represented by Sir T. More in his famous political romance, or rather satire (Lat. 1516, Eng. 1551), as enjoying perfection in politics, laws, &c., community of goods, freedom of creed, &c.]
Utraquism, ū′tra-kwizm, n. the doctrine of the U′traquists or Calixtines, who asserted the right to communicate in both kinds—sub utraque specie.
Utricle, ū′tri-kl, n. a little bag, bladder, or cell.—adjs. Utric′ūlar, Utric′ūlate, containing or furnished with utricles; Utricūlif′erous, producing utricles; Utric′ūliform, shaped like a utricle; Utric′ūloid; Utric′ūlose.—n. Utric′ūlus, any small pear-shaped sac. [L. utriculus, dim. of uter, utris, a bag.]
Utricularia, ū-trik-ū-lā′ri-a, n. the genus of bladderworts. [L. utriculus, a bag.]
Utriform, ū′tri-form, adj. having the shape of a leather bottle. [L. uter, a leather bottle, forma, form.]