Defn: Capable of being utilized; as, the utilizable products of the gas works.
UTILIZATION
U`til*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. utilization.]
Defn: The act of utilizing, or the state of being utilized.
UTILIZE
U"til*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Utilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Utilizing.]
Etym: [Cf. F. utiliser.]
Defn: To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to utilize one's opportunities. In former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their numerous alcoves, might have been utilized as . . . dungeons. Hawthorne.
UTI POSSIDETIS
U`ti pos`si*de"tis. Etym: [L., as you possess.]
1. (Internat. Law)
Defn: The basis or principle of a treaty which leaves belligerents mutually in possession of what they have acquired by their arms during the war. Brande & C.
2. (Roman Law)
Defn: A species of interdict granted to one who was in possession of an immovable thing, in order that he might be declared the legal possessor. Burrill.