ulan
-see uhlan.

ularburong
-a large east indian nocturnal tree snake (dipsas dendrophila). it is not venomous.

ulcer
-a solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the body, and originating generally in a constitutional disorder; a sore discharging pus. it is distinguished from an abscess, which has its beginning, at least, in the depth of the tissues.
-fig.: anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
-to ulcerate.

ulcerable
-capable of ulcerating.

ulcerate
-to be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous.
-to affect with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers.

ulcerated
-of ulcerate
-affected with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers; as, an ulcerated sore throat.

ulcerating
-of ulcerate

ulceration
-the process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer.

ulcerative
-of or pertaining to ulcers; as, an ulcerative process.

ulcered
-ulcerous; ulcerated.

ulcerous
-having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging purulent or other matter.
-affected with an ulcer or ulcers; ulcerated.

ulcuscle
-alt. of ulcuscule

ulcuscule
-a little ulcer.

ule
-a mexican and central american tree (castilloa elastica and c. markhamiana) related to the breadfruit tree. its milky juice contains caoutchouc. called also ule tree.

ulema
-a college or corporation in turkey composed of the hierarchy, namely, the imams, or ministers of religion, the muftis, or doctors of law, and the cadis, or administrators of justice.

ulexite
-a mineral occurring in white rounded crystalline masses. it is a hydrous borate of lime and soda.

uliginose
-alt. of uliginous

uliginous
-muddy; oozy; slimy; also, growing in muddy places.

ullage
-the amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being full; wantage; deficiency.

ullet
-a european owl (syrnium aluco) of a tawny color;
-- called also uluia.

ullmannite
-a brittle mineral of a steel
-gray color and metallic luster, containing antimony, arsenic, sulphur, and nickel.

ulluco
-see melluc/o.

ulmaceous
-of or pertaining to a suborder of urticaceous plants, of which the elm is the type.

ulmate
-a salt of ulmic acid.

ulmic
-pertaining to ulmin; designating an acid obtained from ulmin.

ulmin
-a brown amorphous substance found in decaying vegetation. cf. humin.

ulmus
-a genus of trees including the elm.

ulna
-the postaxial bone of the forearm, or branchium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. see radius.
-an ell; also, a yard.

ulnage
-measurement by the ell; alnage.

ulnar
-of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow; as, the ulnar nerve.

ulnare
-one of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which articulates with the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in man.

ulnaria
-of ulnare

ulodendron
-a genus of fossil trees.

ulonata
-a division of insects nearly equivalent to the true orthoptera.

ulotrichan
-of or pertaining to the ulotrichi.
-one of the ulotrichi.

ulotrichi
-the division of mankind which embraces the races having woolly or crispy hair. cf. leiotrichi.

ulotrichous
-having woolly or crispy hair;
-- opposed to leiotrichous.

ulster
-a long, loose overcoat, worn by men and women, originally made of frieze from ulster, ireland.

ulterior
-situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither;
-- correlative with hither.
-further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain.
-ulterior side or part.

ulteriorly
-more distantly or remotely.

ultima
-most remote; furthest; final; last.
-the last syllable of a word.

ultimata
-of ultimatum

ultimate
-farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme; last; final.
-last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
-incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental; as, an ultimate constituent of matter.
-to come or bring to an end; to eventuate; to end.
-to come or bring into use or practice.

ultimated
-of ultimate

ultimately
-as a final consequence; at last; in the end; as, afflictions often tend to correct immoral habits, and ultimately prove blessings.

ultimating
-of ultimate

ultimation
-state of being ultimate; that which is ultimate, or final; ultimatum.

ultimatum
-a final proposition, concession, or condition; especially, the final propositions, conditions, or terms, offered by either of the parties in a diplomatic negotiation; the most favorable terms a negotiator can offer, the rejection of which usually puts an end to the hesitation.

ultimatums
-of ultimatum

ultime
-ultimate; final.

ultimity
-the last stage or consequence; finality.

ultimo
-in the month immediately preceding the present; as, on the 1st ultimo;
-- usually abbreviated to ult. cf. proximo.

ultion
-the act of taking vengeance; revenge.

ultra
-going beyond others, or beyond due limit; extreme; fanatical; uncompromising; as, an ultra reformer; ultra measures.
-one who advocates extreme measures; an ultraist; an extremist; a radical.

ultra vires
-beyond power; transcending authority;
-- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights.

ultra
-
-a prefix from the latin ultra beyond (see ulterior), having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side, chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical, etc. in other relations it has the sense of excessively, exceedingly, beyond what is common, natural, right, or proper; as, ultraconservative; ultrademocratic, ultradespotic, ultraliberal, ultraradical, etc.

ultrage
-outrage.

ultraism
-the principles of those who advocate extreme measures, as radical reform, and the like.

ultraist
-one who pushes a principle or measure to extremes; an extremist; a radical; an ultra.

ultramarine
-situated or being beyond the sea.
-a blue pigment formerly obtained by powdering lapis lazuli, but now produced in large quantities by fusing together silica, alumina, soda, and sulphur, thus forming a glass, colored blue by the sodium polysulphides made in the fusion. also used adjectively.

ultramontane
-being beyond the mountains; specifically, being beyond the alps, in respect to the one who speaks.
-one who resides beyond the mountains, especially beyond the alps; a foreigner.
-one who maintains extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy. see ultramontanism.

ultramontanism
-the principles of those within the roman catholic church who maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy;
-- so used by those living north of the alps in reference to the italians;
-- rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring to the views of those living north of the alps and opposed to the papal claims. cf. gallicanism.

ultramontanist
-one who upholds ultramontanism.

ultramundane
-being beyond the world, or beyond the limits of our system.

ultrared
-situated beyond or below the red rays; as, the ultrated rays of the spectrum, which are less refrangible than the red.

ultratropical
-situated beyond, or outside of, the tropics; extratropical; also, having an excessively tropical temperature; warmer than the tropics.

ultraviolet
-lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end;
-- said of rays more refrangible than the extreme violet rays of the spectrum.

ultrazodiacal
-outside the zodiac; being in that part of the heavens that is more than eight degrees from the ecliptic; as, ultrazodiacal planets, that is, those planets which in part of their orbits go beyond the zodiac.

ultroneous
-spontaneous; voluntary.

ulula
-a genus of owls including the great gray owl (ulula cinerea) of arctic america, and other similar species. see illust. of owl.

ululant
-howling; wailing.

ululate
-to howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.

ululated
-of ululate

ululating
-of ululate

ululation
-a howling, as of a dog or wolf; a wailing.

ulva
-a genus of thin papery bright green seaweeds including the kinds called sea lettuce.