-uret

American  

1. a suffix used in chemical terminology, identical in sense with -ide, which has now generally replaced it: carburet (nowcarbide ); phosphuret (nowphosphide ).

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-uret British  

suffix

1. formerly used to form the names of binary chemical compounds

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Etymology

Origin of -uret

From the New Latin word -urētum, -ōrētum, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

“It seemed like one of the Mahael- uret, Reshi. A skin dancer.”

From Literature

Cyan′otype, a photograph on paper sensitised by a cyanide; Cyan′uret, a cyanide.—Cyanic acid, an acid composed of cyanogen and oxygen.

From Project Gutenberg

Den Anden af Folket: Naar du ret overveier Sagen, saa er C�sar skeet stor Uret.

From Project Gutenberg

Men jeg vil intet Ondt gj�re dem: hellere vil jeg gj�re den D�de, mig selv, og Eder Uret, end at jeg skulde volde slige hederlige M�nd Fortr�d.

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