Agriculture and food terminology · MLC-0114

Agriculture and food terms: U (58)

• ubiquitinationThe act of ligating ubiquitins to proteins to form ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes to label proteins for...
• ubiquitinsA family of proteins that are structurally-related to Ubiquitin. Ubiquitins and ubiquitin-like proteins...
• udic regimesA soil water regime where soil moisture is sufficiently high to meet plant needs throughout the year. This...
• UHT milkSterilized milk that is heated to a temperature of 280 degrees F for at least 2 seconds and packaged in...
• ulcerative colitisInflammation of the colon that is predominantly confined to the mucosa. its major symptoms include diarrhea...
• ultradian rhythmBiological rhythms that occur more than once a day.
• ultrastructureThe structure of an organism, substance or object that is only observable under electron microscopy.
• umamiA primary element of taste, accompanying yet independent of sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Umami is the...
• umbelliferones7-Hydroxycoumarins. Substances present in many plants, especially umbelliferae. Umbelliferones are used in...
• umbelsA flower cluster in which stalks (pedicels) of nearly equal length initiates from a common center at the tip...
• uncertaintyThe condition in which reasonable knowledge regarding risks, benefits, or the future is not available.
• uncertainty analysisA detailed examination of the systematic and random errors of a measurement or estimate; an analytical...
• undereatingEating less than enough to maintain normal body weight.
• understoryA layer of vegetation (such as saplings in a forest) that is below the canopy but have cleared the ground...
• underwater vehiclesAny self-powered underwater craft or towed underwater barges and arrays.
• underweightA body weight considered insufficient to maintain overall health. Often defined as a Body Mass Index (BMI)...
• uneven-aged managementThe course of actions involved in maintaining a forest or stand, composed of intermingling trees that differ...
• uneven-aged standsA class of forest or stand composed of intermingled trees or groups of trees that differ markedly in age...
• unfolded protein responseA cellular response to environmental insults that cause disruptions in protein folding and/or accumulation of...
• unigenesUnique DNA sequences which may be obtained from expressed sequence tag (EST) analysis of a cDNA library.
• unit processA discrete process that is part of a product system for which data are collected when developing a life cycle...
• United Nations Environment ProgrammeInternational environmental program administered by the United Nations whose mission is to lead countries in...
• Universal Soil Loss EquationAn equation used for the design of water erosion control systems. A = RKLSPC wherein A = average annual soil...
• Universities Federation for Animal WelfareUFAW is an internationally recognized, independent, scientific and educational animal welfare charity based...
• unmanned aerial vehiclesThe unmanned aircraft and all of the associated support equipment, control station, data links, telemetry...
• unsaturated fatty acidsFatty acids in which the carbon chain contains one or more double or triple carbon-carbon bonds.
• up-and-down procedure (UDP)This test is an alternative to the Median Lethal Dose (LD50) test in which animals are used for acute...
• uracil-DNA glycosylaseAn enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the N-glycosidic bond between sugar phosphate backbone and uracil...
• urban cool islandAn urban area that is cooler than its surrounding rural area during the daytime.
• urban forestryThe practice of forestry in an urbanized environment.
• urban forestsUrban forests include the trees in our yards, parks, public spaces, and along our streets. Though we don’t...
• urban horticultureThe science and art of promoting the successful growth and development of ornamental plants, turf, vegetables...
• urban miningSystematic recovery or recycling of electronic and other related waste materials or compounds of commercial...
• urbanizationThe process by which the population and area of a city expands which is usually accompanied by the loss of...
• urea cycleThe sequence of reactions by which arginine is synthesized from ornithine, then cleaved to yield urea and...
• ureaseAn enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of urea and water to carbon dioxide and ammonia.
• ureteroscopyEndoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the ureter.
• uridine kinaseAn enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of uridine and cytidine to uridine 5'-phosphate and cytidine...
• urinalysisExamination of urine by chemical, physical, or microscopic means.
• urinary bladder neoplasmsTumors or cancer of the urinary bladder.
• urinary calculiLow-density crystals or stones in any part of the urinary tract. Their chemical compositions often include...
• urinary incontinenceInvoluntary loss of urine, such as leaking of urine. It is a symptom of various underlying pathological...
• urine collectionObtaining samples of human or animal urine for diagnostic purposes.
• urolithiasisFormation of stones in any part of the urinary tract, usually in the kidney; urinary bladder; or the ureter.
• uropathogenic Escherichia coliStrains of Escherichia coli that preferentially grow and persist within the urinary tract. They exhibit...
• Uruguay RoundThe round of multilateral trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that...
• U.S. Cooperative Extension ServiceA national, publicly funded, nonformal education network that links the educational and research resources...
• US Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection ActFALCPA is an amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and requires that the label of a food that...
• US National Forest SystemA nationally significant system of Federally owned units of forest, range, and related land consisting of...
• USDA Branded Food Products DatabaseThe USDA Branded Food Products Database is the result of a Public-Private Partnership, whose goal is to...
• USDA Food Patterns Equivalents DatabaseUSDA's Food Patterns Equivalents Database 2013-14 (FPED 2013-14) converts foods and beverages in the Food and...
• USDA National Agricultural LibraryOne of five national libraries of the United States, housing one of the world's largest agricultural...
• USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard ReferenceThe US Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (SR) is the major...
• USDA National Plant Germplasm SystemThe U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) is collaborative effort to safeguard the genetic diversity of...
• user interfaceThat part of a technical system which requires interaction with the human user. It includes the way that the...
• ustic regimesThe ustic moisture regime is intermediate between the aridic regime and the udic regime. Generally, there is...
• uterine contractionContraction of the uterine muscle during labor.
• UV filtersEndocrine-active substances that prevent ultraviolet light from getting through.

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