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Ul′tra-ma-rine′.

Um-bil′i-cal Band′age.

Um-brel′la-stand.

Un′cial Writ′ing.

Un′der-ground-railway.

Un′der-lay′er.

Un′der-lay-shaft.

Un′der-lev′el drift.

Un′der-met′al.

Un′der-pin′ning.

Un′der-set′ting.

Un′der-shot Wa′ter-wheel.

Un′der-shut-wheel.

Un′der-shut-valve.

Un′der-the-top.

Un-hair′ing–knife.

Un-hair′ing–ma-chine′.

Un′ion–joint.

Un′ion–pump.

U-ni-versal Bor′ing–ma-chine.

U-ni-vers′al chuck.

U-ni-vers′al Com′pass.

U-ni-vers′al Coup′ling.

U-ni-vers′al In′stru-ment.

U-ni-vers′al joint.

U-ni-vers′al Syr′inge.

Un-load′ing ma-chine′.

Up′per–leath′er.

Up′per–ma-chines′.

Up-set′ting–press.

Up′ward Fil′ter.

U-ran′i-co-plas′tic In′stru-ments.

U-re′thra–cut′ter.

U-re′thra–syr′inge.

U-re′thra-tome.

U-ri-nom′e-ter.

U′ter-ine Di-lat′or.

U′ter-ine douche.

U′ter-ine El′e-vator.

U′ter-ine re-dress′or.

U′ter-ine Scar′i-fi-cator.

U′ter-ine Spec′u-lum.

U′ter-ine Sup-port′er.

U′vu-la–for′ceps.

U-vu′la-tome.

Vac′ci-nator.

Vac′u-um-appa-ra′tus.

Vac′u-um-brake.

Vac′u-um–cyl′in-der cock.

Vac′u-um–fil′ter.

Vac′u-um–gage.

Vac′u-um–pan.

Vacu-um–pump.

Vac′u-um–valve.

Vag′i-nal Specu-lum.

Vag′i-nal Syr′inge.

Va-len′ci-ennes′ lace.

Va-len-tin's′ knife.

Va-let′ a Pa-tin′.

Va-lise′–lock.

Va-lise′–sad′dle.

Valve–buck′et.

Valve–cham′ber.

Valve–coup′ling.

Vand-kik′kat.

Vapor-a′ri-um.

Va′por-burn′er.

Va′por-burn′ing stove.

Va′por-en′gine.

Va′por-in-hal′er.

Va′por-izing-stove.

Va′ri-a-ble cut-off.

Va′ri-a-ble-speed Pul′ley.

Va′ri-a-ble-speed wheel.

Va-ri-a′tion-com′pass.

Var′i-cose Stock′ing.

Var′i-cose-vein Band′age.

Var′nish-ing.

Var′nish-lens.

Vault-cov′er.

Vault′ing-horse.

Veg′e-ta-ble-chop′per.

Veg′e-ta-ble-cut′ter.

Veg′e-ta-ble-ex′tracts Appa-ra′tus.

Veg′e-ta-ble-flan′nel.

Veg′e-ta-ble-grat′er.

Veg′e-ta-ble-i′vo-ry.

Veg′e-ta-ble-parch′ment.

Veg′e-ta-ble-sli′--cer.

Vege-ta-ble-wash′er.

Velo-cim′e-ter.

Ve-loc′i-pede.

Vel-vet-een′.

Vel′vet-loom.

Vel′vet-pa′per.

Vel′vet-pile Car′pet.

Vel′vet-tree.

Ve-neer′--bend′ing.

Ve-neer′--cut′ter.

Ve-neer′--cut′ting ma-chine′.

Ve-neer′ing-ham′mer.

Ve-neer′--mill.

Ve-neer′--plan′ing ma-chine′.

Ve-neer′--pol′ish-ing ma-chine′.

Ve-neer′--press.

Ve-neer′--saw.

Ve-neer′--straight′en-ing ma-chine′.

Ve-ne′tian ball.

Ve-ne′tian blind.

Ve-ne′tian Car′pet.

Ve-ne′tian glass.

Ve-ne′tian Win′dow.

Vent-fau′cet.

Ven′ti-lating-bricks.

Ven′ti-lating-heat′er.

Ven′ti-lating mill-stones.

Ven′ti-lating-stack.

Ven′ti-lating Wa′ter-wheel.

Ven′ti-lator.

Vent-stop′per.

Verge-es-cape′ment.

Ver′ni-er-cal′i-per.

Ver′ni-er-com′pass.

Ver′ni-er-tran′--sit.

Ve-ro′na-serge.

Ver′ti-cal Bor′ing-ma-chine′.

Ver′ti-cal buhr-mill.

Ver′ti-cal dial.

Ver′ti-cal drill.

Verti-cal es-cape′--ment.

Ver′ti-cal mill.

Ver′ti-cal plan.

Ver′ti-cal Plan′ing-ma-chine′.

Ver′ti-cal pump.

Ver′ti-cal Spin′dle-step.

Ver′ti-cal steam-en′gine.

Vet′er-i-na-ry In′stru-ment.

Vi-a-tom′e-ter.

Vi′brat-ing-pis′ton steam-en′gine.

Vi′brat-ing-pro-pel′ler.

Vi′brat-ing-roll′er.

Vi′brat-ing steam-en′gine.

Vi′bro-scope.

Vine-fi-ca′teur.

Vin′e-gar-appa-ra′tus.

Vi-ole′ d'a-mour′.

Vi′o-lin′--pi-a′no.

Vio-lon-cel′lo.

Vit′re-o-graph.

Vit-ri-fac′tion.

Vi′trodea Trino.

Vol-can′ic En′gine.

Vol-i-cim′e-ter.

Vol′ta-e-lec-trom′e-ter.

Vol-ta′ic Bat′ter-y.

Vol-ta′ic light.

Vol-ta′ic pile.

Vol-tam′e-ter.

Vol′ta-plast.

Vol′u-ta-ry press.

Vo-lute′--com′pass-es.

Vo-lute′--spring.

Vo-lute′--wheel.

Vor′tex Wa′ter-wheel.

Vote-re-cord′er.

Vox-Hu-ma′na.

Voy′ol-block.

Vul ′can-ite.

Vul ′can-ite-flask.

Vul ′can-ite spring.

Vul ′can-iz-er.

Vul-can-iz′ing.

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Vox-Hu-ma′na.

（Music.) A reed-pipe stop in an organ, tuned in unison with open diapason, and depending for the peculiar quality of its tone, timbre, upon the shape of the tube through which the sound of the reed is transmitted. The stop is named from its supposed resemblance to the human voice. See stop.

1877.

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