† unitagen.1
Obsolete. rare.
The action of uniting; union.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or fact of uniting or being united > [noun]
oneing1340
unitya1387
onementa1425
unition?a1425
unionc1475
uniting1537
uning1545
adunation1551
coadunation1558
aduniting1619
unitage1641
coadunition1642
oneness1653
co-unitya1711
inoneing1855
1641 Dial. Rattlehead & Roundh. 4 You can find no means to conjoyn an vnity? Rattleh. Only perversnesse in the vnitage of your circular opinions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
unitagen.2
/ˈjuːnɪtɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈjunədɪdʒ/ Chiefly Pharmacology.
An amount regarded or expressed in terms of units; the specification of the amount constituting a unit of measurement. Cf. unit n. 10c.
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1914 Jrnl. Hygiene 13 476 Seven sera..tested give an average loss in unitage of some 18% in 12 months.
1941 Medina (Ohio) County Gaz. 24 Jan. 12/2 (advt.) Just one small ‘Children's Size’ capsule each day supplies the full weekly requirements of vitamins A, B, D and G in the exact unitages required.
1983 D. R. Bangham in J. Chayen & L. Bitensky Cytochem. Bioassays ii. 27 A full report..is submitted to the Expert Committee on Biological Standardization of WHO, together with recommendations on the suitability of the ampuled preparation for use as a standard and a proposal for its unitage.
2007 Epidemiol. & Infection 135 1355/2 Results were expressed quantitatively as a unitage (U/ml) according to the manufacturer's instructions.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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