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UGM-27 Polaris
The UGM-27 Polaris was a two-stage, solid-propellant, nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile developed by the US Navy, first launched submerged in 1960 and also supplied to Britain.
UGM-73 Poseidon
The UGM-73 Poseidon was an American submarine-launched ballistic missile developed by Lockheed for the US Navy, the first sea-launched missile carrying multiple independently targetable nuclear warheads.
Ugni
Ugni (uñi) is a genus of four accepted Myrtaceae shrub species native from Mexico to southern South America; Ugni molinae, the Chilean guava or murtilla, is a cultivated Patagonian berry, distinct from Myrtus and from Amomyrtus luma.
ugo (robot)
ugo (ユーゴー) is a Japanese wheeled humanoid service robot by Tokyo company ugo, inc., used for security patrols and inspection and operated by remote humans plus AI.
Ugo Cavallero
Ugo Cavallero (1880–1943), Italian Marshal and chief of the Comando Supremo 1940–43, planned the Malta invasion, was dismissed after El Alamein, and died at Frascati in September 1943 in disputed suicide-or-murder circumstances.
Ugo Cerletti
Ugo Cerletti (1877–1963) was an Italian neurologist and psychiatrist who, with Lucio Bini, introduced electroconvulsive therapy in Rome in 1938, after observing pigs stunned at a slaughterhouse recover safely.
Ugo Ehiogu
Ugo Ehiogu, full name Ugochuku Ehiogu, was an English central defender who played for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, and Rangers and won four England caps between 1996 and 2002.
Ugo Fano
Ugo Fano (1912–2001) was an Italian-born American theoretical physicist and biophysicist at the National Bureau of Standards and the University of Chicago, known for the Fano resonance, Fano factor, and Fano effect.
Ugo Foscolo
Ugo Foscolo, born Niccolò Foscolo (1778–1827), was an Italian poet and novelist, author of Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis and Dei Sepolcri, who died in exile in London.
Ugo Frigerio
Ugo Frigerio was an Italian race walker who won three Olympic gold medals, at Antwerp 1920 and Paris 1924, and a bronze at Los Angeles 1932.
Ugo Humbert
Ugo Humbert, French tennis player (born 1998, Metz), left-handed ATP pro. Career-high No. 13 (April 2024), seven ATP titles including 2021 Halle and 2024 Dubai; beat Alcaraz at 2024 Paris Masters.
Ugo Kadmiri
Ugo Kadmiri, full name Ugo Matis Lamare El Kadmiri (born 2007), is a French-born professional footballer who plays as a center-forward for Olympique de Marseille B, Marseille's reserve side.
Ugo Locatelli
Ugo Locatelli (1916-1993), Italian midfielder, Olympic football gold 1936 and 1938 World Cup winner, one of only four Italians with both; played for Brescia, Inter, and Juventus.
Ugo Monye
Ugo Monye (Ugochukwu Chiedozie Chinye Monye), born 1983, English rugby union winger, one-club Harlequins player 2002-2015, 14 England caps, 2009 Lions top try scorer, now a TNT Sports pundit and RFU diversity group chair.
Ugo Raghouber
Ugo Raghouber, born 2003 in Clichy, is a French defensive midfielder developed at LOSC Lille, loaned to Le Mans, Dunkerque, and Levante, later listed with Burnley.
Ugo Ugochukwu
Ugo Ugochukwu (born 2007, New York) is an American racing driver, 2026 FIA F3 champion with Campos Racing, 2024 Macau GP winner, former McLaren junior, and first F1 test with Alpine at Monza in 2026.
Ugo!
Ugo! is a 2013 trick-taking card game by Hoekstra, Jansen, and Zuidhof (Playthisone, Kosmos) for 2-4 players, where won tricks stack by color on kingdom boards and only top cards with enough farmers score.
Ugra Biosphere Reserve
Ugra Biosphere Reserve (Биосферный резерват «Угра»), a UNESCO MAB site in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, based on Ugra National Park (founded 1997, designated 2002), covering 153,832 ha along the Ugra, Zhizdra, and Oka river valleys with bison reintroduction and 1480 Great Stand heritage.
Ugra Narasimha statue
The Ugra Narasimha statue, also called the Lakshmi Narasimha statue, is a 6.7-meter monolithic granite image of Narasimha at Hampi, Karnataka, carved from a single boulder under Krishnadevaraya in 1528.
Ugram (film)
Ugram (ఉగ్రం) is a 2023 Telugu action thriller directed by Vijay Kanakamedala, starring Allari Naresh as cop Shiva Kumar whose family vanishes after an accident; released 5 May 2023 by Shine Screens, streamed on Prime Video.
Ugramm
Ugramm (ಉಗ್ರಂ), also spelled Ugram, is a 2014 Kannada action crime film and Prashanth Neel's directorial debut, starring Sriimurali as Agastya and Haripriya; released 21 February 2014, it became a cult hit and was later retold by Neel as Salaar. Not the 2023 Telugu film Ugram.
Ugric languages
Ugric languages: Hungarian plus the Ob-Ugric languages Khanty (Ostyak) and Mansi (Vogul) of Western Siberia. Traditionally a Uralic sub-branch, now debated as possibly a contact Sprachbund; Hungarian has ~13 million speakers, the endangered Ob-Ugric languages a few thousand.
UGT1A locus and enzyme subfamily
The UGT1A locus is a gene complex on chromosome 2q37.1, which produces nine functional UDP-glucuronosyltransferase enzymes (UGT1A1 to UGT1A10) via alternative splicing to process drugs.
UGT1A9
UGT1A9, the UDP glucuronosyltransferase family 1 member A9 gene on chromosome 2, codes for a liver and kidney enzyme that converts drugs, steroids, and bilirubin into excretable water-soluble metabolites.
UGT2B subfamily enzymes
The UGT2B subfamily is a group of human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase enzymes in the endoplasmic reticulum that attach glucuronic acid to steroids and drugs, making them water-soluble for excretion.
UGT2B7
UGT2B7, or UDP glucuronosyltransferase family 2 member B7, is a human gene on chromosome 4 that encodes a drug-metabolism enzyme, the principal one that glucuronidates morphine.
Ugu District Municipality
Ugu District Municipality (DC21) is a district municipality on KwaZulu-Natal's south coast, South Africa, with four local municipalities including Ray Nkonyeni; population 773,402 (Census 2022), economy of agriculture, tourism, and manufacturing.
Ugueth Urbina
Ugueth Urbina (Ugueth Urtain Urbina), Venezuelan MLB relief pitcher 1995-2005, nicknamed Oogie; 237 saves, two-time All-Star, 2003 World Series champion with Florida Marlins; later convicted of attempted murder in Venezuela.
Uğur Şahin
Uğur Şahin (born 1965), Turkish physician and immunologist, co-founded BioNTech in 2008 with Özlem Türeci and led Project Lightspeed, producing the first approved mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in 11 months; he is a Mainz professor and mRNA cancer vaccine pioneer.
Ugutskoye Oil Field
The Ugutskoye Oil Field (Угутское месторождение) is an operating oil field in the Surgut district of Western Siberia, Russia, near the village of Ugut, operated by Rosneft subsidiary RN-Yuganskneftegaz since 1988.