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Bilobate (b�lōb�t or bīl�b�t), a. [Pref. bi- + lobate.] Divided into two lobes or segments.
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bilobated adj. 1. divided into two lobes.
Syn. -- bilobate.
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2. having two lobes; as, a bilobate leaf.
Syn. -- bilobate, bilobed.
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Bilobed (bīlōbd), a. [Pref. bi- + lobe.] Bilobate.
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Bilocation (�), n. [Pref. bi- + location.] Double location; the state or power of being in two places at the same instant; -- a miraculous power attributed to some of the saints. Tylor.
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Bilocular (�), a. [Pref. bi- + locular: cf. F. biloculaire.] Divided into two cells or compartments; as, a bilocular pericarp. Gray.
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biloculate adj. (Biol.) divided into or containing two cells or chambers; as, having a biloculate capsule.
Syn. -- bilocular.
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Bilsted (�), n. (Bot.) See .
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Biltong (�), n. [S. African.] Lean meat cut into strips and sun-dried. H. R. Haggard.
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Bimaculate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + maculate, a.] Having, or marked with, two spots.
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Bimana (�), n. pl. [NL. See .] (Zoöl.) Animals having two hands; -- a term applied by Cuvier to man as a special order of Mammalia.
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Bimanous (�), a. [L. bis twice + manus hand.] (Zoöl.) Having two hands; two-handed.
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Bimarginate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + marginate.] Having a double margin, as certain shells.
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Bimastism (�), n. [Pref. bi- + Gr. � breast.] (Anat.) The condition of having two mammæ or teats.
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Bimedial (�), a. [Pref. bi- + medial.] (Geom.) Applied to a line which is the sum of two lines commensurable only in power (as the side and diagonal of a square).
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Bimembral (�), a. [L. bis twice + membrum member.] (Gram.) Having two members; as, a bimembral sentence. J. W. Gibbs.
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Bimensal (�), a. [Pref. bi- + mensal.] See , a. [Obs. or R.]
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Bimestrial (�), a. [L. bimestris; bis twice + mensis month.] Continuing two months. [R.]
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bimetal n. a material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals.
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Bimetallic (�), a. [Pref. bi- + metallic: cf. F. bimétallique.] 1. Of or relating to, or using, a double metallic standard (as gold and silver) for a system of coins or currency. [archaic]
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2. Composed of two different metals; formed of two parts, each of a different metal; as, bimetallic wire; bimetallic thermometer, etc.
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Bimetallism (�), n. [F. bimétalisme.] The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to monometallism.
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☞ The words bimétallisme and monométallisme are due to M. Cernuschi [1869]. Littré.
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Bimetallist (�), n. An advocate of bimetallism.
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bimetallistic adj. of or pertaining to bimetallism.
Syn. -- bimetallic.
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bimillenary n. a span of 2000 years.
Syn. -- bimillennium.
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bimillenial adj. of or pertaining to the bimillennium.
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bimillennium n. 1. a span of 2000 years.
Syn. -- bimillenary.
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2. the year 2000 a. d.
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bimli n. a valuable fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus) of the East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
Syn. -- kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli hemp, Indian hemp, Bombay hemp.
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bimodal adj. (Statistics) having or occurring with two ; having two maxima; -- of a curve or distribution. unimodal
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bimolecular (?), a. [Pref. bi- + molecular.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, involving, or formed from, two molecules; as, a bimolecular reaction (a reaction between two molecules).
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bimonthly (�), a. [Pref. bi- + monthly.] Occurring, done, or coming, once in two months; as, bimonthly visits; bimonthly publications. -- n. A bimonthly publication.
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Bimonthly, adv. Once in two months.
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bimotored adj. having two motors.
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Bimuscular (�), a. [Pref. bi- + muscular.] (Zoöl.) Having two adductor muscles, as a bivalve mollusk.
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Bin (�), n. [OE. binne, AS. binn manager, crib; perh. akin to D. ben, benne, basket, and to L. benna a kind of carriage ( a Gallic word), W. benn, men, wain, cart.] A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle for any commodity; as, a corn bin; a wine bin; a coal bin.
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Bin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Binned (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Binning.] To put into a bin; as, to bin wine.
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Bin. An old form of and . [Obs.]
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Bin-. A euphonic form of the prefix .
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Binal (�), a. [See .] Twofold; double. [R.] “Binal revenge, all this.” Ford.
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Binarseniate (�), n. [Pref. bin- + arseniate.] (Chem.) A salt having two equivalents of arsenic acid to one of the base. Graham.
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Binary (�), a. [L. binarius, fr. bini two by two, two at a time, fr. root of bis twice; akin to E. two: cf. F. binaire.] Compounded or consisting of two things or parts; characterized by two (things).
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Coloq. Binary arithmetic , that in which numbers are expressed according to the binary scale, or in which two figures only, 0 and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cipher multiplying everything by two, as in common arithmetic by ten. Thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; 100 is four, etc. Davies & Peck. -- Coloq. Binary compound (Chem.), a compound of two elements, or of an element and a compound performing the function of an element, or of two compounds performing the function of elements. -- Coloq. Binary logarithms , a system of logarithms devised by Euler for facilitating musical calculations, in which 1 is the logarithm of 2, instead of 10, as in the common logarithms, and the modulus 1.442695 instead of .43429448. -- Coloq. Binary measure (Mus.), measure divisible by two or four; common time. -- Coloq. Binary nomenclature (Nat. Hist.), nomenclature in which the names designate both genus and species. -- Coloq. Binary scale (Arith.), a uniform scale of notation whose ratio is two. -- Coloq. Binary star (Astron.), a double star whose members have a revolution round their common center of gravity. -- Coloq. Binary theory (Chem.), the theory that all chemical compounds consist of two constituents of opposite and unlike qualities.
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Binary, n. That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality. Fotherby.
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Binate (�), a. [L. bini two and two.] (Bot.) Double; growing in pairs or couples. Gray.
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Binaural (�), a. [Pref. bin- + aural.] Of or pertaining to, or used by, both ears.
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Binbashi (?), n. [Turk., prop., chief of a thousand; bin thousand + bash head.] (Mil.) A major in the Turkish army.
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Bind (�), v. t. [imp. Bound (�); p. p. Bound, formerly Bounden (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Binding.] [AS. bindan, perfect tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden, Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for bhandh) to bind, cf. Gr. � (for �) cable, and L. offendix. √90.] 1. To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
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2. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.
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He bindeth the floods from overflowing.
Job xxviii. 11.
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Whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years.
Luke xiii. 16.
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3. To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; -- sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.
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4. To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.
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5. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.
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6. To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
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7. To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book.
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8. Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other.
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Who made our laws to bind us, not himself.
Milton.
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9. (Law) (a) To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant. Abbott. (b) To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service.
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Coloq. To bind over , to put under bonds to do something, as to appear at court, to keep the peace, etc. -- Coloq. To bind to , to contract; as, to bind one's self to a wife. -- Coloq. To bind up in , to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to absorb in.
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Syn. -- To fetter; tie; fasten; restrain; restrict; oblige.
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Bind (�), v. i. 1. To tie; to confine by any ligature.
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They that reap must sheaf and bind.
Shak.
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2. To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or stick together in a mass; as, clay binds by heat. Mortimer.
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3. To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
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4. To exert a binding or restraining influence. Locke.
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Bind, n. 1. That which binds or ties.
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2. Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop vine; a bine.
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3. (Metal.) Indurated clay, when much mixed with the oxide of iron. Kirwan.
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4. (Mus.) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
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Binder (�), n. 1. One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.
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2. Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any building.
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3. a pair of stiff oblong covers, sometimes detachable, designed for insertion of paper pages to create a book-like document, such as in a loose-leaf binder.
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Bindery (�), n. A place where books, or other articles, are bound; a bookbinder's establishment.
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Bindheimite (�), n. [From Bindheim, a German who analyzed it.] (Min.) An amorphous antimonate of lead, produced from the alteration of other ores, as from jamesonite.
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Binding (�), a. That binds; obligatory.
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Coloq. Binding beam (Arch.), the main timber in double flooring. -- Coloq. Binding joist (Arch.), the secondary timber in double-framed flooring.
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Syn. -- Obligatory; restraining; restrictive; stringent; astringent; costive; styptic.
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Binding, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.
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2. Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling.
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3. pl. (Naut.) The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel.
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Bindingly, adv. So as to bind.
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Bindingness, n. The condition or property of being binding; obligatory quality. Coleridge.
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Binding post. (Elec.) A metallic post attached to electrical apparatus for convenience in making connections.
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Binding screw. A set screw used to bind parts together, esp. one for making a connection in an electrical circuit.
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Bindweed (�), n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Convolvulus; as, greater bindweed (Convolvulus Sepium); lesser bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis); the white bindweed, the blue bindweed, the Syrian bindweed. The black bryony, or Tamus, is called black bindweed, and the Smilax aspera, rough bindweed.
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The fragile bindweed bells and bryony rings.
Tennyson.
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Bine (�), n. [ , cf. .] The winding or twining stem of a hop vine or other climbing plant.
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Binervate (�), a. [L. bis twice + nervus sinew, nerve.] 1. (Bot.) Two-nerved; -- applied to leaves which have two longitudinal ribs or nerves.
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2. (Zoöl.) Having only two nerves, as the wings of some insects.
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Bing (�), n. [Cf. Icel. bingr, Sw. binge, G. beige, beuge. Cf. Prov. E. bink bench, and bench coal the uppermost stratum of coal.] A heap or pile; as, a bing of wood. “Potato bings.” Burns. “A bing of corn.” Surrey. [Obs. or Dial. Eng. & Scot.]
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bingo n. a game commonly used for low-stakes gambling, in which numbered balls or slips are drawn at random and players cover the correponding numbers on their cards, called Bingo cards, which have square arrangement of such numbers. Each card has a different arrangement of the numbers, and the first player to cover all numbers in one row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) is the winner, usually announcing that fact by a cry of “Bingo!” Variants of the game may require that all peripheral numbers are covered, to form a box, or other figure. The numbers usually have one letter from the group “B”, “I”, “N”, “G”, and “O”, plus two digits. The “cards” may be disposable sheets of paper on which the numbers are printed.
Syn. -- lotto, beano, keno.
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Biniodide (�), n. Same as .
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Bink (�), n. A bench. [North of Eng. & Scot.]
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Binnacle (�), n. [For bittacle, corrupted (perh. by influence of bin) fr. Pg. bitacola binnacle, fr. L. habitaculum dwelling place, fr. habitare to dwell. See , and cf. .] (Naut.) A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night. Totten.
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Binny (�), n. (Zoöl.) A large species of barbel (Barbus bynni), found in the Nile, and much esteemed for food.
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Binocle (�), n. [F. binocle; L. bini two at a time + oculus eye.] (Opt.) A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable a person to view an object with both eyes at once; a double-barreled field glass or an opera glass.
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Binocular (�), a. [Cf. F. binoculaire. See .] 1. Having two eyes. “Most animals are binocular.” Derham.
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2. Pertaining to both eyes; employing both eyes at once; as, binocular vision.
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3. Adapted to the use of both eyes; as, a binocular microscope or telescope. Brewster.
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Binocular (�), n. A binocular glass, whether opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
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Binocularly, adv. In a binocular manner.
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Binoculate (�), a. Having two eyes.
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Binomial (�), n. [L. bis twice + nomen name: cf. F. binome, LL. binomius (or fr. bi- + Gr. � distribution ?). Cf. .] (Alg.) An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or minus (-); as, a + b, or 7 - 3.
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Binomial, a. 1. Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root.
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2. (Nat. Hist.) Having two names; -- used of the system by which every animal and plant receives two names, the one indicating the genus, the other the species, to which it belongs.
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Coloq. Binomial theorem (Alg.), the theorem which expresses the law of formation of any power of a binomial.
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Binominal (�), a. [See .] Of or pertaining to two names; binomial.
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Binominous (�), a. Binominal. [Obs.]
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Binotonous (�), a. [L. bini two at a time + tonus, fr. Gr. �, tone.] Consisting of two notes; as, a binotonous cry.
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Binous (�), a. Same as .
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Binoxalate (�), n. [Pref. bin- + oxalate.] (Chem.) A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base; an acid oxalate.
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Binoxide (�), n. [Pref. bin- + oxide.] (Chem.) Same as .
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Binturong (�), n. (Zoöl.) A small Asiatic civet of the genus Arctilis.
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{ Binuclear (�), Binucleate (�), } a. [Pref. bi- + nuclear, nucleate.] (Biol.) Having two nuclei; as, binucleate cells.
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Binucleolate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + nucleolus.] (Biol.) Having two nucleoli.
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bio- pref. a prefix meaning of or pertaining to life, produced by living things, etc.
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bioactive adj. acting upon or influencing bodily functions; -- of chemical substances.
Syn. -- pharmacological.
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bioassay n. appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism.
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bioassay v. 1 to subject to a bio-assay.
Syn. -- bio-assay.
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Bioblast (�), n. [Gr. bios life + -blast.] (Biol.) Same as .
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biocatalyst n. a biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme.
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biocatalytic adj. of or pertaining to a biocatalyst.
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2. caused by a biocatalyst.
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Biocellate (�), a. [L. bis twice + ocellatus. See .] (Zoöl.) Having two ocelli (eyelike spots); -- said of a wing, etc.
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biochemical adj. of or pertaining to biochemistry.
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biochemical n. a chemical substance produced by a living organism, or such a substance produced synthetically.
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Biochemistry (�), n. [Gr. bios life + E. chemistry.] (Biol.) The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.
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{ Biodynamic (?), Biodynamical (?) }, a.} 1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to biodynamics, or the doctrine of vital forces or energy.
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2. of or pertaining to a method of farming that uses only organic fertilizers (rather than chemical fertilizers) and organic materials for improving the soil characteristics.
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Biodynamics (�), n. [Gr. bios life + E. dynamics.] 1. (Biol.) The doctrine of vital forces or energy. [archaic]
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2. The branch of biology which treats of the active vital phenomena of organisms; -- opposed to biostatics.
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bioelectricity n. electric phenomena in animals or plants.
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bioengineering n. 1. biological science applied to the study the relation between workers and their environments.
Syn. -- ergonomics.
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2. the application of engineeering principles to solve problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or organs; -- called also biomedical engineering.
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3. the branch of engineering dealing with the application of biological processes to the solution of practical problems, such as the manufacture of products by fermentation, the production and use of enzymes for various purposes, the use of microorganisms in environmental cleanup, etc.; -- called also biotechnology.
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biofeedback n. a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them.
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bioflavinoid n. a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation; -- called also vitamin P and citrin.
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Biogen (�), n. [Gr. bios life + -gen.] (Biol.) Bioplasm.
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{ Biogenesis (�), Biogeny (�), } n. [Gr. bios life + �, �, birth.] (Biol.) (a) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- called also biogeny; -- opposed to abiogenesis. (b) Life development generally.
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2. the production of a chemical compound by a living organism.
Syn. -- biosynthesis.
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Biogenetic (�), a. (Biol.) Pertaining to biogenesis.
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biogenic (�), a. [Gr. bios life + -gen + -ic.] produced by living organisms; as, biogenic methane.
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Biogenist (�), n. A believer in the theory of biogenesis.
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biogeny n. the production of living organisms from other living organisms; same as .
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biogeographical adj. of or pertaining to biogeography.
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Biogeography (?), n. [Gr. bios life + E. geography.] The branch of biology which deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants. It includes both zoögeography and phytogeography. -- Biogeographic (#), a. -- Biogeographically (#), adv.
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Biognosis (�), n. [Gr. � life + � investigation.] (Biol.) The investigation of life.
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Biograph (?), n. [Gr. bios life + -graph.] 1. An animated picture machine for screen projection; a cinematograph. [obsolescent]
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2. [Cf. .] A biographical sketch. [Rare]
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Biographer (�), n. One who writes an account or history of the life of a particular person; a writer of lives, as Plutarch.
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{ Biographic (�), Biographical (�), } a. Of or pertaining to biography; containing biography. -- Biographically, adv.
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Biographize (�), v. t. To write a history of the life of. Southey.
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Biography (�), n.; pl. Biographies (�). [Gr. �; bios life + � to write: cf. F. biographie. See .] 1. The written history of a person's life.
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2. Biographical writings in general.
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{ Biologic (�), Biological (�), } a. 1. Of or relating to biology. -- Biologically, adv.
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2. related by blood; -- of parents and children; -- contrasted with adoptive, adopted, or foster; as, Mary was adopted directly from the maternity hospital and never met her biological mother.
Syn. -- biologic.
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biologism n. use of biological principles in explaining human behavior, especially social behavior.
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biologistic adj. of or pertaining to biologism.
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Biologist (�), n. A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.
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Biology (�), n. [Gr. bios life + -logy: cf. F. biologie.] The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin, structure, development, function, and distribution of animals and plants.
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Biolysis (�), n. [Gr. bios life + � a dissolving.] (Biol.) The destruction of life.
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Bioluminescence (bī�l�mĭnĕs�ns), n. [Gr. bios life + luminescence.] a type of produced by biological or biochemical processes, such as a glowworm glow or the action of luciferase on luciferin. A well-known example is that of . See also .
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Biolytic (�), a. [Gr. bios life + � to destroy.] Relating to the destruction of life.
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Biomagnetic (�), a. Relating to biomagnetism.
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Biomagnetism (�), n. [Gr. bios life + E. magnetism.] 1. Animal magnetism.
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2. magnetic phenomena in living organisms.
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Biometry (�), n. [Gr. bios life + -metry.] Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of human life.
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Biome (bīōm), n. [Gr. bios life.] 1. (Ecology) a specific type of complex ecological community characterized by specific environmental conditions and a distinctive group of plants and animals, maintained in a relatively stable equilibrium, such as a rain forest biome or prairie biome.
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2. a particular region which is a biome{1}.
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biomedical Pertaining to the biological and physiological aspects of medicine.
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2. Of or pertaining to biomedicine.
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biomedical engineering n. The application of engineeering principles to solve problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or organs; -- called also bioengineering.
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biomedicine n. 1. The application of the principles and techniques of the natural sciences, especially biology, to investigate and solve problems in clinical medicine.
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2. The investigation of the effects of external environmental factors such as weightlessness on the human body.
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Bion (�), n. [Gr. biw^n living, p. pr. of bioy^n to live.] (Biol.) The physiological individual, characterized by definiteness and independence of function, in distinction from the morphological individual or morphon.
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Bionomy (�), n. [Gr. bios life + nomos law.] Physiology. [R.] Dunglison.
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{ Biophor Biophore } (bī�fōr), n. [Gr. bios life + foros bearing, fr. ferein to bear.] (Biol.) One of the smaller vital units of a cell, the bearer of vitality and heredity. See Pangen, in Supplement.
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Biophotophone (?), n. [Gr. bios life + photo + fwnh sound, voice.] An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds; -- an archaic term replaced by . [archaic]
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Bioplasm (bī�plăz'm), n. [Gr. bios life + plasma form, mold, fr. plassein to mold.] (Biol.) A name suggested by Dr. Beale for the germinal matter supposed to be essential to the functions of all living beings; the material through which every form of life manifests itself; unaltered protoplasm.
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