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bimli

a valuable fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus) of the East Indies now widespread in cultivation.

bimodal

having or occurring with two modes{9}; having two maxima; -- of a curve or distribution.

bimolecular

Pertaining to, involving, or formed from, two molecules; as, a bimolecular reaction (a reaction between two molecules).

bimonthly

Occurring, done, or coming, once in two months; as, bimonthly visits; bimonthly publications. A bimonthly publication.

Bimuscular

Having two adductor muscles, as a bivalve mollusk.

Bin

To put into a bin; as, to bin wine.

Binarseniate

A salt having two equivalents of arsenic acid to one of the base.

Binary

That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality.

Binate

Double; growing in pairs or couples.

Binaural

Of or pertaining to, or used by, both ears.

Bind

That which binds or ties.

Binder

One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.

Bindery

A place where books, or other articles, are bound; a bookbinder's establishment.

Bindheimite

An amorphous antimonate of lead, produced from the alteration of other ores, as from jamesonite.

Binding

The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.

Bindingness

The condition or property of being binding; obligatory quality.

Bindweed

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.

Bine

The winding or twining stem of a hop vine or other climbing plant.

Binervate

Two-nerved; -- applied to leaves which have two longitudinal ribs or nerves.

Bing

A heap or pile; as, a bing of wood.

bingo

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!/

Binnacle

A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night.

Binny

A large species of barbel (Barbus bynni), found in the Nile, and much esteemed for food.

Binocle

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.

Binocular

A binocular glass, whether opera glass, telescope, or microscope.

Binomial

Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root.

Binominal

Of or pertaining to two names; binomial.

Binotonous

Consisting of two notes; as, a binotonous cry.

Binoxalate

A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base; an acid oxalate.

Binturong

A small Asiatic civet of the genus Arctilis.

bio-

a prefix meaning of or pertaining to life, produced by living things, etc.

bioactive

acting upon or influencing bodily functions; -- of chemical substances.

Biocellate

Having two ocelli (eyelike spots); -- said of a wing, etc.

biochemical

a chemical substance produced by a living organism, or such a substance produced synthetically.

Biochemistry

The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.

bioengineering

biological science applied to the study the relation between workers and their environments.

biofeedback

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.

bioflavinoid

a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation; -- called also vitamin P and citrin.

biogenic

produced by living organisms; as, biogenic methane.

Biogenist

A believer in the theory of biogenesis.

biogeny

the production of living organisms from other living organisms; same as biogenesis{1}.

Biogeny Biogenesis

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. Life development generally.

Biogeography

The branch of biology which deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants. It includes both zo/geography and phytogeography.

Biograph

An animated picture machine for screen projection; a cinematograph.

Biographer

One who writes an account or history of the life of a particular person; a writer of lives, as Plutarch.

Biography

The written history of a person's life.

biologism

use of biological principles in explaining human behavior, especially social behavior.

Biologist

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

Biology

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.

Bioluminescence

a type of luminescence 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 firefly luminescence. See also luciferin.

Biolytic

Relating to the destruction of life.

Biome

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.

biomedical engineering

The application of engineeering principles to solve problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or organs; -- called also bioengineering.

biomedicine

The application of the principles and techniques of the natural sciences, especially biology, to investigate and solve problems in clinical medicine.

Biometry

Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of human life.

Bion

The physiological individual, characterized by definiteness and independence of function, in distinction from the morphological individual or morphon.

Biophore Biophor

One of the smaller vital units of a cell, the bearer of vitality and heredity. See Pangen, in Supplement.

Biophotophone

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 movie projector.

Bioplasm

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.

Bioplasmic

Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.

Bioplast

A tiny mass of bioplasm, in itself a living unit and having formative power, as a living white blood corpuscle; bioblast.

Biopsychical Biopsychic

Pertaining to psychical phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life.

bioreactor

an apparatus in which a suspension of microorganisms in a liquid are used to perform chemical reactions, as in synthesis of pharmaceutical agents or the conversion of harmful waste to less harmful substances. The reactor consists of a vessel to contain the suspension of microorganisms, plus a variety of attached devices used to control the reaction.

bioremediation

the branch of biotechnology that uses biological processes to overcome environmental problems.

Biorgan

A physiological organ; a living organ; an organ endowed with function; -- distinguished from idorgan.

Bioscope

A view of life; that which gives such a view.

Biostatics

The physical phenomena of organized bodies, in opposition to their organic or vital phenomena.

biosynthesis

production of a chemical compound by a living organism.

biosystematics

use of data (e. g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations esp within an evolutionary framework.

biosystematy

use of data (e. g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework.

biota

all the plant and animal life of a particular region.

Biotaxy

The classification of living organisms according to their structural character; taxonomy.

Biotic

Relating to life; as, the biotic principle.

biotin

a B vitamin (C10H16N2O3S) that aids in body growth; -- called also vitamin H and coenzyme R. It functions as a coenzyme in many carboxylation reactions.

Biotite

Mica containing iron and magnesia, generally of a black or dark green color; -- a common constituent of crystalline rocks. See Mica.

biotope

a region uniform in its environmental conditions and in the types of plants and animals living in it.

biotype

a group of organisms sharing the same genotype.

biovular

derived from two separate ferilized ova; -- of twins; as, fraternal twins are biovular. Antonym of identical.

Bipalmate

Palmately branched, with the branches again palmated.

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