Webster's Dictionary 1913

2836

Bismillah

‖Bis‐mil″lah (�), interj. An adjuration or exclamation common among the Mohammedans. [Written also Bizmillah.]

2837

Bismite

Bis″mite (�), n.(Min.) Bismuth trioxide, or bismuth ocher.

2838

Bismuth

Bis″muth (�), n. [Ger. bismuth, wismuth: cf. F. bismuth.] (Chem.) One of the elements; a metal of a reddish white color, crystallizing in rhombohedrons. It is somewhat harder th...

2839

Bismuthal

Bis″muth‐al (�), a. Containing bismuth.

2840

Bismuthic

Bis″muth‐ic (�), a.(Chem.) Of or pertaining to bismuth; containing bismuth, when this element has its higher valence; as, bismuthic oxide.

2841

Bismuthiferous

Bis′muth‐if″er‐ous (�), a. [Bismuth + -ferous.] Containing bismuth.

2842

Bismuthine

{ Bis″muth‐ine (�), Bis″muth‐in‐ite (�), } n. Native bismuth sulphide; — sometimes called bismuthite.

2843

Bismuthous

Bis″muth‐ous (�), a. Of, or containing, bismuth, when this element has its lower valence.

2844

Bismuthyl

Bis″muth‐yl′ (�), n.(Min.) Hydrous carbonate of bismuth, an earthy mineral of a dull white or yellowish color. [Written also bismuthite.]

2845

Bison

Bi″son (bī″sŏn; 277), n. [L. bison, Gr. βίσων, a wild ox; akin to OHG. wisunt, wisant, G. wisent, AS. wesend, Icel. vīsundr: cf. F. bison.] (Zoöl.) (a) The aurochs or European b...

2846

Bispinose

Bi‐spi″nose (bī‐spī″nōs), a. [Pref. bi- + spinose.] (Zoöl.) Having two spines.

2847

Bisque

‖Bisque (�), n. [A corruption of biscuit.] Unglazed white porcelain.

2848

Bisque (2)

Bisque, n. A point taken by the receiver of odds in the game of tennis; also, an extra innings allowed to a weaker player in croquet.

2849

Bisque (3)

‖Bisque, n. A white soup made of crayfish.

2850

Bissell truck

Bis″sell truck (?). A truck for railroad rolling stock, consisting of two ordinary axle boxes sliding in guides attached to a triangular frame; — called also pony truck.

2851

Bissextile

Bis‐sex″tile (�), n. [L. bissextilis annus, fr. bissextus (bis + sextus sixth, fr. sex six) the sixth of the calends of March, or twenty-fourth day of February, which was reckon...

2852

Bissextile (2)

Bis‐sex″tile, a. Pertaining to leap year.

2853

Bisson

Bis″son (�), a. [OE. bisen, bisne, AS. bisen, prob. for bīs�ne; bi by + s�ne clear, akin to seón to see; clear when near, hence short-sighted. See See.] Purblind; blinding. “Bis...

2854

Bister

{ Bis″ter, Bis″tre } (�), n. [F. bistre a color made of soot; of unknown origin. Cf., however, LG. biester frowning, dark, ugly.] (Paint.) A dark brown pigment extracted from th...

2855

Bistipuled

Bi‐stip″uled (�), a. [Pref. bi- + stipule.] (Bot.) Having two stipules.

2856

Bistort

Bis″tort (�), n. [L. bis + tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist: cf. F. bistorte.] (Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, section Bistorta; snakeweed; adderwort. Its r...

2857

Bistoury

Bis″tou‐ry (�), n.; pl.Bistouries (�). [F. bistouri.] A surgical instrument consisting of a slender knife, either straight or curved, generally used by introducing it beneath th...

2858

Bistre (2)

Bis″tre (�), n. See Bister.

2859

Bisulcate

Bi‐sul″cate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + sulcate.] 1. Having two grooves or furrows.2. (Zoöl.) Cloven; said of a foot or hoof.

2860

Bisulcous

Bi‐sul″cous (�), a. [L. bisulcus; bis twice + sulcus furrow.] Bisulcate. Sir T. Browne.

2861

Bisulphate

Bi‐sul″phate (�), n. [Pref. bi- + sulphate.] (Chem.) A sulphate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proporti...

2862

Bisulphide

Bi‐sul″phide (�), n. [Pref. bi- + sulphide.] (Chem.) A sulphide having two atoms of sulphur in the molecule; a disulphide, as in iron pyrites, FeS2; — less frequently called bis...