Webster's Dictionary 1913

5914

Butyrate

Bu″ty‐rate (�), n.(Chem.) A salt of butyric acid.

5915

Butyric

Bu‐tyr″ic (�), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, butter.Butyric acid, C3H7.CO2H, an acid found in butter; an oily, limpid fluid, having the smell of rancid butter, and a...

5916

Butyrin

Bu″ty‐rin (�), n.(Physiol. Chem.) A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small quantity in milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor.

5917

Butyrometer

Bu′ty‐rom″e‐ter (�), n. [L. butyrum butter + -meter.] An instrument for determining the amount of fatty matter or butter contained in a sample of milk.

5918

Butyrone

Bu″ty‐rone (�), n. [Butyric + -one.] (Chem.) A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.

5919

Butyrous

Bu″ty‐rous (�), a. Butyraceous.

5920

Butyryl

Bu″ty‐ryl (?), n. [Butyric + -yl.] (Chem.) The radical (C4H7O) of butyric acid.

5921

Buxeous

Bux″e‐ous (�), a. [L. buxeus, fr. buxus the box tree.] Belonging to the box tree.

5922

Buxine

Bux″ine (�), n.(Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from the Buxus sempervirens, or common box tree. It is identical with bebeerine; — called also buxina.

5923

Buxom

Bux″om (�), a. [OE. buxum, boxom, buhsum, pliable, obedient, AS. bōcsum, būhsum (akin to D. buigzaam blexible, G. biegsam); būgan to bow, bend + -sum, E. -some. See Bow to bend,...

5924

Buy

Buy (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bought (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Buying (�).] [OE. buggen, buggen, bien, AS. bycgan, akin to OS. buggean, Goth. bugjan.] 1. To acquire the ownership of (pr...

5925

Buy (2)

Buy, v. i. To negotiate or treat about a purchase.I will buy with you, sell with you.Shak.

5926

Buyer

Buy″er (�), n. One who buys; a purchaser.

5927

Buz

Buz (�), v. & n. See Buzz.

5928

Buzz

Buzz (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Buzzed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Buzzing.] To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter ...

5929

Buzz (2)

Buzz, v. t. 1. To sound forth by buzzing. Shak.2. To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly.I will buzz abroad such ...

5930

Buzz (3)

Buzz, n. 1. A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation. “The cons...

5931

Buzzard

Buz″zard (bŭz″zẽrd), n. [O.E. busard, bosard, F. busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]1. (Zoöl.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus Buteo...

5932

Buzzard (2)

Buz″zard, a. Senseless; stupid. Milton.

5933

Buzzardet

Buz″zard‐et′ (–ĕt′), n.(Zoöl.) A hawk resembling the buzzard, but with legs relatively longer.

5934

Buzzer

Buzz″er (bŭz″ẽr), n. One who, or that which, buzzes; a whisperer; a talebearer.And wants not buzzers to infect his earWith pestilent speeches of his father's death.Shak.

5935

Buzzingly

Buzz″ing‐ly (�), adv. In a buzzing manner; with a buzzing sound.

5936

Buzzsaw

Buzz″saw′ (�) A circular saw; — so called from the buzzing it makes when running at full speed.

5937

By

By (bī), prep. [OE. bi, AS. bī, big, near to, by, of, from, after, according to; akin to OS. & OFries. bi, be, D. bij, OHG. bī, G. bei, Goth. bi, and perh. Gr. αμφἴ. E. prefix b...

5938

By (2)

By (�), adv. 1. Near; in the neighborhood; present; as, there was no person by at the time.2. Passing near; going past; past; beyond; as, the procession has gone by; a bird flew...

5939

By (3)

By (�), a. Out of the common path; aside; — used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or collateral matter, a thing private or avoidi...

5940

By-bidder

By″–bid′der (�), n. One who bids at an auction in behalf of the auctioneer or owner, for the purpose of running up the price of articles.