Webster's Dictionary 1913

2323

Bibliothecal

Bib′li‐o‐the″cal (�), a. [L. bibliothecalis. See Bibliotheke.] Belonging to a library. Byrom.

2324

Bibliothecary

Bib′li‐oth″e‐ca‐ry (�), n. [L. bibliothecarius: cf. F. bibliothécaire.] A librarian. Evelin.

2325

Bibliotheke

Bib″li‐o‐theke (�), n. [L. bibliotheca, Gr. �; � book + � a case, box, fr. � to place: cf. F. bibliothèque.] A library. Bale.

2326

Biblist

Bib″list (�), n. [Cf. F. bibliste. See Bible.] 1. One who makes the Bible the sole rule of faith.2. A biblical scholar; a biblicist. I. Taylor.

2327

Bibracteate

Bi‐brac″te‐ate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + bracteate.] (Bot.) Furnished with, or having, two bracts.

2328

Bibulous

Bib″u‐lous (�), a. [L. bibulus, fr. bibere to drink. See Bib, v. t.] 1. Readily imbibing fluids or moisture; spongy; as, bibulous blotting paper.2. Inclined to drink; addicted t...

2329

Bibulously

Bib″u‐lous‐ly, adv. In a bibulous manner; with profuse imbibition or absorption. De Quincey.

2330

Bicalcarate

Bi‐cal″ca‐rate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + calcarate.] Having two spurs, as the wing or leg of a bird.

2331

Bicallose

{ Bi‐cal″lose (�), Bi‐cal″lous (�), } a. [Pref. bi- + callose, callous.] (Bot.) Having two callosities or hard spots. Gray.

2332

Bicameral

Bi‐cam″er‐al (�), a. [Pref. bi- + camera.] Consisting of, or including, two chambers, or legislative branches. Bentham.

2333

Bicapsular

Bi‐cap″su‐lar (�), a. [Pref. bi- + capsular: cf. F. bicapsulaire.] (Bot.) Having two capsules; as, a bicapsular pericarp.

2334

Bicarbonate

Bi‐car″bon‐ate (�), n. [Pref. bi- + carbonate.] (Chem.) A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the prop...

2335

Bicarbureted

{Bi‐car″bu‐ret′ed or –ret′ted } (�), a. [Pref. bi- + carbureted.] (Chem.) Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule.

2336

Bicarinate

Bi‐car″i‐nate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + carinate.] (Biol.) Having two keel-like projections, as the upper palea of grasses.

2337

Bicaudal

Bi‐cau″dal (�), a. [Pref. bi- + caudal.] Having, or terminating in, two tails.

2338

Bicaudate

Bi‐cau″date (�), a. [Pref. bi- + caudate.] Two-tailed; bicaudal.

2339

Bicched

Bic″ched (�), a. Pecked; pitted; notched. Chaucer.Bicched bones, pecked, or notched, bones; dice.

2340

Bice

{ Bice, Bise } (�), n. [F. bis, akin to It. bigio light gray, tawny.] (Paint.) A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; — called al...

2341

Bicentenary

Bi‐cen″te‐na‐ry (�), a. [Pref. bi- + centenary.] Of or pertaining to two hundred, esp. to two hundred years; as, a bicentenary celebration. — n. The two hundredth anniversary, o...

2342

Bicentennial

Bi′cen‐ten″ni‐al, a. [Pref. bi- + centennial.] 1. Consisting of two hundred years.2. Occurring every two hundred years.

2343

Bicentennial (2)

Bi′cen‐ten″ni‐al, n. The two hundredth year or anniversary, or its celebration.

2344

Bicephalous

Bi‐ceph″a‐lous (�), a. [Pref. bi- + cephalous: cf. F. bicéphale.] Having two heads.

2345

Biceps

‖Bi″ceps (�), n. [L., two-headed; bis twice + caput head. See Capital.] (Anat.) A muscle having two heads or origins; — applied particularly to a flexor in the arm, and to anoth...

2346

Bichir

‖Bi‐chir″ (�), n.(Zoöl.) A remarkable ganoid fish (Polypterus bichir) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See Brachioganoidei.

2347

Bichloride

Bi‐chlo″ride (�), n. [Pref. bi- + chloride.] (Chem.) A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of another element; — called also dichloride.Bichlorid...

2348

Bicho

‖Bi″cho (�), n.(Zoöl.) See Jigger.

2349

Bichromate

Bi‐chro″mate (�), n. [Pref. bi- + chromate.] (Chem.) A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the other ingredients; as, potassium bichromate; — called also dichrom...