Webster's Dictionary 1913

2620

Binervate

Bi‐nerv″ate (�), a. [L. bis twice + nervus sinew, nerve.] 1. (Bot.) Two-nerved; — applied to leaves which have two longitudinal ribs or nerves.2. (Zoöl.) Having only two nerves,...

2621

Bing

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 bi...

2622

Biniodide

Bin‐i″o‐dide (�), n. Same as Diiodide.

2623

Bink

Bink (�), n. A bench.

2624

Binnacle

Bin″na‐cle (�), n. [For bittacle, corrupted (perh. by influence of bin) fr. Pg. bitacola binnacle, fr. L. habitaculum dwelling place, fr. habitare to dwell. See Habit, and cf. B...

2625

Binny

Bin″ny (�), n.(Zoöl.) A large species of barbel (Barbus bynni), found in the Nile, and much esteemed for food.

2626

Binocle

Bin″o‐cle (�), 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 b...

2627

Binocular

Bin‐oc″u‐lar (�), a. [Cf. F. binoculaire. See Binocle.] 1. Having two eyes. “Most animals are binocular.” Derham.2. Pertaining to both eyes; employing both eyes at once; as, bin...

2628

Binocular (2)

Bin‐oc″u‐lar (�), n. A binocular glass, whether opera glass, telescope, or microscope.

2629

Binocularly

Bin‐oc″u‐lar‐ly, adv. In a binocular manner.

2630

Binoculate

Bin‐oc″u‐late (�), a. Having two eyes.

2631

Binomial

Bi‐no″mi‐al (�), n. [L. bis twice + nomen name: cf. F. binome, LL. binomius (or fr. bi- + Gr. � distribution?). Cf. Monomial.] (Alg.) An expression consisting of two terms conne...

2632

Binomial (2)

Bi‐no″mi‐al, a. 1. Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root.2. (Nat. Hist.) Having two names; — used of the system by which every animal and plant r...

2633

Binominal

Bi‐nom″i‐nal (�), a. [See Binomial.] Of or pertaining to two names; binomial.

2634

Binominous

Bi‐nom″i‐nous (�), a. Binominal.

2635

Binotonous

Bi‐not″o‐nous (�), a. [L. bini two at a time + tonus, fr. Gr. �, tone.] Consisting of two notes; as, a binotonous cry.

2636

Binous

Bi″nous (�), a. Same as Binate.

2637

Binoxalate

Bin‐ox″a‐late (�), n. [Pref. bin- + oxalate.] (Chem.) A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base; an acid oxalate.

2638

Binoxide

Bin‐ox″ide (�), n. [Pref. bin- + oxide.] (Chem.) Same as Dioxide.

2639

Binturong

‖Bin″tu‐rong (�), n.(Zoöl.) A small Asiatic civet of the genus Arctilis.

2640

Binuclear

{ Bi‐nu″cle‐ar (�), Bi‐nu″cle‐ate (�), } a. [Pref. bi- + nuclear, nucleate.] (Biol.) Having two nuclei; as, binucleate cells.

2641

Binucleolate

Bi‐nu″cle‐o‐late (�), a. [Pref. bi- + nucleolus.] (Biol.) Having two nucleoli.

2642

Bioblast

Bi″o‐blast (�), n. [Gr. � life + -blast.] (Biol.) Same as Bioplast.

2643

Biocellate

Bi‐oc″el‐late (�), a. [L. bis twice + ocellatus. See Ocellated.] (Zoöl.) Having two ocelli (eyelike spots); — said of a wing, etc.

2644

Biochemistry

Bi′o‐chem″is‐try (�), n. [Gr. � life + E. chemistry.] (Biol.) The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.

2645

Biodynamic

{ Bi′o‐dy‐nam″ic (?), Bi′o‐dy‐nam″ic‐al (?) }, a.} (Biol.) Of or pertaining to biodynamics, or the doctrine of vital forces or energy.

2646

Biodynamics

Bi′o‐dy‐nam″ics (�), n. [Gr. � life + E. dynamics.] (Biol.) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.