Webster's Dictionary 1913

2674

Bioplastic

Bi′o‐plas″tic (bī′ō̍‐plăs″tĭk), a.(Biol.) Bioplasmic.

2675

Bioplastic (2)

Bi′o‐plas″tic (?), a.(Biol.) Bioplasmic.

2676

Biopsychic

{ Bi′o‐psy″chic (?), Bi′o‐psy″chic‐al (?) }, a.} [Gr. βίοσ life + psychic, -cal.] Pertaining to psychical phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general ph...

2677

Biorgan

Bi‐or″gan (�), n. [Gr. � life + E. organ.] (Biol.) A physiological organ; a living organ; an organ endowed with function; — distinguished from idorgan.

2678

Bioscope

Bi″o‐scope (?), n. [Gr. βίοσ life + -scope.] 1. A view of life; that which gives such a view.Bagman's Bioscope: Various Views of Men and Manners. [Book Title.]W. Bayley (1824).2...

2679

Biostatics

Bi′o‐stat″ics (�), n. [Gr. � life + �. See Statics.] (Biol.) The physical phenomena of organized bodies, in opposition to their organic or vital phenomena.

2680

Biostatistics

Bi′o‐sta‐tis″tics (�), n. [Gr. � life + E. statistics.] (Biol.) Vital statistics.

2681

Biotaxy

Bi″o‐tax′y (�), n. [Gr. � life + � arrangement.] (Biol.) The classification of living organisms according to their structural character; taxonomy.

2682

Biotic

Bi‐ot″ic (�), a. [Gr. � pert. to life.] (Biol.) Relating to life; as, the biotic principle.

2683

Biotite

Bi″o‐tite (�), n. [From Biot, a French naturalist.] (Min.) Mica containing iron and magnesia, generally of a black or dark green color; — a common constituent of crystalline roc...

2684

Bipalmate

Bi‐pal″mate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + palmate.] (Bot.) Palmately branched, with the branches again palmated.

2685

Biparietal

Bi′pa‐ri″e‐tal (�), a. [Pref. bi- + parietal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the diameter of the cranium, from one parietal fossa to the other.

2686

Biparous

Bip″a‐rous (�), a. [L. bis twice + parere to bring forth.] Bringing forth two at a birth.

2687

Bipartible

Bi‐part″i‐ble (�), a. [Cf. F. bipartible. See Bipartite.] Capable of being divided into two parts.

2688

Bipartient

Bi‐par″tient (�), a. [L. bis twice + partiens, p. pr. of partire to divide.] Dividing into two parts. — n. A number that divides another into two equal parts without a remainder.

2689

Bipartile

Bi‐par″tile (�), a. Divisible into two parts.

2690

Bipartite

Bip″ar‐tite (�), a. [L. bipartitus, p. p. of bipartire; bis twice + partire. See Partite.] 1. Being in two parts; having two correspondent parts, as a legal contract or writing,...

2691

Bipartition

Bi′par‐ti″tion (�), n. The act of dividing into two parts, or of making two correspondent parts, or the state of being so divided.

2692

Bipectinate

{ Bi‐pec″ti‐nate (�), Bi‐pec″ti‐na′ted (�), } a. [Pref. bi- + pectinate.] (Biol.) Having two margins toothed like a comb.

2693

Biped

Bi″ped (�), n. [L. bipes; bis twice + pes, pedis, �oot: cf. F. bipède.] A two-footed animal, as man.

2694

Biped (2)

Bi″ped, a. Having two feet; two-footed.By which the man, when heavenly life was ceased,Became a helpless, naked, biped beast.Byrom.

2695

Bipedal

Bip″e‐dal (�), a. [L. bipedalis: cf. F. bipédal. See Biped, n.] 1. Having two feet; biped.2. Pertaining to a biped.

2696

Bipeltate

Bi‐pel″tate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + peltate.] Having a shell or covering like a double shield.

2697

Bipennate

{ Bi‐pen″nate (�), Bi‐pen″na‐ted (�), } a. [Pref. bi- + pennate: cf. L. bipennis. Cf. Bipinnate.] Having two wings. “Bipennated insects.” Derham.

2698

Bipennis

‖Bi‐pen″nis (�), n. An ax with an edge or blade on each side of the handle.

2699

Bipetalous

Bi‐pet″al‐ous (�), a. [Pref. bi- + petalous.] (Bot.) Having two petals.

2700

Bipinnaria

‖Bi′pin‐na″ri‐a (�), n. [NL., fr. L. bis twice + pinna feather.] (Zoöl.) The larva of certain starfishes as developed in the free-swimming stage.