Bichromatize
Bi‐chro″ma‐tize (�), v. t. To combine or treat with a bichromate, esp. with bichromate of potassium; as, bichromatized gelatine.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Bicipital
Bi‐cip″i‐tal (�), a. [L. biceps, bicipitis: cf. F. bicipital. See Biceps.] 1. (Anat.) (a) Having two heads or origins, as a muscle. (b) Pertaining to a biceps muscle; as, bicipi...
Bicipitous
Bi‐cip″i‐tous (�), a. Having two heads; bicipital. “Bicipitous serpents.” Sir T. Browne.
Bicker
Bick″er, n. [See Beaker.] A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub.
Bicker (2)
Bick″er (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Bickered (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bickering.] [OE. bikeren, perh. fr. Celtic; cf. W. bicra to fight, bicker, bicre conflict, skirmish; perh. akin to E...
Bicker (3)
Bick″er, n. 1. A skirmish; an encounter.2. A fight with stones between two parties of boys. Jamieson.3. A wrangle; also, a noise,, as in angry contention.
Bickerer
Bick″er‐er (�), n. One who bickers.
Bickering
Bick″er‐ing, n. 1. A skirmishing. “Frays and bickerings.” Milton.2. Altercation; wrangling.
Bickerment
Bick″er‐ment (�), n. Contention. Spenser.
Bickern
Bick″ern (�), n. [F. bigorne. See Bicorn.] An anvil ending in a beak or point (orig. in two beaks); also, the beak or horn itself.
Bickford fuse
{ Bick″ford fuseorfuze, orBickford match (?) }. A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of explosive material inclosed in a varnished wrapping of rope or hose. It...
Bicolligate
Bi‐col″li‐gate (�), a. [L. bis twice + colligatus, p. p. See Colligate, v. t.] (Zoöl.) Having the anterior toes connected by a basal web.
Bicolor
{ Bi″col′or (�), Bi″col′ored (�), } a. [L. bicolor; bis twice + color color.] Of two colors.
Biconcave
Bi‐con″cave (�), a. [Pref. bi- + concave.] Concave on both sides; as, biconcave vertebræ.
Biconjugate
Bi‐con″ju‐gate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + conjugate, a.] (Bot.) Twice paired, as when a petiole forks twice. Gray.
Biconvex
Bi‐con″vex (�), a. [Pref. bi- + convex.] Convex on both sides; as, a biconvex lens.
Bicorn
{ Bi″corn (�), Bi″corned (�), Bi‐cor″nous (�), } a. [L. bicornis; bis twice + cornu horn: cf. F. bicorne. Cf. Bickern.] Having two horns; two-horned; crescentlike.
Bicorporal
Bi‐cor″po‐ral (�), a. [Pref. bi- + corporal.] Having two bodies.
Bicorporate
Bi‐cor″po‐rate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + corporate.] (Her.) Double-bodied, as a lion having one head and two bodies.
Bicostate
Bi‐cos″tate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + costate.] (Bot.) Having two principal ribs running longitudinally, as a leaf.
Bicrenate
Bi‐cre″nate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + crenate.] (Bot.) Twice crenated, as in the case of leaves whose crenatures are themselves crenate.
Bicrescentic
Bi′cres‐cen″tic (�), a. [Pref. bi- + crescent.] Having the form of a double crescent.
Bicrural
Bi‐cru″ral (�), a. [Pref. bi- + crural.] Having two legs. Hooker.
Bicuspid
{ Bi‐cus″pid (�), Bi‐cus″pid‐ate (�), } a. [See pref. Bi-, and Cuspidate.] Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; — said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.
Bicuspid (2)
Bi‐cus″pid, n.(Anat.) One of the two double-pointed teeth which intervene between the canines (cuspids) and the molars, on each side of each jaw. See Tooth, n.
Bicyanide
Bi‐cy″a‐nide (�), n. See Dicyanide.
Bicycle
Bi″cy‐cle (�), n. [Pref. bi- + cycle.] A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider's feet acting on cranks or levers.