Webster's Dictionary 1913

2647

Biodynamics (2)

Bi′o‐dy‐nam″ics (?), n. The branch of biology which treats of the active vital phenomena of organisms; — opposed to biostatics.

2648

Biogen

Bi″o‐gen (�), n. [Gr. � life + -gen.] (Biol.) Bioplasm.

2649

Biogenesis

{ Bi′o‐gen″e‐sis (�), Bi‐og″e‐ny (�), } n. [Gr. � life + �, �, birth.] (Biol.) (a) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the ...

2650

Biogenetic

Bi′o‐ge‐net″ic (�), a.(Biol.) Pertaining to biogenesis.

2651

Biogenist

Bi‐og″e‐nist (�), n. A believer in the theory of biogenesis.

2652

Biogeography

Bi′o‐ge‐og″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. βίοσ life + E. geography.] The branch of biology which deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants. It includes both zoögeograp...

2653

Biognosis

‖Bi′og‐no″sis (�), n. [Gr. � life + � investigation.] (Biol.) The investigation of life.

2654

Biograph

Bi″o‐graph (?), n. [Gr. βίοσ life + -graph.] 1. An animated picture machine for screen projection; a cinematograph.2. [Cf. Biography.] A biographical sketch.

2655

Biographer

Bi‐og″ra‐pher (�), n. One who writes an account or history of the life of a particular person; a writer of lives, as Plutarch.

2656

Biographic

{ Bi″o‐graph″ic (�), Bi′o‐graph″ic‐al (�), } a. Of or pertaining to biography; containing biography. — Bi′o‐graph″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

2657

Biographize

Bi‐og″ra‐phize (�), v. t. To write a history of the life of. Southey.

2658

Biography

Bi‐og″ra‐phy (�), n.; pl.Biographies (�). [Gr. �; � life + � to write: cf. F. biographie. See Graphic.] 1. The written history of a person's life.2. Biographical writings in gen...

2659

Biologic

{ Bi′o‐log″ic (�), Bi′o‐log″ic‐al (�), } a. Of or relating to biology. — Bi′o‐log″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

2660

Biologist

Bi‐ol″o‐gist (�), n. A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

2661

Biology

Bi‐ol″o‐gy (�), n. [Gr. � life + -logy: cf. F. biologie.] The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living...

2662

Biolysis

‖Bi‐ol″y‐sis (�), n. [Gr. � life + � a dissolving.] (Biol.) The destruction of life.

2663

Biolytic

Bi′o‐lyt″ic (�), a. [Gr. � life + � to destroy.] Relating to the destruction of life.

2664

Biomagnetic

Bi′o‐mag‐net″ic (�), a. Relating to biomagnetism.

2665

Biomagnetism

Bi′o‐mag″net‐ism (�), n. [Gr. � life + E. magnetism.] Animal magnetism.

2666

Biometry

Bi‐om″e‐try (�), n. [Gr. � life + -metry.] Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of human life.

2667

Bion

Bi″on (�), n. [Gr. � living, p. pr. of � to live.] (Biol.) The physiological individual, characterized by definiteness and independence of function, in distinction from the morp...

2668

Bionomy

Bi‐on″o‐my (�), n. [Gr. � life + � law.] Physiology. Dunglison.

2669

Biophor Biophore

{ Bi″o‐phor′ Bi″o‐phore′ } (�), n. [Gr. � life + � bearing, fr. � to bear.] (Biol.) One of the smaller vital units of a cell, the bearer of vitality and heredity. See Pangen, in...

2670

Biophotophone

Bi′o‐pho″to‐phone (?), n. [Gr. βίοσ life + photo + φωνή sound, voice.] An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are acco...

2671

Bioplasm

Bi″o‐plasm (bī″ō̍‐plăz'm), n. [Gr. βίοσ life + πλάσμα form, mold, fr. πλάσσειν to mold.] (Biol.) A name suggested by Dr. Beale for the germinal matter supposed to be essential t...

2672

Bioplasmic

Bi′o‐plas″mic (bī′ō̍‐plăz″mĭk), a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.

2673

Bioplast

Bi″o‐plast (–plăst), n. [Gr. βίοσ life + πλάσσειν to form.] (Biol.) A tiny mass of bioplasm, in itself a living unit and having formative power, as a living white blood corpuscl...