bimestrial
adj. - occurring every two months; lasting two months.
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bimetallism
n. - currency system in which both gold and silver are standard money. bimetallic, adj. bimetallist, n. advocate of bimetallism. bimetallistic, adj.
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bimillenary
n. - space of two thousand years. bimillennium, n. (pl. -ia) two thousand years.
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binate
adj. - double; in couples. bination, n. celebration by a priest of Mass twice on the same day.
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bine
n. - flexible shoot of climbing plant, especially hop.
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binnacle
n. - fixed case or stand for ship's compass. binnacle list, list of sick men on man-of-war.
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binocle
n. - binocular instr.
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binotic
adj. - binaural.
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binotonous
adj. - consisting of two notes.
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biocoenosis, biocenosis
n. - (pl. -ses ) association of living creatures in a certain area. biocoenotic, adj.
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biogen(e)
n. - ultimate component part of protoplasm.
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biogenesis
n. - theory that life derives only from living matter. biogenetic, a.; biogenetic law, recapitulation theory. biogenesist, n. adherent of biogenesis.
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biogenous
adj. - produced from living organism; giving life.
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biogeny
n. - history of evolution of living organisms; biogenesis. biogenic, adj.
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biogeography
n. - study of geographical distribution of plants and animals. biogeographic(al), adj.
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biognosy, biognosis
n. - sciences of life collectively.
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biograph
n. - early form of cinematograph.
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biokinetics
n. - study of changes during development of organism.
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biolinguistics
n. - study of relations between physiology and speech.
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biologism
n. - biological theory; use of biological terms. biologistic, adj.
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biolysis
n. - destruction of life or organic substance. biolytic, adj.
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biometrics, biometry
n. - calculation of length of human life; statistical biology. biometric, adj. biometrician, n. student of biometrics.
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bionergy
n. - vital force.
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biont
n. - physiologically independent living organism.
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biophagous
adj. - feeding on living organisms. biophagy, n.
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biophilism
n. - belief that animals have rights which human beings should respect
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biorgan
n. - physiological organ.
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bioscope
n. - form of cinematograph. bioscopy, n. med. examination of body for presence of life.
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biosis
n. - life, as distinguishing living organisms.
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biostatics
n. - study of physiological relations between structure and function.
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biostratigraphy
n. - determination of age, etc., of sedimentary strata from fossils which they contain.
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biotaxy
n. - biological classification.
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biotelemetry
n. - automatic transmission over a distance, for measurements of the condition, functions, etc., of a living creature, e.g. of an astronaut on space flight.
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biotin
n. - growth-promoting vitamin of the vitamin B complex, found in liver and yeast.
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biotope
n. - area having uniform conditions and supporting a particular, uniform association of animal life.
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biotype
n. - all organisms having the same genetic constitution.
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biparous
adj. - bringing forth two offspring at a birth.
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bipennate
adj. - having two wings.
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bipropellant
n. - rocket propellant consisting of fuel and oxidizer stored separately until ignition.
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biramose, biramous
adj. - divided into two branches.
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bireme
n. - (galley) having two banks of oars.
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biretta
n. - Roman Catholic, cleric's square cap.
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bise
n. - cold, dry north wind of Switzerland, Italy and S France.
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bisonant
adj. - having two sounds.
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bisontine
adj. - pertaining to bison.
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bisque
n. - point allowed to tennis player; stroke(s) allowed to golfer; extra turn allowed to croquet player; kind of rich thick soup; pottery fired but not glazed.
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bissext
n. - intercalary day. bissextile, adj. containing the bissext; intercalary; n. leap-year.
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bistort
n. - a plant with twisted astringent root; snake-weed.
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bistoury
n. - small, narrow surgical knife. bistournage, n. a method of castration.
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bistre
n. - brown pigment derived from wood soot.
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bisulcate
adj. - with two grooves; cloven.
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biune, biunial
adj. - combining two in one. biunity, n.
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biunial
adj. - combining two in one
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bivariate
adj. - denoting a quantity that depends on two variables.
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biventral
adj. - with two bellies.
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biverbal
adj. - relating to two words; punning.
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bivious
adj. - offering two paths or directions.
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bivocal
n. - diphthong. bivocalize, v. place between two vowels.
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blain
n. - sore; blister.
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blanquette
n. - stew of white meat in white sauce.
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blastogenesis
n. - reproduction by budding; theory of inheritance of characters through germ-plasm. blastogenetic, blastogenic, adj. pertaining to germ cells.
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blende
n. - zinc sulphide; name of several lustrous metallic sulphides.
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blendling
n. - hybrid. blendure, n. mixture.
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blennoid
adj. - like mucus. blennogenic,blennogenous, adj. generating mucus. blennorrhoea, n. mucus discharge. blennorrhoeal, adj.
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blennophobia
n. - morbid fear of slime.
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blenny
n. - long, slender, spiny-rayed marine fish.
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blepharal
adj. - pertaining to eyelids. blepharism, blepharospasm, n. muscular spasm of eyelid. blepharitis, n. inflammation of eyelids.
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bletonism
n. - faculty of water divining.
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blissom
adj. - with strong sexual desires; in rut.
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blowtop
n. - a person who becomes angry very easily or quickly
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blucher
n. - leather half-boot.
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blunge
v. - v.i. mix clay and water for pottery; blend. blunger, n. apparatus for such mixing.
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boanthropy
n. - a type of insanity in which a man thinks he's an ox
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boatel, botel
n. - waterside hotel for sailing enthusiasts.
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bobstay
n. - rope attached to and steadying bowsprit.
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bocage
n. - boscage; decorative representation of trees, leaves, etc.
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bocking
n. - coarse baize; smoked herring.
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bogie
n. - wheeled undercarriage of a rail vehicle; railway coach; truck for coal, etc.
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bolar
adj. - pertaining to clay.
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bolection, bilection
n. - projecting part of moulding round panel.
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bolide
n. - large meteor; 'fire-ball'.
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bolometer
n. - instrument measuring small amounts of radiant heat electrically. bolograph, n. photograph made with a bolometer. bolometric, adj.
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bolthead
n. - long, straight-necked glass vessel for distilling; matrass.
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bolus
n. - large pill; any round mass. bolus alba, china clay.
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bombardon
n. - deep bass double-reeded wind instr.
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bombasine, bombazine
n. - twilled, black, worsted, worsted-with-silk or worsted-with- cotton dress material. bombazet(te), n. thin smooth-surfaced worsted fabric.
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bombé
adj. - bulging or curved outward, especially such furniture, embroidery, etc.
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bombic
adj. - pertaining to silk-worm.
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bombilate, bombinate
v. -i. buzz; boom. bombilation, bombination, n.
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bombous
adj. - rounded; convex.
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bombycine
adj. - bombic.
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bon ton
phr. - 'good tone'; high society; good breeding.
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bona vacantia
n. - Law, unclaimed property, especially of a person who has died intestate.
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bonasus, bonassus
n. - aurochs.
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bonbonnière
n. - dainty sweetmeat box.
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bonce
n. - large playing marble; kind of marbles game.
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bonification
n. - betterment; payment of bonus. boniform, adj. like or seeming good. bonify, v. improve; make good.
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bonne
n. - female servant.
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boracic
adj. - pertaining to or derived from borax. boracic acid, former name for boric acid. boracous, adj.
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borasco, borasca, borasque
n. - Mediterranean squall.
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borborology
n. - the stomach-like rumbling of unclean talk
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borborygm
n. - the noise made by gas in the bowels; a fart
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borborygmite
n. - a dirty mouth, or practitioner of spurcitious--foul and obscene--language
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borborygmus
n. - rumbling of gas in the stomach. borborygmic, adj.
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bordereau
n. - (pl. -x) invoice; detailed bill; memorandum.
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borracha
n. - crude rubber; rubber tree.
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bort
n. - ground diamond fragments, used in polishing, etc. borty, adj.
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bos in lingua
n. - an ox on the tongue: a weighty reason for silence
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boscage, boskage
n. - thicket of trees or shrubs.
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bosch
n. - wood; bush. bosch-bok, n. bush-buck; kind of antelope. bosch-man, n. Bushman. bosch-vark, n. kind of wild pig. bosch-veldt, n. bush country.
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bosky
n. - covered with trees
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bosselated
adj. - covered with or formed into knobs.
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botargo
n. - relish made from tunny's or mullet's roe.
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botryoid(al)
adj. - having shape of cluster of grapes. botryose, adj. with flowers in clusters that develop upwards from base.
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