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- BIPHASICHaving two phases.
- BIPHENYLA colourless solid hydrocarbon, C12H10, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond.
- BIPLANEComposed of, or relating to, two planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).
- BIPODA two-legged stand or organism.
- BIPOLARInvolving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.
- BIPOLARISEAlternative form of bipolarize.
- BIPOLARIZETo make bipolar
- BIPROPELLANTA propellant composed of two components (typically a fuel and an oxidizer) that react together in the combustion chamber
- BIPYRAMIDA dipyramid.
- BIPYRAMIDALHaving the shape of a bipyramid
- BIRACIALOf or pertaining to two races.
- BIRAMOUSBranching in two, composed of two branches.
- BIRCHAny of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
- BIRCHENMade from birch wood.
- BIRDAn animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked
- BIRDCAGEA cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.
- BIRDERA birdwatcher.
- BIRDHOUSEA small house or nest box for birds.
- BIRDIEA bird; especially, a small and cute one.
- BIRDINGbirdwatching
- BIRDINGSAn animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked
- BIRDLIFEBirds collectively; avifauna.
- BIRDLIKESimilar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds.
- BIRDLIMEA sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds.
- BIRDSFOOTAny of various flowering plants in the genus Ornithopus.
- BIRDSHOTSmall lead or steel shot, as pieces of ammunition, used in shotgun shells.
- BIRDSONGVocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
- BIRDWATCHTo take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
- BIREMEAn ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other.
- BIRETTAA square cap, originally with four ridges across the top, surmounted by a tuft, worn by Roman Catholic clergy (and by some in the Anglican Church). A three-sided biretta is worn by
- BIRKA birch tree.
- BIRKENMade of birch; birchen.
- BIRLTo spin.
- BIRLETo pour a drink (for).
- BIROA Biro brand ballpoint pen.
- BIRSEbristle
- BIRSYbristling, bristly (of an animal such as a wolf or a bear).
- BIRTHThe process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
- BIRTHDAYThe anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
- BIRTHDOMThe land of one's birth.
- BIRTHINGThe act of giving birth.
- BIRTHPLACEThe location where a person or an animal was born.
- BIRYANIA spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables.
- BISCOTTIA hard, usually nut-flavored biscuit, derived from the Tuscan cantuccio.
- BISCOTTOAlternative form of biscotti.
- BISCUITA small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.
- BISCUITYResembling or characteristic of a biscuit.
- BISECTTo cut or divide into two parts.
- BISECTIONALOf, pertaining to, or obtained by bisection
- BISECTORA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts.
- BISERIALArranged in two series
- BISERIATEIn two rows or series; biserial.
- BISEXUALSexually attracted to both opposite-sex and same-sex individuals.
- BISEXUALITYThe state of being sexually attracted to members of either sex; experiencing both heterosexual and homosexual attraction.
- BISHA minced oath .
- BISHOPAn overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively
- BISHOPDOMSynonym of bishopric.
- BISHOPRICA diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
- BISKArchaic spelling of bisque.
- BISMARA kind of steelyard used in Orkney.
- BISMUTHA chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal. An atom of this element.
- BISMUTHALContaining bismuth.
- BISMUTHICOf, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
- BISNAGAA plant in the celery family (Visnaga daucoides, syn. Ammi visnaga) grown for its seeds, which have been used as an herbal medicine.
- BISONA large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.
- BISPHENOLAny of a class of organic compounds, derived from methylenediphenol, CH2(C6H4OH)2, formed by the condensation of a phenol with an aldehyde or ketone.
- BISQUEA thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
- BISSONSandblind, purblind.
- BISTUsed to form the second person singular of be.
- BISTABLEHaving two stable states.
- BISTORTAny of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers.
- BISTOURYA narrow-bladed surgical knife
- BISTREA brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood.
- BISTREDOf a brown colour like the pigment called bistre.
- BISTROA small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.
- BISULCATEcloven (cleft in two); cloven-hoofed
- BISULFATEThe univalent anion HSO4.
- BISULFIDE(chemistry) The anion HS.
- BISULFITEThe univalent group -HSO3, or any salt containing it.
- BISULPHATEAlternative spelling of bisulfate.
- BITCHERYBehavior typical of a bitch.
- BITCHFESTAn occasion of much bitching (complaining)
- BITETo cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- BITERAgent noun of bite: someone or something who bites or tends to bite.
- BITEWINGA radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for inter
- BITINGLYIn a biting manner.
- BITLESSwithout a bit (piece of metal in a horse's mouth).
- BITMAPA series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.
- BITONALThat has two tonic centres simultaneously
- BITSTREAMA stream of bits (binary digits).
- BITSYFragmented.
- BITTENpast participle of bite
- BITTERHaving an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
- BITTERINGA bitter compound, such as that used in adulterating beer or that removed from coffee.
- BITTERLYIn a bitter manner.
- BITTERNSeveral bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
- BITTERNESSThe quality of having a bitter taste.
- BITTIEbitch, girl, woman, especially one that is promiscuous
- BITTSA frame composed of two strong oak timbers (bitt-heads) fixed vertically in the fore part of a ship, bolted to the deck beams to which are secured the cables when the ship rides to
- BITTYContaining bits; fragmented.