Biochemistry 



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cliemistry concerned with biology ; 

 Bi'ochore (xt^P^s, asunder), a plant- 

 climate boundary ; biochron'ic 

 (XP^vos, time), the period during 

 which mutations have been possible 

 (De Vries) ; Biocoeno'sis {ko7vos, in 

 common), the conjoint life of certain 

 plants with animals ; biodTnam'ic 

 {SvvafMis, force), vital power or force ; 

 subst. Biodynam'ics ; Biogen'esis 

 {yiveais, beginning), the doctrine of 

 life from life, the production of 

 organisms from others already in 

 existence ; in opposition to Spon- 

 taneous Generation ; biog'enous 

 (yevos, race), growing on li^dng 

 organisms ; Bio|f'eny, the evolution 

 of living forms, including Ontogeny 

 and PuYLOGENY ; biogeograph''ic 

 (+ GEOGRAL'iiic) Concerned with the 

 distribution of living forms over 

 the world ; biological (Races, or) 

 Spe'cies, those species which differ 

 only by their physiological beliaviour, 

 being morphologically identical : 

 Biorogy {\6yos, discourse), the 

 science wliich^ investigates vital 

 phenomena, both of plant and 

 animal; as limited by De1pino = 

 Krgdlogy) ; biolyt'ic {Aua, 1 break 

 down),de8tructiveof life ; Biom'etry, 

 {fierpov, a measure), the a})plicatiou 

 of statistical nu'thotls to biological 

 data ; adj. biomet'rical ; Biomol'ecule 

 (+ MoLKci'Li:), a living molecule ; 

 adj. bimolec'ular : Biomon'ad. a 

 symbiotic system of hiomores ; wlien 

 very complex it constitutes a cell ; 

 Bi'omore an aggregation of biomole- 

 cules, living i)articlcs (these three 

 terms are due to Giglio-Tos) : Bi''on, 

 an individual,- morpliologifrally 

 and physiologically inde})en(lent ; 

 Bionom'ics {v6/jlos, a law), Goddes's 

 term to express Phytobiology, the 

 ecology of })lants ; in German, 

 Pflan/iiibiolouie ; Bion'omy {vSfios, 

 usage, law), the }irincii»]es of i)lant 

 economy, or I'cology (PfeMer); 

 Bioph'agism {(pdyo}, I eat), the 

 absorption and digestion of the 

 mutter of li\'ing organisms (i'oulgei'); 

 bioph'agous {(pdyos, a glutton), I'eed- 



ing on living organisms, truly para- 

 sitic; biopb'ilbas {<pi\fw, I love), 

 used of Fungi which are parasitic on 

 leaves or stems of living plants; 

 Bi'ophor {(popcw, I carry), G. C. 

 Bourne's name for the cell, as the 

 vital unit; Bi'ophore8(<;)opfa), I bear), 

 hypothetical units which are grouped 

 into determinants (Weismann); 

 Biopbys'ics {(pvainhs, inborn) = 

 BioDYNAMics ; Bi'ophyte {<pvThv, a 

 plant), a biophagous plant ; Bi'o- 

 plasm {iT\d<rfjia, moulded), Beale's 

 name forPuoTOPLASM ^bioplasmat'ic, 

 relating t/3 Bioplasm ; Bioplas'son 

 {irAiiffa-w, I mould), Elsberg's emen- 

 dation of Bioplasm ; Bi'oa, a sub- 

 stance so termed by Wildiers, as 

 indispensable to the development 

 of fermentation. 

 Bio'sis {^iuais, the act of living), the 

 state of vital activity ; life (Es- 

 combe) ; Bio'ta, pi. (living things) ; 

 biology (Grinnell) ; biot'ic, vital ; 

 ~ Fac'tors, the relation of plants 

 to each other from ah ecologic stand- 

 point ; '-' Succes'sion, a sequence of 

 living forms, 

 Bi'otype {$ios, life; rviros, a type), an 

 elementary stable form (Johannsen); 

 biova'rial ( + Ovary), deiived from 

 the ovaries of the same plant 

 (Pearson). 

 bipareolate, Upaltola'tus {bi, -f- Pale- 

 ola), consisting of two paleae, or 

 small scales in grasses ; biparmate. 

 hipalina'tus {palma, the palm of the 

 hand), t\nce palmate, palmately 

 compound ; bip'arous {pario, I 

 bring forth), bearing two ; '-- Cyme, 

 Bravais's expression for a normal 

 dichotomous inHorescence ; bipart'- 

 ible, bi'parfib'ilis, bipar'tile [parL'- 

 ills, divisible), capable of ready 

 division into two similar parts ; 

 bipart'ite, biparti'tus (Lat.), divided 

 nearly to the base into two ])ortions ; 

 Bipartit'ion, the act of dividing into 

 two ; bipect'inate {pccten, a comb), 

 toothed like a comb on two sides ; 

 bipelt'ate [pcUa, a shield), having 

 two shield-shaped parts (Crozier) ; 

 bipsrenn'ial {jjerennis, perpetual), 



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