BICEPS 



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BINOXIDE 



Biceps muscle, (bi'seps). [L. Ms, twice; caput, 

 head.] Connecting the fore-arm and shoulder 

 bone, and bending the arm at the elbow: 

 named from being connected with the 

 shoulder bone by two tendons. 



Bichloride, (bl-klo'rid). [L. fcis.twice; Chloride, 

 q. v. ] Compounds containing two equivalents 

 of chlorine to one of a base. 



Bichromate, (bi-kro'mat). [L. bis, twice; 

 Chromate, q.v.] Compounds containing two 

 equivalents of chromic acid to one of a 

 base. 



Bicipetal groove, (bl-sip'it-al). [Biceps, q.v.] 

 A depression in the humerus, in -which the 

 tendon of the biceps muscle is inserted. 



Bicuspid, (bi-kus'pid). [L. bis, twice; cuspis, 

 point.] Twice pointed. S. teeth = teeth 

 having two points: outside the canine teeth. 



Bidens, (bi'denz). [L. bidens, two teeth. ]= 

 Bur-marigold, an herb belonging to Aster- 

 acese, having two prominent bristles. 



Biela's comet. [M. Biela, the discoverer.] A 

 short period comet, returning every 6 years, 

 came near the earth 27th Nov. 1872. 



Biennials, (bi-en'ni-alz). [L. biennis, lasting 

 two years.] Plants producing seed only at 

 the end of their second year. 



Bi-equivalent, ( bi-e-kwiv'a-lent ). [L. bis, 

 twice; and Equivalent.]=Divalent: equiva- 

 lent to two atoms of hydrogen, or to two 

 units of any standard. 



Bifllar suspension, (bi-filar). [L. bis, twice; 

 filum, thread.] Suspension by two threads. 



Bifurculapes, (bi-fur-ku'la-pez). [L. bis, twice; 

 furcula, a little fork: pes, foot.] An inverte- 

 brate animal known only by its tracks, pro- 

 bably a crustacean. 



Bigeminate, (bi-jem'in-at). [Bigemmis, the 

 Latin name.] Each division having two 

 similar leaflets. 



Bignonia, (big-no'nia). [M. Bignon.]=Trum- 

 pet flower: a climbing shrub, belonging to 

 Bignoniacese. 



Bignoniaceae, ( big-no-ni-a'se-e ). [Bignonia, 

 g.-y.^Bignoniads: herbs, shrubs, and trees, 

 chiefly tropical, belonging to Bignonales. 



Bignonales, (big'no-nalz). [Bignonia, q.v.] A 

 sub-division of perigynous exogens, of which 

 bignonia is the type. 



Bikh, (bik). [The Indian name.]=Aconitum 

 ferox, of Nepaul, a very poisonous plant. 

 Bilabiate, (bl-lab'i-at). [L. bis, twice; labium, 



lip.] Two-lipped. 



Bilander, (bi-lan'der). [By, near; Land.] A 

 vessel with fore and aft mainsail, used chiefly 

 for traffic near land. 

 Bilberry, (bil'ber-ri). [A.-S. bleo, blue; and 



Berry.] Fruit of Vaccinium myrtillus. 

 Bildstein, (bild'stin). [The German name.] 



z=Agalmatolite, q.v. 



Bile, (bil). [Bilis, the Latin name.] A secre- 

 tion formed by the liver from the blood: a 

 bitter, yellowish, alkaline fluid, containing 

 the solids bilin and cholesterine. Crystallised 

 B.: a mixture of potassic and sodic glycocho- 

 lates. 



Bilge, (bilj)=Builge, q.v. 

 B ilge and feed pumps. Pumps used to draw off 

 the bilge water, and feed the boilers with water. 



Bilhoolas. An American race. 



Biliary calculi. Stones found in the gall 

 bladder. 



Bilifuscin, (bl-li-fu'sin). [Bile, q.v.; and L. 

 fuscus, dark.]:=Ci(;H2oN204: a brown colour- 

 ing matter in the bile. 



Bilimbi=Averrhoa bilimbi: an East Indian 

 plant, with edible fruit and sensitive leaves.. 



Bilin, (bfl-in). [Bile, q.v.] The solid portion 

 of bile: a resinous compound of carbon, hy- 

 drogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulphur = 

 Taurocholic and Glycocholic acids. 



Biliphein, ( bil'i-fin ). A brown colouring 

 matter found in the bile. 



Bilirubin, (bi-li-ru'bin). [Bile, q.v.; and L. 

 rubens, red.]=Ci 6 H 18 N 2 O3: crystals of a dark 

 red colour, found in the bile. 



Biliverdin, (bfli-ver'din). [Bile, q.v.; F. vert, 

 green.]=A green colouring matter in the bilo 

 =C 16 H 2 oN 2 O 5 . 



Billbergia, (bil-be^ji-a). [M. Billberg.] A 

 plant belonging to Bromeliacete. 



Bimaculated, (bi-mak'u-lat-ed). [L. bis, twice; 

 macula, spot.] Spotted. B. /Sucer=Lepi- 

 dogaster bimaculatus, q.v. B. Wrasse = 

 Labrus bimaculatus, q.v. 



Bimana, (bi-ma'na). [L. bis, twice; manus, 

 hand.] Two handed: applied to the human 

 race when it is considered as a class of Mam- 

 malia. 



Bimanese. An Oceanic race. 



Binary, (bi'na-ri). [L. bini, two at a time.] 

 Double. B. stars: two stars, each revolving 

 round the other. E.g., y Delphini, a Gemi- 

 norum, Ursae Majoris. B. theory of salts: 

 1. That salts are compounds of a metal or 

 other basylous radicle, with an acid or chlo- 

 rous radicle. 2. That hydrated acids consist 

 of a base and radicle, the former being hy- 

 drogen. B. compounds: consisting of two 

 elements only. 



Bindweed, ( bind'wed ). [Bind and weed.] 

 l.=Convolvulus: twining herbs or shrubs, 

 belonging to Convolvulacese. 2. = Smilax 

 aspera: a plant belonging to SmilacesB. 



Binnacle, (bin'akl). [Habitacle t the French 

 name.] A box to contain 

 a ship's compass. 



Binnite, (bin'nlt). [Bin- 

 nentbal, in Switzerland.] 

 A mineral, chiefly sul- 

 pharsenite of lead. 



Binocularvision,(bi-no'ku- 

 lar). By two eyes, which 

 gives better judgment of 

 distance than with one 

 eye. 



Binomial, (bi-no'mi-al). [L. 

 bis, twice; nomen, name.] 

 equation of two terms, as x3=yi. J5. theorem: 

 that a binomial, or expression of two terms, 

 may have any given power of it written at 

 once by use of a general formula. Ex. 

 (a+b)"=a"+na n - l b+ +nab n - l +b n . 



Binoxide, (bi-noks'id). [L. bis, twice; and 

 Oxide, q.v.] An oxide, in which there ai'e 

 two equivalents of oxygen for one equiva- 

 lent of the base. Ex. C0a = Carbonic di- 

 oxide. 



Binnacle. 

 B. equation: an 



