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division of nucleus and cytoplasm 

 (zool.). 



binary nomenclature, see binomial 

 nomenclature. 



binate (bi'nat) a. [L. dint, two by 

 two.] Appl. leaf composed of two 

 leaflets ; growing in pairs (hot.}. 



binodal (bino'dal) a, [L. bis, twice ; 

 nodus, nob.] Having two nodes, 

 as the stem of a plant (bot.}. 



binomial (blno'mial) a. [L. bis, twice ; 

 nomen, name.] Consisting of two 

 names (biol.}. 



binomial nomenclature, the system 

 of double names given to plants 

 and animals, first the generic 

 name, then the specific, as Felis 

 (genus) tigris (species). 



binomialism (blnd'mTalTzm) n. [L. 

 bis, twice ; nomen, name.] The 

 system of binomial nomenclature 

 (biol.}. 



binuclear (blnu'klear) a. [L. bis, 

 twice ; nucleus, small nut.] Having 

 two nuclei (biol.}. 



binucleate, binuclear. 



bioblast (bl'oblast) n. [Gk. bios, life ; 

 blastos, bud.] A biophore (biol.}. 



biocellate (blosel'at) a. [L. bis, twice ; 

 ocellus, dim. oioculus, eye.] Having 

 two ocelli (zool.}. 



biochemistry (bl'dkem'Tstri) n. [Gk. 

 bios, life ; chemos, juice.] The 

 chemistry of living organisms (biol.}. 



biocoenosis (bl'bseno'sis) n. [Gk. 

 bios, life ; koinos, common.] Asso- 

 ciation of forms of life on any given 

 feeding area (biol}. 



biodynamics (bl'odinam'fks) . [Gk. 

 bios, life ; dynamis, power.] The 

 science of the active vital phe- 

 nomena of animals (phys.}. 



biogen (bl'b'jen) n. [Gk. bios, life ; 

 genos, offspring.] A hypothetical 

 vital unit (biol.}. 



biogenesis (bl'qjen'gsis) n. [Gk. bios, 

 life ; genesis, birth.] The theory of 

 the descent of living matter from 

 living matter omne vivum e vivo ; 

 opp. abiogenesis (biol.}. 



blogenetic law, recapitulation 

 theory. 



biogenous (bioj'enus) a. [Gk. bios, 

 life ; genos, offspring.] Inhabiting 

 living organisms, as Bacteria (biol.}. 



biogeny (bloj'6ni) n. [Gk. bios, life ; 

 genesis, birth.] The science of the 



evolution of organisms, comprising 

 ontogeny and phylogeny (biol.}. 



biogeography (bi'ojeog'rafi) n. [Gk. 

 bios, life ; ge, earth ; graphein, to 

 write.] The part of biology dealing 

 with the geographical distribution 

 of plants (phytogeography) and 

 animals (zoogeography) ; chorology. 



biological (blolqj'ikal) a. [Gk. bios, 

 life ; logos, discourse.] Relating to 

 the science of life (biol.}. 



biology (blol'oji) n. [Gk. bios, life ; 

 logos, discourse.] The science of 

 life. 



biometrics (blomet'riks) ;/. [Gk. bios, 

 life ; metron, measure.] The stat- 

 istical study of living organisms. 



biometry (blom'e'tri), biometrics. 



bion (bl'on) n. [Gk. bion, living.] An 

 independent living organism. 



bionergy (blon'erji) n. [Gk. bios, life : 

 energda, action.] Vital force. 



bionomics (blonom'Tks) n. [Gk. bios, 

 life ; nomos, law.] The study of 

 organisms in relation to their 

 environment. 



biophore (bl'ofor) n. [Gk. bios, life ; 

 pherein, to carry.] A hypothetical 

 vital unit, of which a group forms 

 a determinant. 



biophyte (bl'oflt) n. [Gk. bios, life ; 

 phyton, plant.] A plant which gets 

 sustenance from living organisms 

 (biol.}. 



bioplasm (bl'b'plazm) n. [Gk. bios, 

 life ; plasma, something moulded.] 

 Living matter ; protoplasm (biol.). 



bioplast (bl'bplast) n. [Gk. bios, life ; 

 plasma, something moulded.] A 

 minute quantity of living proto- 

 plasm capable of reproducing itself 

 (biol.}. 



biorgan (blpr'gan) n. [Gk. bios, life ; 

 organon, instrument.} An organ in 

 the physiological sense, not neces- 

 sarily a morphological unit (biol.}. 



bios (bi'os) n. [Gk. &ws,\ite.] Organic 

 life, plant or animal. 



biostatics (bl'ostat'iks) n. [Gk. bios, 

 life ; statos, stationary.] The branch 

 of physiology dealing with structure 

 in relation to function (phys.}. 



biota (blo'ta) n. [Gk. bios, life.] The 

 fauna and flora of a region. 



biotic (blot'ik) a. [Gk. bios, life.] 

 Pert, life ; vital (biol.}. 



biotonus (bl'oto'nus) . [Gk. bios, 



