Part 654

Bi*not"o*nous (&?;), a. [L. bini two at a time + tonus, fr. Gr. &?;, tone.] Consisting of two notes; as, a binotonous cry.

Bi"nous (&?;), a. Same as Binate.

Bin*ox"a*late (&?;), n. [Pref. bin- + oxalate.] (Chem.) A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base; an acid oxalate.

Bin*ox"ide (&?;), n. [Pref. bin- + oxide.] (Chem.) Same as Dioxide.

||Bin"tu*rong (&?;), n. (Zoöl.) A small Asiatic civet of the genus Arctilis.

{ Bi*nu"cle*ar (&?;), Bi*nu"cle*ate (&?;), } a. [Pref. bi- + nuclear, nucleate.] (Biol.) Having two nuclei; as, binucleate cells.

Bi*nu"cle*o*late (&?;), a. [Pref. bi- + nucleolus.] (Biol.) Having two nucleoli.

Bi"o*blast (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; life + -blast.] (Biol.) Same as Bioplast.

Bi*oc"el*late (&?;), a. [L. bis twice + ocellatus. See Ocellated.] (Zoöl.) Having two ocelli (eyelike spots); -- said of a wing, etc.

Bi`o*chem"is*try (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; life + E. chemistry.] (Biol.) The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.

Bi`o*dy*nam"ics (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; life + E. dynamics.] (Biol.) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.

Bi"o*gen (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; life + -gen.] (Biol.) Bioplasm.

{ Bi`o*gen"e*sis (&?;), Bi*og"e*ny (&?;), } n. [Gr. &?; life + &?;, &?;, birth.] (Biol.) (a) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- opposed to abiogenesis. (b) Life development generally.

Bi`o*ge*net"ic (&?;), a. (Biol.) Pertaining to biogenesis.

Bi*og"e*nist (&?;), n. A believer in the theory of biogenesis.

||Bi`og*no"sis (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; life + &?; investigation.] (Biol.) The investigation of life.

Bi*og"ra*pher (&?;), n. One who writes an account or history of the life of a particular person; a writer of lives, as Plutarch.

{ Bi"o*graph"ic (&?;), Bi`o*graph"ic*al (&?;), } a. Of or pertaining to biography; containing biography. -- Bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv.

Bi*og"ra*phize (&?;), v. t. To write a history of the life of. Southey.

Bi*og"ra*phy (&?;), n.; pl. Biographies (&?;). [Gr. &?;; &?; life + &?; to write: cf. F. biographie. See Graphic.] 1. The written history of a person's life.

2. Biographical writings in general.

{ Bi`o*log"ic (&?;), Bi`o*log"ic*al (&?;), } a. Of or relating to biology. -- Bi`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

Bi*ol"o*gist (&?;), n. A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

Bi*ol"o*gy (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; life + -logy: cf. F. biologie.] The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin, structure, development, function, and distribution of animals and plants.

||Bi*ol"y*sis (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; life + &?; a dissolving.] (Biol.) The destruction of life.

Bi`o*lyt"ic (&?;), a. [Gr. &?; life + &?; to destroy.] Relating to the destruction of life.

Bi`o*mag*net"ic (&?;), a. Relating to biomagnetism.

Bi`o*mag"net*ism (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; life + E. magnetism.] Animal magnetism.