Part 1093

<i>Ure.</i>

<h1>Bezoardic</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bez`o*ar"dic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>b\'82zoardique</ets>, <ets>b\'82zoartique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or compounded with, bezoar.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A medicine containing bezoar.</def></def2>

<h1>Bezoartic, Bezoartical</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw><hw>Bez`o*ar"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Bez`o*ar"tic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Bezoardic</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the qualities of an antidote, or of bezoar; healing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Bezonian</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*zo"ni*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>besoin</ets> need, want, It <ets>bisogno</ets>.]</ety> <def>A low fellow or scoundrel; a beggar.</def>

<blockquote>Great men oft die by vile <b>bezonians</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bezzle</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bez"zle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bezzled</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bezzling</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>besillier</ets>, <ets>besiler</ets>, to maltreat, pillage; or shortened fr. <ets>embezzle</ets>. Cf. <er>Embezzle</er>.]</ety> <def>To plunder; to waste in riot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Bezzle</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bez"zle</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To drink to excess; to revel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Bhang</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bhang</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Per. <ets>bang</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>bhang\'be</ets> hemp.]</ety> <def>An astringent and narcotic drug made from the dried leaves and seed capsules of wild hemp (<spn>Cannabis Indica</spn>), and chewed or smoked in the East as a means of intoxication. See <er>Hasheesh</er>.</def>

<h1>Bhunder</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bhun"der</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An Indian monkey (<spn>Macacus Rhesus</spn>), protected by the Hindoos as sacred. See <er>Rhesus</er>.</def>

<h1>Bi</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bi*</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice, which in composition drops the -s, akin to E. <ets>two</ets>. See <er>Bis-</er>, <er>Two</er>, and cf. <er>Di-</er>, <er>Dis-</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>In most branches of science <i>bi-</i> in composition denotes two, twice, or doubly; <as>as, <ex>bi</ex>dentate, two-toothed; <ex>bi</ex>ternate, doubly ternate, etc.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>In the composition of chemical names <i>bi-</i> denotes two atoms, parts, or equivalents of that constituent to the name of which it is prefixed, to one of the other component, or that such constituent is present in double the ordinary proportion; <as>as, <ex>bi</ex>chromate, <ex>bi</ex>sulphide</as>. <i>Be-</i> and <i>di-</i> are often used interchangeably.</def>

<h1>Biacid</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bi*ac"id</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>acid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having two hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by negative atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of bases. See <er>Diacid</er>.</def>

<h1>Biacuminate</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Bi`a*cu"mi*nate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>acuminate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having points in two directions.</def>

<h1>Beangular</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw>Be*an"gu*lar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>angular</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two angles or corners.</def>

<h1>Biangulate, Biangulated</h1> <Xpage=142>

<hw><hw>Bi*an"gu*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Bi*an"gu*la`ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>angulate</ets>, <ets>angulated</ets>.]</ety> <def>Biangular.</def>