Part 1101

<h1>Bicentenary</h1> <Xpage=143>

<hw>Bi*cen"te*na*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>centenary</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to two hundred, esp. to two hundred years; <as>as, a <ex>bicentenary</ex> celebration</as>.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>The two hundredth anniversary, or its celebration.</def></def2>

<h1>Bicentennial</h1> <Xpage=143>

<hw>Bi`cen*ten"ni*al</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>centennial</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Consisting of two hundred years.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Occurring every two hundred years.</def>

<h1>Bicentennial</h1> <Xpage=143>

<hw>Bi`cen*ten"ni*al</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The two hundredth year or anniversary, or its celebration.</def>

<h1>Bicephalous</h1> <Xpage=143>

<hw>Bi*ceph"a*lous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>cephalous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bic\'82phale</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having two heads.</def>

<h1>Biceps</h1> <Xpage=143>

<hw>Bi"ceps</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., two-headed; <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>caput</ets> head. See <er>Capital</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A muscle having two heads or origins; -- applied particularly to a flexor in the arm, and to another in the thigh.</def>

<h1>Bichir</h1> <Xpage=143>

<hw>Bi*chir"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A remarkable ganoid fish (<spn>Polypterus bichir</spn>) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See <er>Brachioganoidei</er>.</def>

<h1>Bichloride</h1> <Xpage=143>

<hw>Bi*chlo"ride</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>chloride</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of another element; -- called also <altname>dichloride</altname>.</def>

<cs><col>Bichloride of mercury</col>, <cd>mercuric chloride; -- sometimes called <altname>corrosive sublimate</altname>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Bicho</h1> <Xpage=143>

<hw>Bi"cho</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Jigger</er>.</def>

<h1>Bichromate</h1> <Xpage=143>

<hw>Bi*chro"mate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>chromate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the other ingredients; <as>as, potassium <ex>bichromate</ex></as>; -- called also <altname>dichromate</altname>.</def>

<h1>Bichromatize</h1> <Xpage=143>

<hw>Bi*chro"ma*tize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To combine or treat with a bichromate, esp. with bichromate of potassium; <as>as, <ex>bichromatized</ex> gelatine</as>.</def>

<h1>Bicipital</h1> <Xpage=143>

<hw>Bi*cip"i*tal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>biceps</ets>, <ets>bicipitis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>bicipital</ets>. See <er>Biceps</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having two heads or origins, as a muscle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to a biceps muscle; <as>as, <ex>bicipital</ex> furrows, the depressions on either side of the biceps of the arm</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Dividing into two parts at one extremity; having two heads or two supports; <as>as, a <ex>bicipital</ex> tree</as>.</def>

<h1>Bicipitous</h1> <Xpage=143>

<hw>Bi*cip"i*tous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having two heads; bicipital.</def> "<i>Bicipitous</i> serpents."

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>