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<h1>Binous</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi"nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Binate</er>.</def>

<h1>Binoxalate</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bin*ox"a*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bin-</ets> + <ets>oxalate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base; an acid oxalate.</def>

<h1>Binoxide</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bin*ox"ide</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bin-</ets> + <ets>oxide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Dioxide</er>.</def>

<h1>Binturong</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bin"tu*rong</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small Asiatic civet of the genus <i>Arctilis</i>.</def>

<h1>Binuclear, Binucleate</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw><hw>Bi*nu"cle*ar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Bi*nu"cle*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>nuclear</ets>, <ets>nucleate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having two nuclei; <as>as, <ex>binucleate</ex> cells</as>.</def>

<h1>Binucleolate</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi*nu"cle*o*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>bi-</ets> + <ets>nucleolus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having two nucleoli.</def>

<h1>Bioblast</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi"o*blast</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets> life + <ets>-blast</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Bioplast</er>.</def>

<h1>Biocellate</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi*oc"el*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>bis</ets> twice + <ets>ocellatus</ets>. See <er>Ocellated</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having two ocelli (eyelike spots); -- said of a wing, etc.</def>

<h1>Biochemistry</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi`o*chem"is*try</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets> life + E. <ets>chemistry</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.</def>

<h1>Biodynamics</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi`o*dy*nam"ics</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets> life + E. <ets>dynamics</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The doctrine of vital forces or energy.</def>

<h1>Biogen</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi"o*gen</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets> life + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Bioplasm.</def>

<h1>Biogenesis, Biogeny</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw><hw>Bi`o*gen"e*sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Bi*og"e*ny</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets> life + <ets><?/</ets>, <ets><?/</ets>, birth.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- opposed to <contr>abiogenesis</contr>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Life development generally.</def>

<h1>Biogenetic</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi`o*ge*net"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to biogenesis.</def>

<h1>Biogenist</h1> <Xpage=146>

<hw>Bi*og"e*nist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A believer in the theory of biogenesis.</def>

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