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Having, or consisting of, tow joints.

Pertaining to the art of binding books. [R.] Dibdin.

Of or pertaining to bibliopolism. Dibdin.

Having the form of a double crescent.

One whose occupation is to post handbills or posters in public places.

Pertaining to biogenesis.

Relating to the destruction of life.

Relating to biomagnetism.

Bioplasmic.

The physical phenomena of organized bodies, in opposition to their organic or vital phenomena.

Vital statistics.

Relating to life; as, the biotic principle.

Of or pertaining to the biquadrate, or fourth power. Biquadratic equation (Alg.), an equation of the fourth degree, or an equation in some term of which the unknown quantity is raised to the fourth power. -- Biquadratic root of a number, the square root of the square root of that number. Thus the square root of 81 is…

Connected with, or proceeding from, the blastema; blastemal.

Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.

A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, and used to strike the fleam into the vein. Youatt.

Pertaining to, or obtained from, the Boletus. Boletic acid, an acid obtained from the Boletus fomentarius, variety pseudo-igniarius. Same as Fumaric acid.

Characterized by bombast; highsounding; inflated. -- Bom*bas"tic*al*ly, adv. A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology. Burke.

A verse wanting two syllables at its termination.

A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation.