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Producing balsam.

In the form of basalt; columnar.

That which converts into a salifiable base.

Tending or proceeding away from the base; as, a basifugal growth.

To convert into a salifiable base.

Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment; blissful. "The beatific vision." South. -- Be`a*tif"ic*al*ly, adv.

To beatify. [Obs.] Fuller.

The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization. "The beatification of his spirit." Jer. Ta…

r supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness. The common conceits and phrases that beatify wealth. Barrow.

One who, or that which, beautifies or makes beautiful.

alities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind. A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is more beautiful than a parallelogram. Lord Kames.

To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to deck; to grace; to embellish. The arts that beautify and polish life. Burke.

Having two anthers.

Having the opposite surfaces alike.

Twofold; arranged in two rows.

In a bifarious manner.

Bearing fruit twice a year.

A sort of apple peculiar to Norfolk, Eng.

Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins.

See Bifid.