| bindweed |
any of several related twining or vinelike plants that bear pink or white trumpet-shaped flowers. [2 definitions] |
| bine |
the stem of any of various twining or vinelike plants. [2 definitions] |
| Binet-Simon scale |
a series of tests graded according to the mental abilities at different ages of the average population, esp. children, with which the abilities of the individual test-taker can be compared. |
| Bing cherry |
a variety of sweet, dark red cherry. |
| binge |
(informal) a period of overindulgence, esp. in drinking alcoholic beverages or eating. [2 definitions] |
| bingo |
a game of chance in which markers are placed on numbered squares on a card, in accordance with numbers chosen randomly and announced by a caller, and which is won by placing five such markers in a row. |
| binnacle |
the nonmagnetic stand or case that supports or encloses a ship's compass. |
| binocular |
pertaining to or involving the use of two eyes. [2 definitions] |
| binomial |
in algebra, an expression made up of two terms with either a plus or a minus sign between them. [2 definitions] |
| binomial theorem |
a general formula for expressing any power of a binomial expression without multiplying. |
| bio |
(informal) a biography, usu. very brief. |
| bio- |
life. |
| bioastronautics |
(used with a sing. verb) the science of the effects of outer space and space travel on living organisms. |
| biochemistry |
the science of the chemistry of living things. |
| biocide |
any substance capable of killing living organisms. |
| biodegradable |
subject to decomposition by the action of living organisms such as bacteria. |
| biodiesel |
a low-polluting type of diesel fuel made from renewable, organically-derived oils such as vegetable oils or waste animal fats. |
| biodiversity |
the diversity of life forms on earth or part of the earth, including diversity of species, genes, and ecosystems, esp. when regarded as providing the optimal conditions for evolution. |
| bioelectricity |
the scientific study of biological electric currents and fields and of the effects of external electromagnetic forces on biological systems. |
| bioengineering |
the application of engineering principles and technology to medical and biological problems, such as the modification of genes. |
| biofeedback |
a method for self-regulation of presumably involuntary bodily functions, such as heartbeat rate, with the aid of electronic monitors that display visual representations of such functions. |