| binding |
the act of fastening, securing, and holding tight or together. [6 definitions] |
| bindle |
(slang, old-fashioned) a bundle of possessions carried by a hobo, usually including bedding. Traditionally, a bindle might be tied to a stick and carried over the shoulder. |
| 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. |
| bioavailability |
the extent to which a drug or other substance can be used by the body. [2 definitions] |
| biobased |
being or pertaining to any non-food substance that is derived from 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. |
| biodegrade |
to break down through the action of living organisms. |