BIB′ERON (bĭb′-rōng). [Fr.] A sucking-bottle or ‘artificial mother.’ See Bottles.
BI′BIRINE (bē′-). See Bebeerine.
BIB′ULOUS (-ū-). Syn. Bib′ulus, L.; Spongieux, Fr. Absorptive; spongy.
BICAR′BONATE. A salt in which only half the hydrogen in (hypothetical) carbonic acid (H2CO3) is replaced by a metal, e.g. bicarbonate of sodium, NaHCO3.
BICE (bīse), Syn. Blue bice. See Blue Pigments.
Bice, Green. See Green Pigments.
BICKEL′SCHER THEE, for constipation, flatulence, hemorrhoids, loss of appetite, stomach complaints, and similar diseases. Cassia lignea and anise, of each 3 parts; cumin and fennel seed, each 4 parts; senna leaves, 20 parts; to be bruised together. (Selle and Hager.)
BI′DERY (bē′-). Syn. Vi′dry. An alloy of which the chief seat of the manufacture is the city of Bider′, near Hyderabad, India. It was first brought under the notice of the British public at the International Exhibition of 1851, where many articles made of it were greatly admired for the elegance of their forms, and the gracefulness of their engraved and enchased patterns.
Prep. 1. Zinc, 31 parts; copper and lead, of each 2 parts; melted together, with the usual precautions, under a mixture of resin and beeswax, to prevent oxidation.[171]
[171] These are very nearly the proportions which Dr Hamilton says he saw used in India.