B
bacillus. A genus of schizomycetes, the most important group of bacteria.
bacteria. Microorganisms, microbes, schizomycetes.
benign. Not malignant; mild.
betaeucaine. A local anesthetic used as a substitute for cocaine.
bi. A prefix denoting two, twice or double, as biceps—two heads.
bicarbonate. A compound of two equivalents of carbonic acid and one of a base.
bichloride. A chloride with twice as much chlorin as a protochloride.
blast. Germ, as in blastoderm, the primitive cell layer in the beginning embryo, consisting of three layers.
blastomycetes. Yeasts; budding fungi.