Defn: The physiological individual, characterized by definiteness and independence of function, in distinction from the morphological individual or morphon.
BIONOMY
Bi*on"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. life + law.]
Defn: Physiology. [R.] Dunglison.
BIOPHOR; BIOPHORE
Bi"o*phor` Bi"o*phore`, n. Etym: [Gr. life + bearing, fr. to bear.]
(Biol.)
Defn: One of the smaller vital units of a cell, the bearer of vitality and heredity. See Pangen, in Supplement.
BIOPHOTOPHONE
Bi`o*pho"to*phone, n. [Gr. bi`os life + photo + fwnh` sound, voice.]
Defn: An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds.
BIOPLASM
Bi"o*plasm, n. Etym: [Gr. life + form, mold, fr. to mold.] (Biol.)
Defn: A name suggested by Dr. Beale for the germinal matter supposed to be essential to the functions of all living beings; the material through which every form of life manifests itself; unaltered protoplasm.
BIOPLASMIC
Bi`o*plas"mic, a.