BIOTIC
Bi*ot"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. pert. to life.] (Biol.)
Defn: Relating to life; as, the biotic principle.
BIOTITE
Bi"o*tite, n. Etym: [From Biot, a French naturalist.] (Min.)
Defn: Mica containing iron and magnesia, generally of a black or dark green color; — a common constituent of crystalline rocks. See Mica.
BIPALMATE
Bi*pal"mate, a. Etym: [Pref. bi- + palmate.] (Bot.)
Defn: Palmately branched, with the branches again palmated.
BIPARIETAL
Bi`pa*ri"e*tal, a. Etym: [Pref. bi- + parietal.] (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the diameter of the cranium, from one parietal fossa to the other.
BIPAROUS
Bip"a*rous, a. Etym: [L. bis twice + parere to bring forth.]
Defn: Bringing forth two at a birth.