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biology .noun
of,
relating.to,
caused
by or affecting life or living organisms; related
by blood (the child's biological parents; his biological sister); the science
of life that deals with the origin, history, physical characteristics,
habits, etc. of plants and animals
biological.adjective
of or connected with biology
biologically.adverb
biologist.noun,.plural.biologists
biophysics.noun,
used with a singular verb
the science that deals with
the application of physics to biological
processes and phenomena
biophysical.adjective
biophysically.adverb
biophysicist.noun,.plural.biophysicists
bioluminescence.noun
emission of visible light by living organisms
such as the firefly and various fish, fungi,
bacteria
such as those that travel
on the Anglerfish.
To produce this light oxygen, a molecule called luciferin and luciferase
is required. The oxygen and luciferin produce the light and luciferase,
an enzyme slows the reaction produced by the other two down, so that all
the molecules fire at once producing a flash! Luciferase is a mystery!
Marine biologist Jean-Francois
Rees of the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium says that."...animals
can't produce the molecules for bioluminescence by themselves. Its origin
is a mystery. Somebody somewhere in the marine environment is making it,
but nobody knows who."
The potency
produced by the oxygen and the luciferin isn't necessary for light production
and without the inhibitive luciferase,
the chemical reaction would be used up far too quickly. All three components
are necessary to produce this defensive mechanism. If they didn't exist
simultaneously,
deep sea life relying upon bioluminescence would have been quickly eradicated.
There is no plausible
answer other than the Creator planned a system to ensure that they would
be around for a long while.
Bioluminescence is common in deep sea animals.
bioluminescent.adjective
bitter,
bitterish.adjective
marked
by intensity
or severity;
acrid;
being.relentlessly.determined;
vehement;
exhibiting.intense.animosity
(a bitter person; bitter enemies);
harshly.reproachful;
marked
by cynicism and rancor;
intensely.unpleasant
bitterness.noun
bitterly.adverb
bit.noun,.plural.bits
a small portion,
degree
or amount
(a bit of dirt on the pants); a brief
amount of time; a moment
(wait a bit and she'll show up)
Computers:.a
single character of a language such as English where say, the letter 'a'
would be comprised
of 8 bits, which then would be called a byte; a unit
of information.storage.capacity,
as of memory
byte .noun,.plural.bytes
the amount of computer memory needed to store
one character of a specified
size such as one of these characters, a,b,c,1,2,3 etc., usually 8 bits.comprise
one byte for a microcomputer
and 16 bits for a larger computer, one with a higher capacity
and speed
bit.noun,.plural.bits
a pointed and threaded tool for drilling and boring
that is secured in a brace, a drill press; the part of a key that enters
the lock and engages the bolt and tumblers; the metal mouthpiece of a bridle,
serving to control, curb and direct an animal
bit, bitted,
bitting,
bits.transitive
verbs
to place a bit in the mouth of a horse, for example
bite ,
bit,
bitten,
biting,
bites.verbs
transitive
verb senses or use.to cut, grip or
tear
with or as if with the teeth; to gnaw;
to pierce the skin of with the teeth, fangs or mouthparts (bees don't bite,
they sting); to grip or grab (bald
treads that couldn't bite the icy road; bitten by a desire to travel);
to cause to sting or be painful (cold that bites the skin; a conscience
bitten by remorse)
intransitive
verb senses.to grip,
cut into or injure something with or as if with the teeth; to have a sharp
taste (add the hot stuff if you like but it's too biting for me); to take
or swallow bait (the bait on the hook lured
the fish and it bit); to be taken in by a ploy or deception (tried to sell
the old car, but no one bit)
bite.noun,.plural.bites
the act of biting; a skin wound or puncture produced
by an animal's teeth or mouthparts (the bite of an insect); a stinging
or
smarting.sensation;
an amount of food taken into the mouth at one time; a mouthful; a light
meal or snack; the act or an instance of taking bait (fished all day without
a bite; an ad that got a few bites but no final sales); a secure grip or
hold applied by a tool or machine upon a working surface; the part of a
tool or machine that presses against and maintains a firm hold on a working
surface (that olds pair of pliers has losts its bite); in dentistry, the
angle at which the upper and lower teeth meet; occlusion
bite off more than one can
chew.idiom
to decide or agree to do more than one can finally
accomplish
bite the bullet.idiom
to face a painful situation bravely and stoically
bite the dust.idiom
to be defeated; to come to an end
bite the hand that feeds
one
to repay generosity or kindness with ingratitude
and injury or hurtfulness
bitable.or.biteable.adjective
biter.noun,.plural.biters
bland .adjective
mild; smooth; agreeable; a little insipid
blasphemy.noun,.plural.blasphemies
blasphemer.noun,.plural.blasphemers
the act
of insulting
or showing
contempt or lack
of reverence for God and/or the
spiritual
things of the Creator of us; to have the intent to cause harm, by saying
words which pierce, bore and strike through one with upstanding.character,
as was done 2000 years ago to Emmanuel
by false accusers and has carried on throught to today.
blaspheme, blasphemed,
blaspheming,
blasphemes.verbs
transitive verb senses.to
speak of or address with
irreverence;
to revile; to abuse
intransitive verb senses.to
utter blasphemy
blasphemous.adjective
impiously.irreverent;
profane;
to blaspheme
blasphemously.adverb
blasphemousness.noun
blight .noun
a disease
or injury
of plants or people resulting in withering,
cessation
of growth and death of parts without rotting, also called blasting;
an organism
that causes blight; something that frustrates
plans or hopes; something that impairs
or destroys; a deteriorated.condition
(urban blight)
transitive senses-to
affect (as a plant) with blight; to cause to deteriorate
intransitive senses-to
suffer from or become affected with blight
blithely.adverb
lacking due concern; carefree
blithe .adjective
blithness.noun
botany .noun,.plural.botanies
the science or study of plants; the plant life
of a particular area (the botany
of the Kananaskis area); the characteristic
features and biology of a particular kind of plant or plant group
botanist.noun,.plural.botanists
one who specializes in botany
botanical.also.botanic.adjective
of.or.relating.to
plants or plant life; of or relating to the science
of botany
botanical.noun,.plural.botanicals
various.preparations.used
for health, obtained from a plant
or plants
botanically.adverb
botulism .noun
poisoning resulting from certain bacillus (botulinus)
producing the toxin botulin, which is sometimes found in foods improperly
canned or preserved. Botulism grows in moist dark conditions which have
an absence of sufficient air
bountiful .adjective
giving freely and generously; liberal; marked
by abundance; plentiful
bountifully.adverb
bountifulness.noun
bounty .noun
a payment to encourage the destruction of noxious
animals; a payment for the capture of or assistance in the capture of an
outlaw
bout .noun
a period of time spent in some activity
brain.noun,.plural.brains
the primary
center for the regulation and control of bodily activities, receiving and
interpreting.sensory.impulses
and transmitting information
onto memory for analysis
of how the muscles and body organs involving the complete self is to handle
the information; the brain is also
the seat of consciousness,
thought,
memory and emotion; capacity, intellect, intelligence, mind, wit; an angry
evil brain looks like this;
the brain's parts are:
frontal
lobe :
the largest and most anterior (at the front) part of each cerebral hemisphere
ganglion.noun,
plural-ganglia
or
ganglions
a group of nerve cells forming a nerve center,
especially one located outside the brain or spinal cord
ganglionic.adjective
gray
matter: brownish gray nerve tissue, especially of the brain and
spinal cord, composed of nerve cell bodies and their dendrites
and some supportive tissue
occipital
lobe: the posterior (at the rear) lobe of each cerebral hemisphere,
having the shape of a three-sided pyramid and containing the visual center
of the brain.
parietal
lobe: the division of each hemisphere of the brain that lies beneath
each parietal bone
temporal
lobe: the lower lateral lobe of either cerebral hemisphere, located
in front of the occipital lobe and containing the sensory center of hearing
in the brain
brash,
brasher,
brashest.adjectives
hasty and
unthinking; impetuous;rash;
lacking
in sensitivity or
tact;
presumptuously
forward; impudent; shameless;
audacious;
bold;
flippant;
brazen;
cheeky
brashly.adverb
brashness.noun
brazen .adjective
marked by flagrant
and insolent.audacity;
shameless; having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; made of brass;
resembling brass, as in color or strength
brazen,
brazened,
brazening,
brazens.transitive
verbs
to face or undergo with bold self assurance (brazened
out the crisis)
brazenly.adverb
brazenness.noun
brazenfaced.adjective
flagrantly
and insolently.audacious
bolster ,
bolstered,
bolstering,
bolsters.transitive
verbs
to buoy up
(visitors bolstered the patient's morale);
to support or prop up with or
as if with a long, narrow pillow or cushion
bolsterer, bolster.nouns
a long narrow pillow or cushion
bucolic .adjective
of or characteristic
of the countryside or its people; rustic;
rural;
of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral
bucolic.noun
a pastoral poem; a farmer or shepherd; a rustic
bucolically.adverb
buffet .noun
a blow or cuff with or as if with the hand
buffet, buffeted,
buffeting,
buffets.verbs
transitive verb use.to
hit or beat, especially repeatedly; to strike against forcefully; batter
(winds that buffeted the tent); beat; to drive or force with or as if with
repeated blows (was buffeted about from job to job by the vagaries
of the economy); to force (one's way) with difficulty
intransitive verb use.to
force one's way with difficulty (a ship buffeting against the wind)
buffeter.noun
buffet.noun,.plural.buffets
a large sideboard with drawers and cupboards;
a counter or table from which meals or refreshments are served; a restaurant
having such a counter; a meal at which guests serve themselves from various
dishes displayed on a table or sideboard
buffet.adjective
informally
served (a buffet luncheon)
bequeath ,
bequeathed,
bequeathing,
bequeaths.transitive
verbs Law:.to
leave or give property by will; to pass something on to another; hand down
(bequeathed to their children a respect for other human beings)
bequeathal.or.bequeathment,
bequeather.nouns
bequest .noun
the act of giving, leaving by will or passing
on to another; something that is bequeathed;
a
legacy
bestial .adjective
beastly; marked by brutality
or depravity; brute;
lacking in intelligence or reason;
subhuman
bestially.adverb
bound ,
bounded,
bounding,
bounds.intransitive
verb
to leap
forward or upward; spring
bound.noun,.plural.bounds
a leap; a jump; a bounce;
from French 'bondir' meaning 'to bounce'
bound.noun,.plural.bounds
a boundary; a limit
(the farmer gave us camping space by the river on his land and bound us
by our word to clean any mess we may make before we leave); the territory
on, within or near limiting lines (the bounds of the acreage)
bound,
bounded,
bounding,
bounds.verbs
transitive verb use.to
set a limit to; confine (a high
fence that bounded the grassy area for the farm animals); to constitute
the boundary or limit of (a city park that bounded by busy streets) to
identify the boundaries of; demarcate
intransitive verb use.to
border
on another place, state
or country; Middle English
but from Old French 'bodne'
and 'bonde' and from Anglo-Norman
'bunde', both from Medieval
Latin 'bodina' and of Celtic.origin
boundary.noun,.plural.boundaries
something
that indicates a border or limit
(a fence around the property provided a boundary for the deer); the border
or limit so indicated
boundless.adjective
being without boundaries
or limits; infinite
boundlessly.adverb
boundlessness.noun
bound.verb
past
tense and past
participle of bind
bound.adjective
restricted
by bonds;
tied (bound the burglars while
awaiting the police); being under legal
or moral.obligation
(bound by my promise);
equipped with a cover or binding (bound volumes); predetermined; certain
(we're bound to be late stuck in this traffic); determined; resolved (she's
bound to be mayor)
bound.adjective
headed or intending
to head in a specified direction
(commuters bound for home; a south-bound train); to get ready
both.adjective
one and the other; relating to or being two in
conjunction
(both guests have arrived; both the books are torn; both her fingers are
stained
both.pronominal
the one and the other (both were candidates for
the lead in the movie; we are both candidates;
both of us are candidates)
both.conjunction
used with 'and' to indicate
that each of two things in a coordinated phrase
or clause
is included (both men and women; an attorney well regarded for both intelligence
and honesty)
Usage note: 'both'
is used to indicate that the action or state.denoted
by the verb applies individually to each of two entities
(both books weigh more than five pounds, for example, means that each book
weighs more than five pounds by itself, not that the two books weighed
together come to more than five pounds). 'Both' is inappropriate
where the verb does not apply to each of the entities by itself. In possessive
constructions 'both' is usually preferred (the mothers of both, rather
than both their mothers; the fault of both, rather than both their fault
or both's fault). When both is used with 'and' to link parallel.elements
in a sentence, the words or phrases that follow them should correspond
grammatically
(in both India and China or both in India and in China, not both in India
and China). See Usage Note at 'and'.
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