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Reference > American Heritage® > Dictionary > Entry Index > Page 29   PREVIOUS NEXT   CONTENTS · INDEX · ILLUSTRATIONS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.   2000.   Entry Index   bint to bit stream   bint binturong binuclear binuclear family binucleate bio bio– bioaccumulation bioacoustics bioactive bioactivity bioassay bioastronautics bioavailability bio-bibliography Bío-Bío biocatalyst biocenology biocenosis biochemical oxygen demand biochemistry biochip biocide bioclimatology biocoenosis biocompatibility biocontrol bioconversion biodegradable biodiversification biodiversity biodynamic biodynamics bioelectric bioelectricity bioelectronics bioenergetics bioengineering bioenvironmental bioequivalent bioethics biofeedback bioflavonoid biofouling biogas biogenesis biogenetic law biogenic biogenic amine biogenous biogeny biogeochemistry biogeography biographee biographer biographical biography biohazard bioinorganic bioinstrumentation Bioko biological biological clock biological control biological half-life biological oxygen demand biological response modifier biological warfare biology bioluminescence biolysis biomagnetism biomarker biomass biomaterial biomathematics biome biomechanics biomedical engineering biomedicine biometeorology biometrics biometry biomorph Biondi, Matthew bionic bionics bionomics –biont bioorganic biophilia biophysics biopic biopiracy biopolymer bioprocess biopsy biopsychic biopsychology bioreactor bioregion bioregionalism bioremediation bioresearch bioreserve biorhythm BIOS biosatellite bioscience bioscope bioscopy biosensor –biosis biosocial biosolids biosphere biostatistics biostratigraphy biosynthesis biosystematics biota biotech biotechnology biotelemetry bioterrorism biotherapy biotic –biotic biotic potential biotin biotite biotope biotransformation biotron biotype biparental biparous bipartisan bipartite biped biphasic biphasic pill biphenyl bipinnate biplane bipod bipolar bipolar disorder bipotentiality bipropellant biquadratic biquarterly biracial biramous birch birch beer Bircher birch partridge bird Bird, Larry Joe birdbath birdbrain birdcage birdcall bird cherry bird colonel bird dog bird-dog birder bird feed bird feeder bird-foot violet birdhouse birdie birdlime bird louse birdman bird of paradise bird of passage bird of prey bird pepper birdseed Birdseye, Clarence bird's-eye bird's-eye maple bird's-foot trefoil bird's-foot violet birdshot bird's-nest fern bird's-nest fungus bird watcher birefringence bireme biretta biriani birk Birkenhead Birkenstock birkie birl birling Birmingham birr1 birr2 birth birth canal birth certificate birth control birth control pill birthday birthday suit birth defect birth family birth father birthing birthing center birthing room birthmark birth mother birth name birth pang birth parent birthplace birthrate birthright birthroot birthstone birth trauma birth weight birthwort biryani bis Bisayan Bay of Biscay Biscayne Bay biscotto biscuit bise bisect bisector biseriate biserrate bisexual Bishkek bishop Bishop, Elizabeth bishopric bishop's cap bishop's weed Bisk Bislama Bismarck Bismarck, Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck Archipelago Bismarck Sea bismuth bison bisque1 bisque2 bisque3 Bissau bissextile bistate bister bistort bistoury bistre bistro bisulcate bisulfate bisulfide bisulfite bit1 bit2 bit3 bit4 bitartrate bitch bitchen bitchery bitchin' bitchy bite biteplate bitewing Bithynia biting biting fly biting louse biting mania biting midge biting stage bit map bit-mapped bit-mapped font bit-mapped image Bitola bit part bitstock bit stream   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 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