Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume ABGreat men oft die by vile bezonians. Bez`po·pov"tsy (?), n. [Russ.; bez without + popovtsy, a derivative of pop priest.] A Russian sect. See Raskolnik. Bez"zle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bezzled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bezzling (?).] [OF. besillier, besiler, to maltreat, pillage; or shortened fr. embezzle. Cf. Embezzle.] To plunder; to waste in riot. [Obs.] Bez"zle, v. i. To drink to excess; to revel. [Obs.] Bhang (?), n. [Per. bang; cf. Skr. bhangā hemp.] An astringent and narcotic drug made from the dried leaves and seed capsules of wild hemp (Cannabis Indica), and chewed or smoked in the East as a means of intoxication. See Hasheesh. Bhees"ty, Bhees"tie (?), n. [Written also bhistee, bhisti, etc.] [Per. bihishtī lit., heavenly.] A water carrier, as to a household or a regiment. [India] Bhis"tee (?), Bhis"ti (?), n. Same as Bheesty. [India] Bhun"der (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) An Indian monkey (Macacus Rhesus), protected by the Hindoos as sacred. See Rhesus. Bi- (?). [L. bis twice, which in composition drops the -s, akin to E. two. See Bis-, Two, and cf. Di-, Dis-.] 1. In most branches of science bi- in composition denotes two, twice, or doubly; as, bidentate, two- toothed; biternate, doubly ternate, etc. 2. (Chem.) In the composition of chemical names bi- denotes two atoms, parts, or equivalents of that constituent to the name of which it is prefixed, to one of the other component, or that such constituent is present in double the ordinary proportion; as, bichromate, bisulphide. Be- and di- are often used interchangeably. Bi·ac"id (?), a. [Pref. bi- + acid.] (Chem.) Having two hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by negative atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of bases. See Diacid. |