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Bissextile
- - Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year (365 d. 5 h. 48 m. 46 s.) above 365 days. But one day added every four years is equivalent to six hours each year, which is 11 m. 14 s. more than the excess of the real year. Hence, it is necessary to suppress the bissextile day at the end of every century which is not divisible by 400, while it is retained at the end of those which are divisible by 400.
Bisulphate
- - A sulphate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal sulphates; an acid sulphate.
Bisulphide
- - A sulphide having two atoms of sulphur in the molecule; a disulphide, as in iron pyrites, FeS2; -- less frequently called bisulphuret.
Bisulphite
- - A salt of sulphurous acid in which the base replaces but half the hydrogen of the acid; an acid sulphite.
Bit By Bit
- adverb - a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal"
- in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim"
Bit Player
- unknown - An actor who plays small parts
Bit-By-Bit
- adjective - one thing at a time
Bitartrate
- noun - an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate
Bitcheries
- noun - aggressive remarks and behavior like that of a spiteful malicious woman