Definition of Bi
1. Noun. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals.
Definition of Bi
1. Initialism. (business) (initialism of business intelligence) ¹
2. Adjective. (colloquial) Bisexual. ¹
3. Noun. (colloquial) A bisexual. ¹
4. Noun. A type of jade disk produced in ancient China. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bi
1. a bisexual [n -S] - See also: bisexual
Medical Definition of Bi
1.
1. In most branches of science bi- in composition denotes two, twice, or doubly; as, bidentate, two-toothed; biternate, doubly ternate, etc. Prefix meaning twice or double, referring to double structures, dual actions, etc.
2. 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. Also used in chemistry to denote a partially neutralised acid (an acid salt); e.g., bisulfate.
Origin: L. Bis twice, which in composition drops the -s, akin to E. Two. See Bis-, Two, and cf. Di-, Dis-.
Origin: L.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(20 Jun 2000)
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