Bi
Slang. bisexual.
plural BI’s. built-in.
business intelligence.
bismuth.
a combining form meaning “twice,” “two,” used in the formation of compound words:
bifacial; bifarious.
variant of bio-, especially before a vowel:
biopsy.
Contemporary Examples
After Victory, Palestinian Village Runs Into A Wall Ali Gharib April 1, 2013
National Scrabble Day: A Poem So You’ll Know All 101 Two-Letter Words David Bukszpan April 12, 2013
Is Bi the Last Taboo? Clive Davis Revives a Bitter Debate Tricia Romano February 21, 2013
6 New Ways to Be Happy (If You Believe the Studies) Rachel Krantz February 5, 2013
Charlie Sheen On ‘Anger Management’, Lindsay Lohan, Partying & More Marlow Stern January 15, 2013
Historical Examples
The Complete Works of Josh Billings Henry W. Shaw
Josh Billings on Ice Henry Wheeler Shaw
The Mind of the Child, Part II W. Preyer
Travels in Central Asia Arminius Vmbry
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church lfric
adjective, noun
(slang) short for bisexual (sense 1), bisexual (sense 6)
abbreviation
Burundi
Chemical symbol
bismuth
combining form
two; having two: bifocal
occurring every two; lasting for two: biennial
on both sides, surfaces, directions, etc: bilateral
occurring twice during: biweekly
denoting an organic compound containing two identical cyclic hydrocarbon systems: biphenyl
(rare in technical usage) indicating an acid salt of a dibasic acid: sodium bicarbonate
(not in technical usage) equivalent of di-1 (sense 2a)
combining form
a variant of bio-
noun
adj.
Bi
The symbol for bismuth.
bismuth
(bĭz’məth)
Symbol Bi
A brittle, pinkish-white, crystalline metallic element that occurs in nature as a free metal and in various ores. Bismuth is the most strongly diamagnetic element and has the highest atomic number of all stable elements. It is used to make low-melting alloys for fire-safety devices. Atomic number 83; atomic weight 208.98; melting point 271.3°C; boiling point 1,560°C; specific gravity 9.747; valence 3, 5. See Periodic Table.
Bislama
bisexual
bismuth
background information
bodily injury
built-in
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