Helen Fenton

Bathybius: Definition and part of speech

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Bathybius

  1. n. A name given by Prof. Huxley to a gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and preserved in alcohol. He supposed that it was free living protoplasm, covering a large part of the ocean bed. It is now known that the substance is of chemical, not of organic, origin.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bathymetrical: Definition and part of speech

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Bathymetrical

  1. a. Pertaining to bathymetry; relating to the measurement of depths, especially of depths in the sea.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Baston: Definition and part of speech

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Baston

  1. n. An officer bearing a painted staff, who formerly was in attendance upon the king’s court to take into custody persons committed by the court.
  2. n. A staff or cudgel.
  3. n. See Baton.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Basyle: Definition and part of speech

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Basyle

  1. n. A positive or nonacid constituent of compound, either elementary, or, if compound, performing the functions of an element.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Basylous: Definition and part of speech

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Basylous

  1. a. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, a basyle; electro-positive; basic; — opposed to chlorous.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bat: Definition and part of speech

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Bat

  1. n. A part of a brick with one whole end.
  2. n. A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.
  3. n. Shale or bituminous shale.
  4. n. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Batting: Definition and part of speech

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Batting

  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Bat
  2. n. The act of one who bats; the management of a bat in playing games of ball.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.