| bitrochanteric | Relating to two trochanters, either to the two trochanters of one femur or to both great trochanters. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bitropic | Having a dual affinity, as in tissues or organisms. Origin: bi-+ G. Trope, a turning (05 Mar 2000) |
| bitten | <botany> Terminating abruptly, as if bitten off; premorse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bitter | 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes. 2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day. 3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant. "It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God." (Jer. Ii. 19) 4. Characterised by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach. "Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them." (Col. Iii. 19) 5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable. "The Egyptians . . . Made their lives bitter with hard bondage." (Ex. I. 14) Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd. <botany> A name given to two European leguminous herbs, Vicia Orobus and Ervum Ervilia. To the bitter end, to the last extremity, however calamitous. Synonym: Acrid, sharp, harsh, pungent, stinging, cutting, severe, acrimonious. Origin: AS. Biter; akin to Goth. Baitrs, Icel. Bitr, Dan, Sw, D, & G. Bitter, OS. Bittar, fr. Root of E. Bite. See Bite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bitter apple | The peeled dried fruit of Citrullus colcynthis (family Cucurbitaceae), an herb of the sandy shores of the Mediterranean, resembling somewhat the watermelon plant; formerly widely used as a cathartic and laxative. Synonym: bitter apple. Origin: G. Kolokynthe, the round gourd or pumpkin (05 Mar 2000) |
| bitter melon | The fruit of a Chinese vine related to the cucumber. Bitter melon has been used as a treatment for diabetes, gastrointestinal complaints, some cancers and viral infections. It most recently has been tried as a treatment against HIV (administered most often by enema). Little information about efficacy or proper use is available. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bitter orange peel | The dried rind of the unripe but fully grown fruit; a flavoring agent. Dried, the dried outer part of the pericarp of the ripe, or nearly ripe, fruit; it contains not less than 2.5% v/w of volatile oil. The outer part of the pericarp of the ripe, or nearly ripe, fruit; used to prepare the tincture and the syrup. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bitter orange peel oil | A volatile oil obtained by expression from the fresh peel of the bitter orange. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bitter peptides | Peptides that have a bitter taste and may spoil certain foods; often contain high proportions of leucyl, valyl, and aromatic amino acid residues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bitter principles | A class of plant substances with a bitter taste that produce a reflexive increase in saliva secretion as well as secretion of digestive juices. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bitter tonic | A tonic of bitter taste, such as quinine, gentian, quassia, etc., which acts chiefly by stimulating the appetite and improving digestion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bitter water | A natural mineral water containing Epsom salt. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bitterbump | <zoology> The butterbump or bittern. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bitterling | <zoology> A roachlike European fish (Rhodima amarus). Origin: G. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bittern | <zoology> A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species. The common European bittern is Botaurus stellaris. It makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American bittern is B. Lentiginosus, and is also called stake-driver and meadow hen. See Stake-driver. The name is applied to other related birds, as the least bittern (Ardetta exilis), and the sun bittern. Origin: OE. Bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. Butor; of unknown origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bitters |
alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
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| bitterwood |
quassia: handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark Jamaica quassia: West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia paradise tree: medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits
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| bitewing |
a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography
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| bite |
a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person morsel: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" sting: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin a light informal meal (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite" pungency: wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" pungency: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine" the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface" sting: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"
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| bitter almond |
The almond, Prunus dulcis (formerly classified as Prunus amygdalus, or Amygdalus communis) is a small deciduous tree belonging to the Subfamily Prunoideae of the Family Rosaceae. An almond is also the fruit of this tree. It is classified with the peach in the Subgenus Amygdalus within Prunus, distinguished from the other subgenera by the corrugated seed shell. ...
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| bit | marked by or arising from malice |
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| bit | the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws |
| bit | a sharp bitter taste property |
| bit | a light informal meal |
| bit | a small amount of solid food |
| bit | a wound resulting from biting |
| bit | a painful wound caused by the thrust of a stinger into skin |
| bit | penetrate or cut, as with a knife |
| bit | of insects, scorpions, or other animals |
| bit | to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws |
| bit | cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort |
| bit | bite off with a quick bite |