| basalis | Synonym: basal. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| basaloid | Resembling that which is basal, but not necessarily basal in origin or position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basaloid carcinoma | <tumour> A poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the anus that has some microscopic resemblance to basal cell carcinoma of the skin, but which frequently metastasizes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basaloid cell | A cell, usually of the epidermis, resembling a basal cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basaloma | <tumour> Obsolete term for basal cell carcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basalt | 1. <geology> A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated. It is usually of a greenish black colour, or of some dull brown shade, or black. It constitutes immense beds in some regions, and also occurs in veins or dikes cutting through other rocks. It has often a prismatic structure as at the Giant's Causeway, in Ireland, where the columns are as regular as if the work of art. It is a very tough and heavy rock, and is one of the best materials for macadamizing roads. 2. An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain. Origin: N. Basaltes (an African word), a dark and hard species of marble found in Ethiopia: cf. F. Basalte. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Basan | Marianne, 20th century German physician. See: Basan's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Basan's syndrome | <syndrome> Ectodermal dysplasia with hypotrichosis, hypohidrosis, defective teeth, and unusual dermatoglyphics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basanite | <chemical> Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black colour. It is employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy being indicated by the colour left on the stone when rubbed by the metal. Origin: L. Basanites lapis, Gr. The touchstone: cf. F. Basanite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |