| bismuth |
Year discovered: 1450 Atomic No.: 83 Symbol: Bi Atomic weight: 208.98 Melting point: 271.3?C Heavy, soft, brittle and silvery white in color, bismuth may be one of the most environmentally safe metals around. Although it is a heavy metal, bismuth is nontoxic and noncarcinogenic. Demand for the material as a replacement for lead has grown in recent years, and it is already popular as a remedy for stomach ailments. Bismuth is rarely found in its native state. ...
Ãâó: www.findhealer.com/glossary/B.php3
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| bisexual |
Having both male and female sexual reproductive structures.
Ãâó: www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2...
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| bis |
a ceremony for purging malevolent deceased spirits. Includes the carving of elaborate poles to commemorate deceased persons.
Ãâó: oregonstate.edu/instruct/anth370/gloss.html
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| bis- |
a ceremony for purging malevolent deceased spirits. Includes the carving of elaborate poles to commemorate deceased persons.
Ãâó: oregonstate.edu/instruct/anth370/gloss.html
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| Bishop score |
a scale used to evaluate the cervix's readiness ('ripeness') for labor. If the Bishop score is low (cervix is closed, hard, and posterior, for example), then an induction is not likely to result in a vaginal birth. If the Bishop score is favorable (cervix is partially effaced and dilated, is soft, etc.) then the induction attempt is more likely to succeed.
Ãâó: www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/gd/gdglossary.htm
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