Bi`cen*ten"ni*al, n. The two hundredth year or anniversary, or its celebration.
Bi*ceph"a*lous (&?;), a. [Pref. bi- + cephalous: cf. F. bicéphale.] Having two heads.
||Bi"ceps (&?;), n. [L., two-headed; bis twice + caput head. See Capital.] (Anat.) A muscle having two heads or origins; -- applied particularly to a flexor in the arm, and to another in the thigh.
||Bi*chir" (&?;), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A remarkable ganoid fish (Polypterus bichir) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See Brachioganoidei.
Bi*chlo"ride (&?;), n. [Pref. bi- + chloride.] (Chem.) A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of another element; -- called also dichloride.
Bichloride of mercury, mercuric chloride; -- sometimes called corrosive sublimate.
||Bi"cho (&?;), n. [Sp.] (Zoöl.) See Jigger.
Bi*chro"mate (&?;), n. [Pref. bi- + chromate.] (Chem.) A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the other ingredients; as, potassium bichromate; -- called also dichromate.
Bi*chro"ma*tize (&?;), v. t. To combine or treat with a bichromate, esp. with bichromate of potassium; as, bichromatized gelatine.
Bi*cip"i*tal (&?;), a. [L. biceps, bicipitis: cf. F. bicipital. See Biceps.] 1. (Anat.) (a) Having two heads or origins, as a muscle. (b) Pertaining to a biceps muscle; as, bicipital furrows, the depressions on either side of the biceps of the arm.
2. (Bot.) Dividing into two parts at one extremity; having two heads or two supports; as, a bicipital tree.
Bi*cip"i*tous (&?;), a. Having two heads; bicipital. "Bicipitous serpents." Sir T. Browne.
Bick"er, n. [See Beaker.] A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub. [Prov. Eng.]
Bick"er (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bickered (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bickering.] [OE. bikeren, perh. fr. Celtic; cf. W. bicra to fight, bicker, bicre conflict, skirmish; perh. akin to E. beak.] 1. To skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight. [Obs.]
Two eagles had a conflict, and bickered together.
Holland.