Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z bibliometrist A practitioner of bibliometrics bibliometry The quantitative analysis of text, including citation analysis bibliomic Pertaining to bibliomes or to bibliomics bibliomics The study of bibliomes bibliomigrancy The movement of books between geographical locations or physical or textual formats. bibliomystery A genre of mystery novels which have books as the central theme of the plot. bibliopegia bibliopegy bibliopegic Of or pertaining to bookbinding. bibliopegically With regard to or in terms of bibliopegy (bookbinding), or the binding of a particular book. bibliopegism Bookbinding. bibliopegist Synonym of bookbinder. bibliopegistic Relating to bookbinding. bibliopegistical Of or relating to bibliopegy or bookbinding. bibliopegy The art of bookbinding. bibliophage A person who loves to read books; a bookworm. bibliophagic devouring books (literally or figuratively) bibliophagist A bibliophage; one who loves to read books. bibliophagous Book-consuming. bibliophagy The habit of voracious reading bibliophilately The collection or study of postage stamps and other philatelic material thematically related to books or libraries. bibliophile One who loves books. bibliophilia The love of books. bibliophilic Having, or pertaining to, bibliophilia (the love of books). bibliophilically In a bibliophilic manner. bibliophilism A love of books. bibliophilist A lover of books; a bibliophile. bibliophily A love of books. bibliophobe One who fears and hates books, book-learning or reading. bibliophobia The fear or dislike of books. bibliophobic averse to books, literature, or book-learning bibliopoesy The making of books. bibliopolar Concerned with bookselling. bibliopole A bookseller. bibliopolery bookselling bibliopolic Of or relating to bookselling. bibliopolically In terms of bookselling. bibliopolism bookselling bibliopolist bibliopole bibliopolistic Of or pertaining to bibliopolism. bibliopoly Bookselling. bibliosmia The pleasant smell and aroma of a new (or any) book, caused by the gradual chemical breakdown of the compounds used within the paper. bibliosnitch Someone who does not return books after borrowing them. bibliotaph One who "buries" books, typically by hoarding them unread, hiding them, locking them away, or otherwise shutting them up and keeping them from use bibliotaphic Being or relating to a bibliotaph; hiding away books. bibliotaphist Synonym of bibliotaph. bibliothec A library. bibliotheca A library. bibliothecal Belonging or pertaining to a library. bibliothecarial Relating to libraries. bibliothecarian A librarian. bibliothecary A librarian. bibliothecography The study of topics related to libraries bibliothecology The study of libraries. bibliotheque A collection of books or treatises. bibliotherapeutic Relating to bibliotherapy. bibliotherapist A therapist who provides bibliotherapy. bibliotherapy A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs. bibliothetic Pertaining to libraries. bibliothetical Pertaining to libraries. bibliotic Of or pertaining to bibliotics. bibliotics The study of documents and handwriting in order to verify authorship or authenticity. bibliotist One who studies or practises bibliotics. bibliovore Someone or something that consumes books. Biblis A municipality in Bergstraße district, Hesse, Germany, north of Mannheim. biblism A belief that the Bible is the sole authority in Christianity (rather than any subsequent tradition). biblist One who holds the Bible as the sole rule of faith. biblus Synonym of papyrus bibovine Of or relating to the genus Bibos or animals of this genus. bibracteate Having two bracts. bibracteolate Having two bracteoles. bibref A bibliographic reference (typically contains a title and other text) Bibrka A city in Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. bibrotoxin A toxin derived from the venom of the asp Atractaspis bibronii. bibrow A pair of eyebrows which do not meet in the middle, as opposed to a unibrow. bibs another name for overalls BibTeX A reference-management software package for formatting lists of references. bibulant Excessively fond of drinking alcohol. bibulate To bibble or tipple. bibulation drinking of alcohol bibulosity A fondness for tippling. bibulous Very absorbent. bibulously In a bibulous manner; drunkenly; as if intoxicated. bibulousness The quality of being bibulous. Bibulus a Roman cognomen bibundle A generalized bundle in a Lie group Bibury A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1106). bic Synonym of disposable ballpoint pen; a stick pen bicalcarate Having two spurs. bicalicene A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of two cyclopentadiene rings and two cyclopropene rings fused to one of cyclooctadiene; a dimer of calicene bicallose Having two callosities or hard spots bicalutamide An oral nonsteroidal antiandrogen used in the treatment of prostate cancer and hirsutism. bicam bicameral bicameral Being or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system. bicameralism The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another. bicameralist A supporter of bicameralism. bicamerality The state or quality of being bicameral or having bicameral structure or function. bicamerally In a bicameral manner; based on or indicating bicameral organization. bicamerate Having two chambers or loculi. bicamerist An advocate of bicameralism (of two legislative chambers) bicanalicular Involving two canaliculi bicanonical Canonical on both the left and the right. bicapitalization The practice of spelling a two-word name without a space, using a capital letter to indicate the start of each constituent word. (Most words thus formed, but not all, are trade names.) bicapitalized Written with bicapitalization. bicapitate To divide something equally between two people or organisations bicapped Having a cap (in the shape of a pyramid) at each end bicapsular Having two capsules, or a double or bilocular capsule. bicarb Bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻). bicarbonate the univalent anion HCO₃⁻; any salt of carbonic acid in which only one of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced. bicarbonatemia The presence of bicarbonate in the blood bicarbonaturia The presence of bicarbonate ions in the urine bicarbureted Only used in bicarbureted hydrogen bicardia The condition of having two hearts. bicardial Having two separate hearts. bicarinate Dividing into two points at the end. bicarotid Having two carotid arteries bicarpellary Having two carpels. bicarpellate Having two carpels. bicast Being a less durable form of leather made with a split leather backing covered with a layer of polyurethane that is applied to the surface and then embossed. bicategorical Of or pertaining to a bicategory bicategorized Placed in either of two categories bicategory A particular construct in category theory, used to extend the notion of category to handle the cases where the composition of morphisms is not (strictly) associative, but only associative up to an isomorphism. bication A dication bicaudal Having two tails bicaudate Having two tails bicausal Having two, independent causes bicausality The condition of being bicausal bicaval Relating to both veins of the vena cava bicavitary Relating to, or affecting two body cavities Bicaz A town in Neamț County, Romania. bicchulite An isometric-hextetrahedral colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon. bice A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt. bicelle A self-assembled aggregate of phospholipid in water, that combines flat bilayer-like and curved micelle-like features bicellular Composed of two cells; having two cells. bicenquinquagenary A 250th anniversary. bicentenarian One who or that which is between 200 and 299 years old. bicentenary Synonym of bicentennial (“a 200th anniversary”). bicentennial Relating to the 200th anniversary of an event or happening. bicentennially Every two hundred years. bicentral Having or involving two centres. bicentric Having two centres. bicentricity The state or quality of being bicentric (having two centres). bicentrism The state or quality of being bicentric (having two centres). bicep A biceps. biceped Having (a specified type or form of) biceps. bicephalic Having two heads. bicephalism The condition of having two heads. bicephalous Having two heads. bicephaly The condition of having two heads. biceps Any muscle having two heads. Bicester A town and civil parish with a town council in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5822).