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`""9 particle rt ripeial : an electron or positron emitted by
`l "'
`nucleus ol an atom during radioactive decay
`'
`1
`my n 1 : RITA PAl(TlU.E I or beta radiation : a stream
`.
`’
`0‘ b;§§‘,.'§.'ii’'i,5’neta wave n [Ibetn] :
`is brain wave current
`'- "§§§,i.ig a frequency of more than to pulsations per second
`ggl,-,,=,,gL,”(t§‘§,’§e+\ vt [bz- + iasrel] : to adorn with or as it
`.
`_ A
`d
`'
`or
`ar
`
`p:[iil1hlKEaSS[slriS[|bera]
`;
`is uo\;i,VeLli)avlvgrclIup intelligence test used
`Ifl,‘:‘_‘u.‘,’,',,S \-i,'§§’.'e.,'fffing at — also 'be-\ it -s (rsv their in
`”‘
`1 - an accelerator in which electrons are propelled by the
`I dug ‘ye action or a rapidly var ing magnetic held
`_
`ma
`D°nw)‘,a1.y.gah \'bech:r’é,g‘al, .ga ll ~s (native name in Aus-
`:f}\Di§?'[prob. fr. F bite.
`li
`blockhead, beast (in
`ire la bite to pass in a card game
`fr. OF beste beast N
`t ml
`‘s
`tract; a a . DOWN, HEATFN
`-
`$0,, at gun] In cerlairt card gorges
`ubject to a penalty for
`to tuttill his contract; also : the penalty for such fai urc
`,{,‘§{§'{--if nu-S‘: fzaxileurecblyl the bidder (as in auction Ipinocble)
`/ NG/-S 1 obs : VOUCHSAFE. orutm, Account,
`u.ow, reiwtrr
`l\ or betel pepper n -s [Pg betel. belle, fr.
`Tamil verrilai]
`a climbing pepper (Piper belle) whose dried
`leaves are’ wrapped around or mixed with is whole betel out
`or scrapings from it
`together with lime made from burnt
`coral and chewed as a stimulant masticatury esp. by south-
`biiilihnufilinfhe astringent seed of the betel palm used as a
`ygrmfluge and myotic and iii the East for chewing — called
`also areca rm!
`_
`_
`_
`betel palm n : an Asiatic pinnate-leaved palm (Arrca catliecu)
`having a slender ringed trunk and an orange-colored pungent
`tan; camp
`gguingenl ;‘.l‘i'=u1-3PeTEv'v_ilb an outer fibrous husk — see nl:n=_i.
`hate noira also lg to pair \. a as wltr,
`at nw-, -e -, -w (r\
`betel Phenol ri : (é'HAV“‘F’°'- b_(
`,
`b- .
`t
`i
`n, pl hates uolres aha hates nous \~ar(z),-az,-a(r\ [F
`hlle nolre. lit., black beast] : a person or thing usu strongly
`and persist ntl
`detested,
`fe red _at' avoided :_BuoBt=.;ta
`mm \-bath, .51,
`s\ n -s [Heb bctli-, con-
`H b
`l habct — sy
`o :1; see ALPHAEFF ta e
`t e
`ilruct form of bnyith, litsbhpusel 1 : the secondbletteé of tge
`tri°ter”§'i life Phoenicia? or of any of various other Semitic
`i:'ll‘i§i’i‘if r‘§’”'\°i§‘é’-°“;’i§‘§i.{°..H§’i2‘¥i§Ef."iinttnowni
`- any of
`
`reveral British Guiana timber trees of the genus rabebuia
`'a{iiidiiiiBndt§:]siiei'tariiiiiv°\°‘id
`den\ n [Heb bztn trn lit
`house of judgment] 1 re lewish court in ancient times'ccm'
`posed of three or four iudges 2 :a iudictal body composed
`of a rabbi and two or more assistants having jurisdiction in
`9
`.e
`'
`-s
`e
`‘E
`ouse o
`o
`HOUSE or
`hml.Pl“:ll!\°bJtchWlS\h law[H in bath lh
`fG d
`for seamen
`WORSHIP: is is
`iicl-iapel for nonconlormisis
`li . a place of
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`tfprocess \:b that-\ n, um p 3 (after John Beihell,
`l9th cent. Am. tnveniprl : a mefhafiuol preserving wood with
`.
`_‘ _:
`creosote l.tl'|dcl:IDreSS|.|l'I2
`_
`‘
`5 ti be-t_has-an \ba thezdq, be-\ n -5 [fr Beilirrda, Biblical pool
`a
`a owed p ace : CFKAVEL; esp ‘ Brn-let. a
`
`beltfiveld to havle curative powers (In
`-4), fr. Gk Bethesda]
`th ha-inl-ilrash
`\,bith,httmi drash,
`bath-htt'mi,drash,
`rar,
`it.,houseo stu
`]:a a or so on w ere ews esp.
`hs—l\ or bet bagnidiéash \-E H is-\ tr]! Eylltielg bit? hummi-
`V
`in eastern Europe studyythe Bible,
`the Talmud, and later
`45 Hebrew literature
`asip er ouseo
`e on ]
`ewls eementary sc oo
`u lath :12-SE}-|DheI ofrfltItetbhaI;sn.ie§\,e]l1iti'l
`far\ n [I-lib bletli
`. bath ha-te-fll.lah a bet ha-to
`lah \'s,h!t:'fila -tafi'la\ n
`, wars, ip :svn».oooue
`ll-Ielifbzlh lratliphlllih house of prayer] : a Jewish house of
`—l5I-think \bd, be‘ +\ vb hethought; hathoughf; betmnlrln
`huuilnlrs [ME berlilnken, beihenken, bcrlienelicri,
`fr.’ OE
`~ brfhertcan, fr. be- + inencan to think — more at TH1Nl(] vt
`.cove tot eir wot — d
`n ma
`. ucause one-
`1 A fllrcllai
`ho cull fadmilh
`RENlAEMBE!§>(~«“hoW those o(f old
`'=|-!)
`lp_call something to mind (he betltcught him of his re-
`',Inoti,sibilsty as head of the house ——Mary Webb) 2 obs a : to
`consider with a view to decision or action :
`think over
`A <~ what clemency .
`they would desire —-Francis Bland)
`lttto cause (oneself) t consider something with a View to de-
`cision or action (may find the grace
`to N themselves and
`recover —John Milton) 3 : to give (oneself) up to rellection
`evote (oneself) to thought (Rip belltoughl himself a moment
`—wasltington Irving) 4 abs :
`to contrive as a result of
`lhuuetit
`: news: (we ~ a means to break it off —Shak.)
`:
`to bring (oneself) to a conclusion
`RBDLVE (has be-
`hyuelu himself of joining proitt and pleasure together —
`c ard Steele) N vi
`: to engage in thought : CONSIDER (N
`ere thou dismiss us NLord Byron) syn see REMEMBER
`.‘,}’|-19-hem \'bethlt,hem,
`-
`'bethlEam,
`-lahem,
`rapid
`K=lh|,=m. + .la,liam or
`-e
`am\ rt
`-s um cap (tr.
`the
`. usuttal of St. Mary of Bethlehem, London, _England]
`. ‘BEDLAM 4
`'1
`eihlehem
`mm : a native or inhabitant of
`_‘$h-le-ham-ite \-.mit\ n -5 cag Ilfethlehzm, Palestine + E
`
`M Ellen: sage rl, usu cap 19 :_a European herb (Pulrrmnarla
`ff Warn) with white or reddish violet flowers shaped like
`, b§"_“°lIem‘s-star \,
`. '1\ n, pl betblebem’s-stars usu cop
`hm-. 3'TAR-OF-B!:‘rHLEH
`l
`_-root \'beth+.-\ rt -5 falter. of birtliraot] 1 : ism-rt-tizoor
`be.ih'|'l1lLLlUM Z
`urn s
`-- u nlggllg
`bbi +\ V! [be— + thumb] : to wear or soil with or
`figjgulmlz \be, bi + \ vr [be- + thump] : to beat or pelt soundly
`. Us y
`.
`M 3133.: \g?, be +\ yr [be- + rllwack] : to beat, thrash, or
`>hi',‘g.“Y~1Id \'betl-telad, -,lid\ adj [NL Brihylidde] : of or re.
`“$8 I
`the family iaethylidae
`mull
`dae \be'thil=.dE\_n pt. cup [NL, tr. Belhylus, type
`"Ml! (fr. Gk briliylas, a kind of bird) + -ldae] : a family of
`Wasps the females of which oviposit on other insects that
`sting and paralyze
`‘
`E. be ti
`be-\ vb bended \_-tid5d\ aLto archaic be-Lid
`WE. betiaed aLit7 archaic bend betituii
`. betldes [ME
`impugn. fr. be- + tlden to happen _ more at TIDE] vt_ 1 : to
`‘ bmdlu to : HEFALL — now used chiefly in the expression woe
`.,,,m, (woe ~ the man who recognize: no law) (woe ~ our
`....,,
`2 :FoluaaooE, PR!-‘SAGE (such omens N no good)
`yhm‘ . BEFALL HAPPEN (hope .
`.
`. must abide with all of us,
`end gr ~ -—_
`ism Wordsworth)
`2 obs : to be the late or
`- _,M\s!l;Ised with 0/ or an (if he were dead, what would ~ on
`ak-) 3 : nrrroxen, romzaon: syn see HAPPEN
`Me, tr
`+ lime] ab: : BEIIMES
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`6 e + 1 1 :in good
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`c : the replacement in accounting of an existing asset with one
`of greater cost or superior value 2 : the sum of money as-
`srssed_, required, or used for a betterment (~s for street con-
`sti-ucuon):,spect'/ : an expenditure that adds greater worth (as
`extended life or increased capacity) to it tixed asset
`bet_-tar-most \-,rtiEst\ adj 1 now clilejly dial : ass-r (my lady
`might wear some of her N gowns NEiuily Eden) : SUPERIOR
`(the N person who shows her superiority by wearing kid
`gloves —Flora Thompson) 2 now chiefly dil1l:GREATER(thO
`N part of the Lime)
`better nature or better sell n : the more virtuous, amiable, or
`kindly instincts of a person
`better ‘ole \:bed-:;:(r)El\ rt ['ule alter. of Viola] 2 the more
`tolerable of two undesirable things
`|better—to-do \:sst:1\ adj [intended as comparative of weII—fo-
`do] : in prosperous economic circumstances : better off (many
`of the better-to-do urban Frenchmen acquire homes in the
`country Ns.K_l>adover)
`Ibetterl-to-do \“\ n, pl hetter—to-do : one who is better-to-do
`(the better-to-do on whom the burden of the expense of the
`liberal program had fallen —C.L.Iol:tes)
`betting pres art 0] art
`batting mac me n : PAR]-MUTUEL
`bet-tong \'be,t6q, -ui3\ also bet-tun-ga \-r_1g:r\ n -s [native
`name in Australia] : any of several kangaroos of the genus
`Eetrarrgia
`bet-tun-gia \be'tlti3gEa\ n, cap [NL, lr. E bet1ong+ NL -la] : a
`common Australian genus of small leaping rat kangaroos
`bet-tor or bet-ter \'bed-e(r), -eta-\ n -s : one that bets
`blE7 Am. metallurgist] : an electrolytic process for refining
`betts’g1rocess \'bets(az)-\ n, usu cap 19 [after Anson G. Belts
`lead,
`the electrolyte being a solution of
`lead fluosilicate
`PbSiFs and fluosilicic acid
`bet-ty \'bedE, 'betE, -i\ rt -is mu cap [back-formation fr. brawn
`belly] : a dessert made of alternate layers of fruit and buttered
`crumbs, sugar, and spices baked in a large baking dish or in
`individual dishes (cranberry ~); speclj : aaown aerrv
`betty l.a.uip_ \“-\ n, usu cap 5 (prob. tr. the name Betty] : it
`lamp consisting of a shallow lidded metal
`vessel with a small spout for a coarse
`wick, tueled by tallow, grease, or oil, usu.
`hung by a hook and chain, and used esp.
`in the American colonies
`but-I1-la \'becbol:\ rt, cup [NL, fr. L
`betula, betullu birch, fr. Gaulish berulla:
`akin to,Mlr betlie, beitlie box (tree), W '
`bedw birch, and to the (prob. Celtic)
`source of L bitumen mineral pitch; ft. the
`use of the birch tree as a source of tar —
`more at cuo] : a genus of north-tem-
`perate
`and arctic
`trees
`and ‘shrubs
`Betty lamp
`(family Betulaeeae)
`comprising
`the
`birches and having hard close-grained
`in
`wood,
`alternate toothed leaves, monoecious
`flowers
`catkins, the fruiting bracts 3-lobed or entire, thin, and decid-
`uous, and the fruit a small sarnara
`bet-u-la-ce-ae \.becha'li‘isE,i\ n pl, cap [NL, fr. Beiula, type
`genus +‘—aceae] 2 a family of trees and shrubs (order Fazalu)
`having simple leaves, monclecious or rarely dioecious flowers,
`and one-seeded nutlike fruits and comprising the bitches and
`certain related plants (as alders, hombeams, and hazels) —
`bet-u-la-ceaus \:==:lishas\ ad]
`betula pil rt
`: nmcu oil. 1
`but-u-Lin \'bech:l¢n\ rt -5 [ISV betul— (fr. NL Belula, genus
`name of Betula hlba) + -In] : nrrtiiemor.
`bet-u-lm-lc acid‘ \}bech::linik\ n [ISV betulin + -ic] 2
`ll
`crystalline triterpenoid acid CzsHAS(DH)COoH found in
`various plants (as flowering dogwood) and obtained from
`betulinol by oxidation
`bet-
`in-ql \—l5,n6l, -Tl\ rl -S [befullri + -01] : I crystalline
`ti-it rpennid alcohol CniHi.(OH)r occurring es . as the white
`'
`nt of the nuter bark of the European birch (Betula alba)
`.li.tes \,bech='lid.(,)ez\ rt, cap [NL, fr. neiiila + L -ifes
`era a
`gte]I: a genus of extinct Cretaceous trees resembling the genus
`fur an
`be-tglrbaned \bé, bE+\ adj [be- + turban + -ed] : wearing a
`be-twat-fled \b5-'twad-‘Id, be-\ adj [be- + mottled, past part.
`of fwizflle] rllal ADDLED, courusen
`lbe-tween \bé-‘twin, bE- -\ prep [l\£E betwerte, prep. & adv.,
`fr. OE betwiarrum, fr. 172- + ~lwEt7ntmi (dat. pl. of an old disc
`tributive numeral akin to Goth twelhrtal two each); akin to DE
`lwigen. Qua, in two N more at Two] _1 a : involving the recip-
`rocal action of : involving as participants . ointly engaging
`(the job was completed N the two of them) (two years of quiet
`talksN the thrceNTlme) b :,shared by (there are many inter-
`relationships, and many mutual interests, N linguistics. philos-
`o
`the total to each of (the fortune was divided N t e four
`ophy, and psychology -J.B.Carroll) c : by ‘giving a
`ortion
`grandchildren) (the food was shard ~three families) 2 B : in
`the time interval that separates (the two days N Monday and
`Thursday) (N bites of food,
`they talked to their teacher)
`b : in_ the space that separates : BEIWIXT (art alleyway N two
`tall buildings) (a vacuum ~ two electrodes) : in the midst or
`: surrounded ‘by (a lion rampant~eigbt crosses) c : in inter-
`mediate relation to in respect to quantity, quality, or degree
`(weighing somewhere ~ a pound and a pound and a half) (a
`grade ~_pussing and failing) 3 a : from one to the other of
`(air service ~ the two cities)
`I) : JOINING, CONNEK.‘l'lNG’(l
`passageway N two rooms)
`tz : in common to : in the yoint
`possession. action, or agency of (an agreementNstates) (there
`is no continuity of mood N the three books —F.A.Swtnner-
`ton) (mutual understanding ~ the brothers)
`ll :seiu.izA1-two,
`DISHNGUISHING : setting apart (the lines N different new media
`-—F.L.Motf) (a distinction must be drawn N the. .
`. three func-
`tions of authority —Abram Kardincr) 4 : after a comparison
`0 : in point of comparison of (there is not much to choose ~
`the two coats) 5 : in confidence restricted to (a secret N our-
`selves) (there's nothing private N you and me —Walter de la
`Mare) 6 : taking together the total effect of (a series of things)
`(~ making beds, washing dishes, sewing, cleaning, and raising
`her children. she was kept busy)
`_
`_
`_
`Ihetween \"\ adv [ME betwene] 1 a -. in an intermediate posi-
`tion in relation to two other objects (two desks with a waste-
`hasket N) b : filling the space limited by two obit-,cts_(two
`buildings with a parking area N) 2 : in the interval : min-
`tervals (two short movies with a newsrcel ~) (dancing all the
`dances with very little rest~) 3 : through a space limited_by
`two objects (since he could not go around the two strolling
`men. he went N)
`7
`1between \“\ rt
`: the time. space, state, or way between
`
`hetweenbrain \x
`\ n -s [zberween] :nll=.i~lcerr_iat.oN
`‘between decks \s'x,1, .,a'r\ adv [Ibetweeri] : in the space on
`a ship between decks : BELOWDECK5 : below the main deck
`flbetweeu decks \a'a,a\ n pl but sing in constr 1 : the space
`belowdecks : the space below the main deck 2 : 2 deck below
`s ip
`
`Llfie main deck; sped] : a raised deck in the hold of a cargolietwaenniald \e-...\ n .s flbetweeril nrit 2 a mairlszrvant
`
`
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`be-to-ken \b5'tE'kan, be-\ vr hetolrened; betolrened; be-
`tokening \-k(a)nin\ befolrons [ME brtncnleri, belakenen, fr.
`
`be- + tncnlen, takenen to token more atTOKEN] 1 a abs : to
`be a symbol of : signify visibly: EPRBENl" (in the cloud a bow
`Nlng peace from God Nlohn Milton)
`I1 : to show esp. by
`signs or tokens : give evidence of (thin, tall, and of that ash-
`gray color which N: constant sleeplcssness —0sbert Sitwell)
`(an elderly man, of. .
`. strong, square features, Nirig a steady
`soul —Nalhaniel Hawthorne)
`2 : FORESHOW, rncsaog (no
`sighing in the woods to N B big weather cbange— John Muir)
`SYD SEE INDICATE
`be-tori-i-ca \bd'taneka\ rt, cop [NL, fr. L betonlca. vettonlcu
`betony] in some esp: former classifications : a small genus of
`Eurasian herbs (family Labiafae) often included tn Slachys
`having the corolla tube greatly exceeding the calyx
`bet-o-uy \‘bet’nE\ rt
`-25 [ME bemne, fr. OF betizlrte,
`fr‘. L
`betonica, veitoriica. fr. Vetiaries, an ancient people inhabiting
`the Iberian peninsula] 1 2 any of several woundworts formerly
`included in the genus Berariica: esp : PURPLE El-_1'DNY 2 : any
`of several plants of the genus Tellcrlum; esp : AMERXCAN
`GEKMANDER
`betoolr past a] Bl-T.l'AKE
`he-toss \bé, be +\ vt [be- in loss] : to toss violently : AOITATE
`be-to-yan \bE‘tEyen, -loi(y)an\ n -s itsu cap [Betayo, a So.
`American Indian people, the language of the Betoya (lr. Sp
`belaya, bzlay, betnye, of Amerlnd origin) + E -art] 1 : a
`language family of Chibchan stock in eastern Colombia
`2 :TUcANo lb
`be-trample \be-. be +\ vt [b:- + trample] : to mark or dirty
`by trampling
`be-tray \be-'tri, bE--\ vb ~ED/-[N5/-S [ME betrayrn, fr. be- +
`lrayen to betray, fr. OF trrrir, fr. L traders to betray, deliver N
`more at TRAITDR] vi 1 IMISLEADZ as a : to lead astray (as into
`error. sin, or danger)
`(a peaceful man Ned by anger info
`violence) (their heroes are still victims Ned by circumstances
`into criminal follies that lead to disasters —Malcolm Cowley)
`b : to lead astray and abandon (a girl or woman) :st:_uucs (a
`girl Ned in her teens by a much older man) 2 : to deliver into
`the hands of an enemy by‘ treachery or fraud in violation of
`trust ~ a citadel by opening its gates in the night to enemy
`forces
`3 : to prove fatthless or treacherous to :lsi1 or desert
`esp. in time of need (N his own people by going over to the
`enemy) (use the poor as a stepping-stone to power, and then to
`N them —Ericmuirer)
`-1 :
`lu-:v:AL: as a :reveal uninten-
`tionally (as something more prudently concealed) : DISCLDSE
`(even his best writings N a limited imagination and a sour
`View of life) (N an almost morbid sense of guilt —N. Y. Times)
`
`face) (only a tension 0 mouth muscles Ned his uneasi ess)
`b : to show or indicate (as something not obvious on the sur-
`(his best columns N .
`.
`. the hilosophtcal bent of his mind —
`John Mason Brown) c : to isclose in violation of confidence
`(~ government secrets) ~ vi
`: to prove false (when lovely
`woman Stoops to fall)’ and finds too late that men N —0liver
`Goldsmith) 5711 see DECEIVE, REVEAL
`be-tray-al \-i(a)l\ n -s : the act of betraying or fact of being
`betrayed (his N of that trust by his unthinking egotist-ti NMiirk
`Schorer) (the hesitation was a N of his uncertainty)
`si es
`beafrbn \b¢-, be. +\ vt [be- + trim]: to adorn on both or all
`be.trotls \b5'tr‘alth, ha, .eth,-nth aLta -Eth nr not or -oth\ vi
`-ED/-mu/-s [ME betreittlten, beimurlien,
`lr. be- + ireurlie,
`trauthr truth, troth— more at nurri-l] 1 archaic - to promise to
`take in marriage : plight one‘: truth to 2 a : to promise in
`marriage : AFFIANCE (a daughter Ned to ii rising young lawyer)
`(two children of noble blood Ned almost from birth)
`1) ob:
`: PLEDGE (a fool
`that N: himself to unquietness Nshak.)
`3 : to give or pledge in religious faith and affiliation
`be-truth-al \-thal.-man n -s [betrath + -421]
`: the act of be-
`trothing or fact of being betrothed : a mutual promise or con-
`tract for a future marriage — called also espousal
`be-trothacl \-tht.-lhd sometimes -thad ar_-m:d\ n -s : one
`betrothed; esp : the person to whom one is betrothed
`be-truth-ment \~thm:nt, -tn-\ rt -5 : BETROTHAL
`be-trousered \bd, be +\ ad] [be- + trousers + -ed] : wearing
`trousers
`be-v.ru.nlr \b‘>'tnul(. be-'-\ vt -so/-(no/-s [be- + trunk (to
`tri.incate)] :
`to remove the lower part of the course of (a
`stream) esp. by submergence of a valley or by recession of the
`land alon a shore —— compare BEHEAD
`betrust vt be- + trust] obi :'nuls-r
`bats pres 3d slrtg ti} arr, pl p/ aci-
`bet-sey bug or bet-sy bug \'betsE-\ also befsy beetle rt,
`sometimes cap is: B [by folk etymology] : Bess-bur)
`bet-sl,-rrti-sar-a-ka \.betsEma'saraka\ n, pl betsimisaralra or
`betsimisarakas : a native of the east coast of Madagascar of
`predominantly Malay blood and type — compare MALAOASY
`bet-ta \‘bed-a\ rt [NL] 1 cap : a genus of small brilliantly '
`colored long-finned freshwater anabantid fishes of south-
`eastern Asia related to the climbing perch 2 -s sometime:
`cap : any fish of the genus Betta; esp : one (B. rplzrtderts)
`often ke t in the tropical aquarium — called also Slumese
`fighting trli
`netted past of nor
`Ibet-fer \'bed-a(r),
`-ef:—\ ad], comparative 27] noon [ME
`bettre, fr. OE betera; akin to one bezziro better, ON belrl,
`Goth batiza: comparative (with the suffix represented by OE
`-ro) ol
`the root found in OE bot remedy. compensation.
`barian to get better, OHG bazzzn, ON bafna to get better,
`Goth gabafrlan to receive as a benefit, Skt blindra fortunate,
`
`ood — more at -ea] 1 : more than half;
`: much more than
`alf (waiting the N part of an hour) _2 . improved in health
`(the patient is much N after a good night's rest) 3 : of high
`quality (as in breeding, style, or workmanship)
`2 N class of
`eople) (a N line of yard goods) (3 Ntype of car — bet-tab
`y adv — bet-tar-ness n -55
`1better \“\ adv, comparative pl wen. [ME brttre, fr. belrre,
`adi.] 1 : in a superior or more excellent manner (he writes N
`than I do) 2 a : to a higher or greater degree (he knows the
`story ~ than you do) b : MORE (it is N than 10 miles to the
`lake) (the book was published ~ than 50 yearslago)
`Ibeuer \"\ n -5 [ME betrre,'fr. bettre, iidi'.] 1 a {something
`better (X expected N) (I never looked for N at his hands —
`Shak.) it : one who has a claim to precedence : a superior esp.
`in merit or rank (the common man has been put and kept in
`his place by his Na —C.G.Benjamin) (I like novels to be about
`my N5, in body, wit, energy. breeding, or bank balance —W.H.
`Auden) 2 : superior position : ADVANTAGE, vrcroizv —— usu.
`used with 0/ (have the N of an argument) (get the N of a
`rival) — for the better : so as to produce improvement
`(making alterations for the better in the design of a house)
`Ibetfer \“\ vb -Eu/-mo/—s [ME betiren, fr. beltre, adj.) vi
`1 : make better : iiarirove: as a : AMELIORATE (strive toward
`Nlrtg the condition of the slum dwellers) b : to advance or
`make sounder the condition or circumstances of (as time goes
`by and we N our acquaintance —A.T.Quiller-Couch) (closer
`roofreading would have Ned the book —M.B.Emeneau) (N
`his lot) 2 :to surpass in excellence: EXCEED, EXCEL (ran
`the mile in four minutes flat, Nirig his own previous record by
`several seconds) (industrial production this year considerably
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`lescrewed also bestrewnararclialc best-rowed also bestrownl
`lestrewing or archaic llestrowiug; bestrews or argharg
`leSh'0W5 [ME bestmwen, beslrewrn. fr. OE bertraowian (,
`tc- + strzowion, srrevvlan to strew — more at s-mew] 1 ’-
`,0‘
`zover with objects lying scattered about : STREW (with s(;.,,,
`lowers my grave ~NRobert_ Herrick 11674) (a sea or biood
`wed with wrecks —s.T.coleridge) 2 : to lie or be scattered
`iver (as an area) (the isolated farmhouses of today which up
`iberally~ Ordnance Survey maps —I.H.G.Lebon)
`l-stride \ba, bE+\ vt bestrode also bestrid; bestrldden
`tlso bestxid or bestrode; bestriding; bestritles [ME be.
`rriden, fr. OE bestridan, fr. b_e- + stridnn to stride —- m.,,,
`it S1'IuDE] 1 a : to ride astride (I saw fair boys besfrldlng
`teeds —R.W.Emerson) : MOUNT <be.rtrode his precious bike
`ind
`went roaring nut —Ell1abeth Goudge)
`ii
`;
`to 5,;
`tsiride (two small boys beslriding a fallen log)
`t: : e tte 3,,
`tither side of : STRADDLE (one rather formal consultation
`tbout a dead balsam that bcsirpde the property line —A,}3
`vlayse) :srai~l (is bridge bestridlng the torrential river) 2 a; .0‘
`land astride (as a fallen man) : stand over
`b : to dominate
`bsolutely :have unquestioned control over : tower over (~_i-
`I archaic : to stride across
`he new Democratic congress as .
`. .in the past -—W.S.Wbite)
`tsls pres 3d sing a] nest, pl of start
`‘
`lsl‘. seller rt 1 a : a book or other publication whose sales
`.re among the highest of its class D : an article of merchan-
`liithor of a best-selling bank or of er publication; also : the
`lise whose sales are among the highest of its class 2 ; the
`uaker of 2 be5t»selling phanoyaph record (the band has been
`: but seller in the record shops for weeks)
`ls!-sell-ar-dam (')bes(t)'sela(r)dam\ n -s :
`the category
`it a best seller : t e cond1ti'ari_of being is best seller (wrote
`ibscurely .
`.
`. belore he csme_intn N —Satwday Rev.)
`lst-selling \‘s:=-\ adj : ranking among best sellers
`l-stud \bé, bE+\ V! [be- + stud] : to set (a surface) with or
`is if with studs
`2-su-go \ba"sli(.)g6\ n -5! [Sb] : a European red porgy
`Pagrus pagrus)
`_
`A
`not \'bet, usu -ed-+V\ n -s [or-tgin unknown] 1 a (1) :some-
`hing that is laid, staked, or pledged typically between two
`iai-ties on the outcome of a contest or any contingent issue
`WADER (it ~ on the game) (lay a ~ on a raeehorse) (2) : e
`um put into a p_al<er pot requiring other players to stay or
`lrop; esp: the first such sum out in after it deal or _draw-—
`:ompare 1At~rrE, man. 8,
`Itulsz b_: the act_of giving or
`iromising such a pledge 2 : something on which one lays a
`let :a thing to wager on (the gray horse is _the best N to win
`he race) 3 : a choice decided on with consideration or
`tub-
`.bi|ities (your best N is to avoid short cuts if you do not now
`let \“\ vb bet or batted: bet ara batted: betting; bets
`be route) (he is a poor ~ for the }ob)
`it 1 : to stake (money) on the outcome of an issue or the
`>erlormarice of a contestant (betllng_$2 on the race) (betting
`lioo on the election) 2 a : to maintain with or as if with
`l bet (I will N that he will be elected)
`I)
`:
`to make a bet
`vith oragainst (a person) (I N; him on the game) 4:
`: to lay
`‘. bet on (he N the track favorite to place)- vl : to lay a bet
`tel now dial past of can
`tet var oj am-i
`ll abbr between
`-
`_
`_
`Ieota \'bEd-a -Eta also 'bE—\
`rt -5 [Gk bird, of Sam origin;
`kin to Heb barn N more at arrril 1 : the second letter of
`he Greek alphabet N symbol B or 5; sec ALPHABEI
`table
`! : BETA PARTICLE. Hl:TA an
`,
`ieta or 5- \“\ ad] 1 : of or relating to one of.two or more
`loscly related chemical substances (5. ohimbine),— used
`omewhst arbitrarily to specify ordina
`relationship o_r_ to
`peciiy a particular physical form, esp. an allotroplc rnodrttca.
`Ion (as in fldrurl). or an isomeric or sometimes polymeric or
`tereoisomeric form (as in B-D-glucose); ahbr. sometimes b-
`! : second in position in the structure of_an organic molecule
`rom a particular group or_atoin or having a_structure char-
`cterized by such a position (the N positions of
`luran)
`B-hydroxy‘ acids) (H-llaphtbol) 3 : producing a zone of
`lecolorizatlon when grown on blood media — used of certain
`temolytic streptococci or of the hemolysis they cause 4 : sacs
`ind in order of brightness — used of a star in a constellation
`.e.ta \'bed.e, .eie\ vi, cap [NL, fr. L, beet — more at aerrl
`a small genus of glabrbus succulent herbs (family Chenn-
`lodiaceae) having greenish flowers and aggregate fruits —
`E: HEEL CHARD, SEA BEEF
`
`tr. soeio ,+ bacierlnrvlill
`italiactarium \:a :'-n\ n [NL,
`E p betabacteria : a member of the genus Eetabaeteriarn
`L car : a genus or
`genus of hcterofermentanve lactobaci t
`a heterolermentative lactobacillus
`_
`em 0 approxin-ta e y
`o
`percen
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`,
`.
`ata brass n [fbettal : saoI:tOpsp§!~2‘lnc alloy with a copper CD11"
`lta cell n [Iberia] : any of certain secretory cells distinguishcd
`iasophil
`b : an insulin-secreting cell of the islets 0
`>y their basophilic staining characters: as a : a pituitary
`.angerl-tans
`J
`lta cellulose rt [lbera] : CELLllEdSE 1:
`L
`i.ta.cisra \' Ed-=,siz:m one 'be-\ H -_s [N]. hertictrrrius,_tr.
`]
`loss of distinction between the sounds of b and v in a lan8'-lag
`veto (ir. Gk beta) + LL -clsmits (as in lctncumys lDf2C|5'“lE
`tr dialect
`NL
`accus syn o LEUCONOSTOC
`_
`_
`.
`te-ta-t]:oc.culs \'bEde:,ktlka8\.lNL, fr. L beta beet +
`
`NL, fr. L beta beet + NL cacou:
`. fheterofermenfa
`tetacoccus \“\ n, pl betacoc-cl \-ll ki, -aka. rfikrsl. -llktiia
`treptococcus
`,
`tt.a-rite \'bed.e,rit\ it -s [F, ‘fr: Bzlqln, Mfld3E35Fa;:
`:3‘
`ocalizy + F -ite] : a mineral co_nststmg of an oxide of _mo in: ié
`rystn 5 near eta o,
`a agascar
`_
`.
`ltBl1l|lll'l1, andfiurafrtiuini olccurrtng as grcemsh black isome r
`ifa gauge rl [‘b_era] : a device for measuring the thickness
`if a material by its absorption of beta rays
`,
`an
`ita globulin rt [Iberia] : any of several globulin; of lglglvém
`-r animal plasma or serum that have elecfro
`o_retic me I In“
`intermediate between those of the alpha glo ultns and Sam
`lobulins — see LIPOFRDTHN
`_
`1:”
`one of hemolysis surrounding colonies of certain su-cpfoc
`ita hernolysis rt [=be2n] :_ a sbarply defined _clezr colorocci
`In blood agar plates
`M,
`_
`tta—iiypoplianiine \'--+\, n liberal _: a i>oIyp=t=Hd= l'.°"“]o,,,
`hat is secreted togetl-ter_with mrytociu by the postelfiof m,
`-f
`the pituitary,
`that is ‘also obtained syrtthetica y. in ._
`ncreas-s blood pressure in mammals and exe_i-ts
`air} hem
`nsipi us
`‘
`.
`iiiretdic effect, and "that
`is used esp.
`in treating
`*3
`..ta.ine \'bed.e,ee\ ,.
`.5 my l7eta- (fr. NL Belg!) + gig;
`iroh. orig formed as G betotri] 1 a : a crystalknc 5“{uicc
`asting quaternary ammonium salt that occurs in bullslan
`rid other plant substances and in some marine Bnlmacfl W
`hat is regarded as an inner salt_or as a divolarion (
`"gm
`~I+Cf-IzC00‘ derived from glycine by rriethylation 05“ )l_
`
`holine by oxidation; also : the hydrated f_orm (oH><W;id,
`iCHiCOOH b or betaina hydrochloride : the C mu
`:i(7ct-r,),1§xAct»r,co_o_ir of the hydrated form used as’a
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`ciuioimmunizolion
`this in combination with glowing carbon — compare i>iuziGNi-
`TION 2 : SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
`.
`au.m.jmmunization \"+\ n -s [ISV aut- + immunization]
`: production by an individual of antibodies against con-
`stituents of his own tissues that is a possible cause of a number
`of serious and apparently incurable diseases
`au-to-infection \“+\ n -S [ISV aut- + injection] : reinfection
`through self-contamination) with larvae produced by
`parasitic worms already in the body —- compare HYPERINFEC-
`autoiiig pres part 0/ AUTO
`the condition of being
`an-to-inoculability \“+\ n -as :
`autoinoculable
`au-to-iiioculabie \“+e:aeee\ adj [uut- + irioculable] : capable
`of being transmitted by inoculation from one part of the body
`to another (certain kinds of warts are N)
`an-to-inoculation \“+\ it —s
`[ISV uut- + inoculation]
`1 : inoculation of an individual with vaccine prepared from
`material from his own body 2 : spread of infection from one
`part to other parts of the same body
`
`in roxicated]
`au-truintoxicated \“+
`:¢\
`adj
`[aut- +
`: affected by autointoxication
`au-to-intoxication \“+\ Ii
`-5 [ISV aur-_ + intoxication;
`originally formed in F] 1 : a state of beingpoisoned by absorp-
`tion of toxic substances produced within the body either by
`body cells or by microorganisms 2 : the act of arousing one-
`self psychologically to a state resembling drunkenness
`au-to-ist \'od~aw:§st,
`'od-.65-\ n -s [Zauto + -ist] : AUTO-
`MOBILIST, MOTORIST
`au-to-key cipher \‘=a at ‘AUTO-+,=~\ n [aur- + key] : a
`cipher in which each letter serves as key for the next letter or
`for one at a constant interval
`A
`an-to-kinesis \::(_)=+\ also autociiiesis \“+\ n, pl auto-
`kineses also autocineses [NL, fr. aut- + kinesis] : spontane-
`ous movement; esp : apparent spontaneous movement of an
`
`actually stationary object ’
`_
`au-to-kinetic \“+=:- \ adj [aut- + kinetic] : of, relating to,
`or marked by autokinesis
`autokinetic system n : a system of fire-alarm telegraphy so
`arranged that when one alarm is being transmitted no other
`alarm will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been
`disposed of
`auto lift n [Zauta] : a hydraulic machine by which automobiles
`are hoisted above the floor to give access to the underparts
`au-to-lith \'5:+,llCh\ n -s [aut- + -lith] : a fragment of a
`reviously crystallized portion of rock enclosed in material
`rom the same magma which solidified later
`_
`Iau-to-lithograph \:::+\ n -S [aut- + lithograph] : a print
`made by autolithography
`_
`_
`Zautolithograph \“\ vt : to make (a print) by autolithography
`au-to-lithographic \:ee+\ adj : relating to or produced by
`autolithography
`au-to-lithography \:=(,)e+\ ll
`[ISV aut-
`-I: _lr'thograp}}y]
`: lithography in which an artist makes his original drawing
`direct on the printing surface — called also artist lithography
`au-to-loader \'=:+‘d:\ n -s [aut- + loader] : an autoloading
`firearm
`au-to-loading \:==+ :--\ adj [uut- + loading] : SEMIAUTOMATIC
`— used of firearms
`.
`au-tol-o-gous \(‘)o:t:a‘lagas\ adj [aut- + —ologous
`(as in
`}iornologous)] : derived from the same individual (an N graft
`is taken from one part of the body and transplanted into an-
`other) -— compare HOMOLOGOUS
`au-tmlumiriescence \:s: at ‘AUTO-+\ n -s [aut- + lumines-
`cence] : luminescence of a substance (as a radioactive ma-
`terial) due to energy originating within itself
`au-to-luminescent \“+\ adj
`[aut- + luminescent]
`: of,
`relating to, or marked by autoluminescence
`au-to]-y-sate \o'tzils,sEt, -_sét\ n -s [ISV autolys- (fr. NL
`autolysis) + -ate] : a product of autolysis
`an-tol~y»sin \o‘talason, ,od-9'lis-\ n -S [ISV autolys- (fr. NL
`autolysis) + -in] : any substance t