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bisk
nounLow
/bɪsk/A soup or broth made from various ingredients, often poultry or shellfish.
biskra
nounRare
/ˈbɪskrə/A city and oasis in Algeria, known as the "gateway to the Sahara."
bisley
nounC2
/ˈbɪzli/A type of shooting sport, a competition or range for target shooting, especially with pistols or rifles.
bismanol
nounRare / Technical
/ˈbɪzmənɒl/A permanent magnet alloy consisting primarily of bismuth and manganese.
bismarck
nounC1
/ˈbɪzmɑːk/A large, filling doughnut, usually filled with fruit or cream, and often having no central hole.
bismarck archipelago
nounLow (Very specific proper noun, geographical term)
/ˈbɪzmɑːk ˌɑːkɪˈpɛlɪɡəʊ/A group of islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Guinea.
bismarck herring
nounRare/Technical
/ˈbɪzmɑːk ˈhɛrɪŋ/A type of pickled herring, typically made from a fillet of fresh herring that is cured in a vinegar-based marinade with onions and spices.
bismuth
nounC1
/ˈbɪz.məθ/A brittle, silvery-white metallic chemical element with the symbol Bi and atomic number 83.
bismuth chromate
nounRare
/ˈbɪzməθ ˈkrəʊmeɪt/An inorganic chemical compound with the formula Bi₂O₃·CrO₃ (or similar formulations), typically a yellow or orange-yellow powder.
bismuth oxychloride
nounLow
/ˈbɪz.məθ ˌɒk.siˈklɔː.raɪd/A synthetic inorganic compound, BiOCl, used primarily as a pearlescent pigment in cosmetics, paints, and plastics.
bismuthine
nounVery Low
/ˈbɪzmjʊθaɪn/A chemical compound containing bismuth in a -3 oxidation state, analogous to ammonia (NH₃). Specifically refers to BiH₃, the simplest binary hydride of bismuth.
bismuthinite
nounC2
/ˈbɪz.mə.θɪ.naɪt/A grey mineral consisting of bismuth sulphide (Bi₂S₃).
bismuthyl
nounVery Low
/ˈbɪzmjʊθɪl/The univalent radical, BiO+, containing bismuth and oxygen.
bismutite
nounC1
/ˈbɪzmjʊtaɪt/A carbonate mineral composed primarily of bismuth.
bisnaga
nounLow
/bɪzˈnɑːɡə/A metal tube (typically for artists' paints) with a narrow nozzle at one end.
bison
nounC1
/ˈbaɪs(ə)n/A large, hump-backed, shaggy-haired wild animal of the cattle family, native to North America (plains bison) and Europe (wisent).
bisphenoid
nounVery Low
/baɪˈsfiːnɔɪd/A polyhedron composed of two congruent tetrahedra joined along a common face.
bisphenol a
nounLow
/ˌbɪs.fiː.nɒl ˈeɪ/A synthetic organic compound used in the manufacture of certain plastics and resins.
bisphosphonate
nounC2
/ˌbɪsˈfɒsfəneɪt/A class of drugs that inhibit bone resorption by binding to bone mineral and reducing osteoclast activity.
bisque
nounC2
/bɪsk/A thick, rich, creamy soup, typically made from puréed shellfish (especially lobster, crab, or crayfish) or vegetables (especially tomato).

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