BYS | • bys n. Plural of by. • BYS sym. (International standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Byelorussian SSR from 1974 to 1992. • b'ys n. Plural of b’y. |
BYSSI | • byssi n. Plural of byssus. • BYSSUS n. (Latin) a filamentous tuft by which molluscs attach themselves to rocks; a fine flax and fabric woven from it. |
BYSSAL | • byssal adj. (Malacology) Of or pertaining to the byssi, filaments secreted by certain bivalves. • BYSSAL adj. of or like byssus, a filamentous tuft by which molluscs attach themselves to rocks. |
BYSSUS | • byssus n. An exceptionally fine and valuable fibre or cloth of ancient times. Originally used for fine flax and… • byssus n. The long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks (particularly Pinna nobilis) by which they… • byssus n. (Mycology) The stipe or stem of some fungi which are particularly thin and thread-like. |
BYSSINE | • byssine adj. Made of, or resembling, silk; silken. • BYSSINE adj. made of byssus or fine linen. |
BYSSOID | • byssoid adj. Byssaceous. • BYSSOID adj. having delicate filaments. |
BYSSUSES | • byssuses n. Plural of byssus. • BYSSUS n. (Latin) a filamentous tuft by which molluscs attach themselves to rocks; a fine flax and fabric woven from it. |
BYSTREET | • bystreet n. An obscure, private, or secondary street; byroad; byway. • BYSTREET n. a side street. |
BYSTANDER | • bystander n. A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator. • BYSTANDER n. someone who stands by or near one; an onlooker. |
BYSTREETS | • bystreets n. Plural of bystreet. • BYSTREET n. a side street. |
BYSSACEOUS | • byssaceous adj. Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads. • BYSSACEOUS adj. composed of a mass of fine threads; delicately filamentous, also BYSSOID. |
BYSSINOSES | • byssinoses n. Plural of byssinosis. • BYSSINOSIS n. cotton dust pneumoconiosis. |
BYSSINOSIS | • byssinosis n. A lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments. • BYSSINOSIS n. cotton dust pneumoconiosis. |
BYSTANDERS | • bystanders n. Plural of bystander. • BYSTANDER n. someone who stands by or near one; an onlooker. |