Vocabulary : Bathybius to Batmen

Bathybius : A name given by Prof. Huxley to a gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and preserved in alcohol. He supposed that it was free living protoplasm, covering a large part of the ocean bed. It is now known that the substance is of chemical, not of organic, origin.
Bathygraphic : Descriptive of the ocean depth; as, a bathygraphic chart.
Bathymetric : Alt. of Bathymetrical
Bathymetrical : Pertaining to bathymetry; relating to the measurement of depths, especially of depths in the sea.
Bathymetry : The art or science of sounding, or measuring depths in the sea.

Bating : of Bate ;; With the exception of; excepting.
Batiste : Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.
Batlet : A short bat for beating clothes in washing them; -- called also batler, batling staff, batting staff.
Batman : A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17 pounds. ;; A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load.
Batmen : of Batman

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