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Binary: A basic numbering system that consists of ones and zeros.

Binary Compound: A compound that contains two different elements. Nacl is a binary compound; naclo is not.

Bit - Binary Digit: The smallest part of binary code, represented logically by 0 and 1 and electrically by 0 and 5 volts. On a large scale, refers to the state of on and off.

Binary Fission: The method by which bacteria reproduce. The circular DNA molecule is replicated; then the cell splits into two identical cells, each containing an exact copy of the original cells DNA.

Rounded Binary: Compositional form with two sections, in which the second ends with a return to material from the first: each section is usually repeated.

Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC): It is also called the Extended ASCII Code. This is a common asynchronous code used by IBM. It is pronounced 'ehb-suh-dik'. Many corporation that have legacy applications and databases in IBM . . . View Full Definition

Binary Form: Two-part (A-B) form is based on statement and departure. Also two-part form.

Superoxide.: A binary compound containing oxygen in the -½ oxidation state. For example, KO2 is potassium superoxide, an ionic compound containing the superoxide ion, O2-.

Oxide: A binary compound that contains oxygen in the -2 oxidation state.

Iron Carbide: A binary compound of carbon and iron: it becomes the strengthening constituent in steel.