bi-furcation
bi·fur·cate
[v., adj. bahy-fer-keyt, bahy-fur-keyt; adj. also bahy-fer-kit, bahy-fur-] verb, bi·fur·cat·ed, bi·fur·cat·ing, adjective 
fərˌkeɪt, baɪˈfɜr adjective
2.
divided into two branches.
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| bifurcate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to fork or divide into two parts or branches |
| —adj | |
| 2. | forked or divided into two sections or branches |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin bifurcātus, from Latin bifurcus, from | |
| bifur'cation | |
| —n | |
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bifurcate bi·fur·cate (bī'fər-kāt', bī-fûr'-)
v. bi·fur·cat·ed, bi·fur·cat·ing, bi·fur·cates
To divide into two parts or branches. adj. (-kāt', -kĭt)
Forked or divided into two parts or branches.
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Science Dictionary
| bifurcate (bī'fər-kāt', bī-fûr'-) Pronunciation Key
Forked or divided into two parts or branches, as the Y-shaped styles of certain flowers or the tongues of snakes. |
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