biphasic
Americanadjective
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having two phases
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See two-phase
Etymology
Origin of biphasic
Example Sentences
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Some studies treat biphasic sleep as one long sleep plus a brief nap; others count only two equal periods; there is no agreed definition.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Historical records contain evidence of biphasic sleeping habits in humans dating back hundreds of years.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 4, 2024
"It took place over the course of the 19th century, and there were still remote rural areas in the early 20th century in which the inhabitants exhibited biphasic sleep."
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2023
In an influential series of articles and a book At Day’s Close, the historian Roger Ekirch has argued that the basic form of human sleep prior to the mid-19th century was biphasic.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2019
The biphasic solution was transferred to a separatory funnel and diluted further with EtOAc and brine.
From Nature ● Mar. 19, 2017
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