able-bodism
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ discrimination in favor of the able-bodied
acetone body
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders
adult body
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the body of an adult human being
administrative body
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a unit with administrative responsibilities
American bog asphodel
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina
Aleppo boil
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
auxiliary boiler
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port)
Australopithecus boisei
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~ large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago
Anne Boleyn
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
antipersonnel bomb
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles
aerosol bomb
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb"
aerosol bomb
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
A-bomb
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
atomic bomb
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
atom bomb
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
area bombing
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target