bleaching powder
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect
balance of power
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an equilibrium of power between nations
Barbarea praecox
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
Book of Common Prayer
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
birthday present
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a present given in celebration of a person's birthday
breech presentation
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
bench press
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward
bench press
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a small punch press mounted on a workbench
barometric pressure
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer
blood pressure
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health; "adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure"
birth prevention
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ limiting the number of children born
bird of prey
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
bid price
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security
bride price
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride
Barbados pride
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
Bartolomeo Prignano
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389)
Bos primigenius
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
Black Prince
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376)
basic principle
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics"