big-eared bat
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears
bleaching earth
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils
British East Africa
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar
bee eater
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees
Brya ebenus
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony
black economy
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported; "no one knows how large the black economy really is"
baker's eczema
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ allergic eczema caused by flour or other ingredients handled by bakers
brain edema
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter
business editor
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the newspaper editor responsible for business news
Boletus edulis
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an edible and choice fungus; has a convex cap that is slightly viscid when fresh and moist but soon dries and a thick bulbous tan stalk
Bomarea edulis
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America
blind eel
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States
bandwagon effect
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate"
butterfly effect
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago
bad egg
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (old-fashioned slang) a bad person
baked egg
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin
boiled egg
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water
bacon and eggs
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
bacon and eggs
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon
butter-and-eggs
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America