Azollaceae
— Noun
– English
~ used in some classifications for the genus Azolla
azores
— Noun
– English
~ islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes"
azotaemia
— Noun
– English
~ accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
azote
— Noun
– English
~ an obsolete name for nitrogen
azotemia
— Noun
– English
~ accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
azoturia
— Noun
– English
~ excess of urea in the urine
azt
— Noun
– English
~ an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow
aztec
— Noun
– English
~ a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519
aztecan
— Noun
– English
~ the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Aztec
aztreonam
— Noun
– English
~ an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects
B
— Noun
– English
~ aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
B
— Noun
– English
~ a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
b
— Noun
– English
~ (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
B
— Noun
– English
~ originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
B
— Noun
– English
~ a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
B
— Noun
– English
~ the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen