Bombay ceiba
— Noun
– English
~ massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
Bombax ceiba
— Noun
– English
~ East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok
B cell
— Noun
– English
~ a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens
bone cell
— Noun
– English
~ a cell that is part of a bone
blood cell
— Noun
– English
~ either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
beta cell
— Noun
– English
~ a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas
brain cell
— Noun
– English
~ a nerve cell in the brain
Beta Centauri
— Noun
– English
~ the second brightest star in Centaurus
Broca's center
— Noun
– English
~ the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
burn center
— Noun
– English
~ a center where patients with severe burns can be treated
Bessy cerca
— Noun
– English
~ tropical Atlantic fish
birth certificate
— Noun
– English
~ a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth
bond certificate
— Noun
– English
~ a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
ball and chain
— Noun
– English
~ heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain
bicycle chain
— Noun
– English
~ a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle
branched chain
— Noun
– English
~ an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
barber chair
— Noun
– English
~ a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers
bath chair
— Noun
– English
~ a wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa