brain death
— Noun
– English
～ death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops
Bufo debilis
— Noun
– English
～ small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and stripes
bad debt
— Noun
– English
～ a debt that is unlikely to be repaid
beta decay
— Noun
– English
～ radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle
Bakke decision
— Noun
– English
～ a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy
boat deck
— Noun
– English
～ the upper deck on which lifeboats are stored
bell deck
— Noun
– English
～ a floor under the bells of an open belfry
bridge deck
— Noun
– English
～ an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
business deduction
— Noun
– English
～ tax write-off for expenses of doing business
barking deer
— Noun
– English
～ small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark
blacktail deer
— Noun
– English
～ mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
burro deer
— Noun
– English
～ long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers
birth defect
— Noun
– English
～ a defect that is present at birth
biological defence
— Noun
– English
～ procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents
BW defence
— Noun
– English
～ defense against biological warfare
biological defense
— Noun
– English
～ procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents
BW defense
— Noun
– English
～ defense against biological warfare
budget deficit
— Noun
– English
～ an excess of expenditures over revenues
bachelor's degree
— Noun
– English
～ an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
breech delivery
— Noun
– English
～ delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first