ball valve
— Noun
– English
～ any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball
bicuspid valve
— Noun
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～ valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle
butterfly valve
— Noun
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～ a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
— Noun
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～ United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Nicola Sacco was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1888-1927)
Bauhinia variegata
— Noun
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～ small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood
Boletus variipes
— Noun
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～ an edible (but not choice) fungus found on soil under hardwoods; has a dry convex cap with whitish under surface and a reticulate stalk
Boris Vasilevich Spassky
— Noun
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～ Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937)
barrel vault
— Noun
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～ the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch
bank vault
— Noun
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～ a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables
burial vault
— Noun
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～ a burial chamber (usually underground)
breast of veal
— Noun
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～ usually stuffed and roasted
basilic vein
— Noun
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～ a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein
basivertebral vein
— Noun
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～ one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus
basal vein
— Noun
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～ a large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein
bronchial vein
— Noun
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～ veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein
brachiocephalic vein
— Noun
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～ veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins
brachial vein
— Noun
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～ two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein
beach sand verbena
— Noun
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～ prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California
battle of Verdun
— Noun
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～ a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped
Barbarea verna
— Noun
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～ of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida