B
— Noun
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～ aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
B
— Noun
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～ a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
b
— Noun
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～ (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
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～ originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
B
— Noun
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～ a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
B
— Noun
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～ the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen
B
— Noun
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～ the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
b-52
— Noun
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～ United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber
B.C.
— Adverb
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～ before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC"
B.C.E.
— Adverb
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～ of the period before the Common Era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians; "in 200 BCE"
B.O.
— Noun
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～ malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe
B.T.U.
— Noun
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～ a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
B.Th.U.
— Noun
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～ a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
BA
— Noun
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～ a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
Ba
— Noun
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～ a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
baal
— Noun
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～ any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god
baas
— Noun
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～ South African term for `boss'
baba
— Noun
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～ a small cake leavened with yeast
Babar
— Noun
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～ an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children