Words starting with b

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

b means: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

b means: the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen

b means: the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet

b means: (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter

b means: a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels

b means: a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder

b means: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins

b battery means: battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube

b cell means: 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

b complex means: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins

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anonymity means: the state of being anonymous

bury means: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

bury means: place in the earth and cover with soil

bury means: embed deeply

bury means: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

bury means: cover from sight

bury means: place in a grave or tomb

coaxer means: someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing

coordinate system means: a system that uses coordinates to establish position

dyer's mignonette means: European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America

elite means: a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

elite means: selected as the best

etiological means: relating to the etiology of a disease

etiological means: of or relating to the philosophical study of causation

family melanthiaceae means: one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum

genus agastache means: giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop

graylag means: common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds

military issue means: supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government

nonrapid eye movement sleep means: a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time

powdered sugar means: sugar granulated into a fine powder