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B

noun

1 B

Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil.

synonym: bacillus.

Polish: zarazek

2 B

Originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins.

synonyms: B-complex vitamin, B complex, B vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin B complex.

3 B

A trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder.

synonyms: atomic number 5, boron.

Dutch: boor, borium
Polish: B, bor

4 B

A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.

synonym: Bel.

Polish: B, bel

5 b

physics A unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter.

synonym: barn.

Polish: barn

6 B

The 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet.

7 B

The blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen.

synonyms: group B, type B.


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