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(noun) the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen |
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Synonyms: group B, type B |
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Related Words: blood group, blood type |
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(noun) a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels |
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Synonyms: bel |
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Related Words: sound unit |
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(noun) a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder |
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Synonyms: atomic number 5, boron |
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Related Words: chemical element, element |
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(noun) aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations |
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Synonyms: bacilli, bacillus |
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Related Words: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria |
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(noun) originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins |
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Synonyms: B complex, B vitamin, B-complex vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin B complex |
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Related Words: adermin, aneurin, antiberiberi factor, antipernicious anemia factor, biotin, choline, cobalamin, cyanocobalamin, folacin, folate, folic acid, hepatoflavin, inositol, lactoflavin, niacin, nicotinic acid, ovoflavin, pantothen, pantothenic acid, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, pyridoxine, riboflavin, thiamin, thiamine, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin Bc, vitamin G, vitamin H, vitamin M, water-soluble vitamin |
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