1. (noun) bacillus, B
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
Synonyms: barn, vitamin B, atomic number 5, group B, vitamin B complex, boron, type B, bacillus
2. (noun) B-complex vitamin, B complex, vitamin B complex, vitamin B, B vitamin, B
originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
Synonyms: boron, barn, vitamin B, atomic number 5, group B, vitamin B complex, type B, bacillus
3. (noun) boron, B, atomic number 5
a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
Synonyms: barn, vitamin B, atomic number 5, group B, vitamin B complex, boron, type B, bacillus
4. (noun) Bel, B
a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
Synonyms: barn, vitamin B, atomic number 5, group B, vitamin B complex, boron, type B, bacillus
5. (noun) barn, b
(physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
Synonyms: barn, vitamin B, atomic number 5, b, group B, vitamin B complex, boron, type B, bacillus
6. (noun) B, b
the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
Synonyms: barn, vitamin B, atomic number 5, group B, vitamin B complex, boron, type B, bacillus
7. (noun) B, type B, group B
the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen
Synonyms: barn, vitamin B, atomic number 5, group B, vitamin B complex, boron, type B, bacillus
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