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1. aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil (noun.animal)
hyponym | : | anthrax bacillus, bacillus anthracis, |
definition | : | a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | yersinia pestis, |
definition | : | a bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon (noun.animal) |
member meronym | : | genus bacillus, |
definition | : | type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasites (noun.animal) |
2. the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen (noun.body)
hypernym | : | blood group, blood type, |
definition | : | human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens (noun.body) |
3. the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
member meronym | : | latin alphabet, roman alphabet, |
definition | : | the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe (noun.communication) |
4. (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter (noun.quantity)
5. a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels (noun.quantity)
hypernym | : | sound unit, |
definition | : | any acoustic unit of measurement (noun.quantity) |
6. a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | chemical element, element, |
definition | : | any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter (noun.substance) |
substance meronym | : | borax, |
definition | : | an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent (noun.substance) |
substance meronym | : | kernite, |
definition | : | a light soft mineral consisting of hydrated sodium borate in crystalline form; an important source of boron (noun.substance) |
7. originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins (noun.substance)
hyponym | : | choline, |
definition | : | a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | inositol, |
definition | : | an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | pantothen, pantothenic acid, |
definition | : | a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | niacin, nicotinic acid, |
definition | : | a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | biotin, vitamin h, |
definition | : | a B vitamin that aids in body growth (noun.substance) |
8. aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil (noun.animal)
derivation | : | bacillar, bacillary, |
definition | : | relating to or produced by or containing bacilli (adj.pert) |
9. a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder (noun.substance)
derivation | : | boronic, |
definition | : | of or relating to boron (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | boracic, boric, |
definition | : | of or relating to or derived from or containing boron (adj.pert) |
10. aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil (noun.animal)
derivation | : | bacillar, bacillary, |
definition | : | relating to or produced by or containing bacilli (adj.pert) |
11. a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder (noun.substance)
derivation | : | boronic, |
definition | : | of or relating to boron (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | boracic, boric, |
definition | : | of or relating to or derived from or containing boron (adj.pert) |
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