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

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

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

a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels

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

the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet

the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen

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

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

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

immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils

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

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

United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber

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

the ordinary clarinet with a middle range

a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers

immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils

exceedingly short-lived meson

the use of ultrasonography to view structure in the back of the eye

United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)

United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990)

before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born

of the period before the Common Era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians

malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe

a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour

a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories

a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite

a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences

the cry made by sheep

cry plaintively

child's word for a sheep or lamb

a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977

a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977

any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god

the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu

South African term for `boss'

a small cake leavened with yeast

a baba soaked in rum

fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil

an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children

tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory

hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm

fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil

tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory

an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction

line with a Babbitt metal

an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction

lining a surface or bearing with Babbitt metal

gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby