nnoun.animalaerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soilSynset:B bacillus
Derivationally Related Form:bacillary
Member Holonyms:genus Bacillus
Hypernyms:eubacteria eubacterium true bacteria
Inherited Hypernyms:bacilluseubacteriabacteriamicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:bacilluseubacteriamoneranmicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Bacillus anthracisBacillus globigiiBacillus subtilisYersinia pestisanthrax bacillusgrass bacillushay bacillus
Full Hyponyms:bacillus anthracisbacillus subtilisyersinia pestis
nnoun.substanceoriginally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitaminsSynset:B B-complex vitamin B complex B vitamin vitamin B vitamin B complex
Hypernyms:water-soluble vitamin
Inherited Hypernyms:b-complex vitaminwater-soluble vitaminvitaminnutrimentfoodsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:aderminaneurinantiberiberi factorantipernicious anemia factorbiotincholinecobalamincyanocobalaminfolacinfolatefolic acidhepatoflavininositollactoflavinniacinnicotinic acidovoflavinpantothenpantothenic acidpteroylglutamic acidpteroylmonoglutamic acidpyridoxalpyridoxaminepyridoxineriboflavinthiaminthiaminevitamin B1vitamin B12vitamin B2vitamin B6vitamin Bcvitamin Gvitamin Hvitamin M
Full Hyponyms:biotincholineinositolniacinpantothenic acidvitamin b1vitamin b12vitamin b2vitamin b6vitamin bc
nnoun.substancea trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powderSynset:B atomic number 5 boron
Derivationally Related Form:boricboronic
Substance Holonyms:borax kernite
Hypernyms:chemical element element
Inherited Hypernyms:boronchemical elementsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:boronchemical elementsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.quantitya logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibelsSynset:B Bel
Hypernyms:sound unit
Inherited Hypernyms:belsound unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.quantity(physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounterTopic:atomic physicsnuclear physicsnucleonics
Synset:barn
Hypernyms:area unit square measure
Inherited Hypernyms:barnarea unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationthe 2nd letter of the Roman alphabetSynset:B
Member Holonyms:Latin alphabet Roman alphabet
Hypernyms:alphabetic character letter letter of the alphabet
Inherited Hypernyms:blettercharacterwritten symbolsymbolsignalcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.bodythe blood group whose red cells carry the B antigenSynset:B group B type B
Hypernyms:blood group blood type
Inherited Hypernyms:bblood groupbloodliquid body substancebody substancesubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:bblood groupbloodliquid body substancebody substancesubstancepartrelationabstractionentity