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bad weather
n 1: weather unsuitable for outdoor activities [syn: {bad
weather}, {inclemency}, {inclementness}] [ant: {good
weather}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bath water
- n
- water used for a bath
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- beauty treatment
- n
- enhancement of someone's personal beauty
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bed wetter
- n
- someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while
asleep in bed
Synonym(s): bedwetter, bed wetter, wetter
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bedwetter
- n
- someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while
asleep in bed
Synonym(s): bedwetter, bed wetter, wetter
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- beta-adrenergic blocker
- n
- any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or
arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system
Synonym(s): beta blocker, beta-blocking agent, beta-adrenergic blocker, beta-adrenergic blocking agent
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- beta-adrenergic blocking agent
- n
- any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or
arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system
Synonym(s): beta blocker, beta-blocking agent, beta-adrenergic blocker, beta-adrenergic blocking agent
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- beta-adrenergic receptor
- n
- receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of
the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat)
Synonym(s): beta receptor, beta-adrenergic receptor, beta-adrenoceptor
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- beta-adrenoceptor
- n
- receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of
the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat)
Synonym(s): beta receptor, beta-adrenergic receptor, beta-adrenoceptor
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- beta-hydroxybutyric acid
- n
- beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the
blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- betatron
- n
- accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds
by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux
Synonym(s): betatron, induction accelerator
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- body odor
- n
- malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe [syn:
body odor, body odour, B.O.]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- body odour
- n
- malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe [syn:
body odor, body odour, B.O.]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- booted armillaria
- n
- fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous
ring halfway up the stalk
Synonym(s): Armillaria caligata, booted armillaria
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Betutor \Be*tu"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betutored}.]
To tutor; to instruct. --Coleridge.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Betutor \Be*tu"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betutored}.]
To tutor; to instruct. --Coleridge.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Bito \Bi"to\, n., Bito tree \Bi"to tree`\ . [Etym. uncertain.]
(Bot.)
A small scrubby tree ({Balanites [92]gyptiaca}) growing in
dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia.
Note: The hard yellowish white wood is made into plows in
Abyssinia; the bark is used in Farther India to stupefy
fish; the ripe fruit is edible, when green it is an
anthelmintic; the fermented juice is used as a
beverage; the seeds yield a medicinal oil called
zachun. The African name of the tree is {hajilij}.
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: |
Botetourt County, VA (county, FIPS 23)
Location: 37.55171 N, 79.80451 W
Population (1990): 24992 (9785 housing units)
Area: 1405.6 sq km (land), 8.5 sq km (water)
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