b
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is a type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagellasubtypes:
- anthrax bacillus, bacillus anthracis - 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
- bacillus globigii, bacillus subtilis, grass bacillus, hay bacillus - a species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics
- yersinia pestis - a bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon
belongs to: genus bacillus - type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasitessame as: bacillus -
is a type of: water-soluble vitamin - any vitamin that is soluble in watersubtypes:
- choline - a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat
- inositol - an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex
- pantothen, pantothenic acid - 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
- aneurin, antiberiberi factor, thiamin, thiamine, vitamin b1 - a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth
- antipernicious anemia factor, cobalamin, cyanocobalamin, vitamin b12 - a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia
- hepatoflavin, lactoflavin, ovoflavin, riboflavin, vitamin b2, vitamin g - a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
- adermin, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, pyridoxine, vitamin b6 - a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch
- folacin, folate, folic acid, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, vitamin bc, vitamin m - a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
- niacin, nicotinic acid - a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract
- biotin, vitamin h - a B vitamin that aids in body growth
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is a type of: chemical element, element - 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 mattersubstance meronym:same as: atomic number 5, boron
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is a type of: sound unit - any acoustic unit of measurementsame as: bel
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referred to in: atomic physics, nuclear physics, nucleonics - the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nucleiis a type of: area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areassame as: barn
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is a type of: alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speechbelongs to: latin alphabet, roman alphabet - the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe
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is a type of: blood group, blood type - human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens
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