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Bissextile YearnounMWEin the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years divisible by 400verified
BitnounA contraction of the term Binary Digit. The smallest unit of information in a binary system of notation.Data
Bit Error RatenounMWERatio between the number of bits incorrectly received and the total number of bits transmitted in a telecommunications system.Metric
Bite PlatenounMWEa removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposesverified
Biting MidgenounMWEminute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insectsverified
Bitoknouna Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour creamverified
Bits Per SecondnounMWE(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)verified
Bits per second (BPS)nounMWEA measurement of how fast data moves from one place to another. A 28.8 modem can move 28,800 bits per second.Metric
Bitstocknouna carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boringverified
Bitter AlmondnounMWEalmond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposesverified
Bitter Almond OilnounMWEpale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or mealverified
Bitter ChocolatenounMWEpure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candyverified
Bitter DocknounMWEEuropean dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North Americaverified
Bitter EndnounMWE(nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bittverified
Bitter FloomnounMWEany of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centauryverified
Bitter HickorynounMWEhickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nutsverified
Bitter PeanounMWEany of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seedsverified
Bitter PecannounMWEhickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nutsverified
Bitter PignutnounMWEhickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nutsverified
Bitter SaltsnounMWEhydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizuresverified
Bitter-Barknounornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating feververified
Bittercressnounany of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowersverified
Bitternnounrelatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cryverified
Bitternutnounhickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nutsverified
Bitternut HickorynounMWEhickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nutsverified
Bitterrootnounshowy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous rootsverified
Bittersweet ChocolatenounMWEchocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanillaverified
Bittersweet NightshadenounMWEpoisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berriesverified
Bitterweednounany of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthmaverified
Bitterwoodnounmedium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruitsverified
Bitterwood TreenounMWEany of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter tasteverified
Bitumasticnouna protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weatheringverified
BLACKnounDesignation applied to encrypted information and the information systems, the associated areas, circuits, components, and equipment processing that information. See also RED.Capability
Black and WhitenounMWEcommunication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)verified
Black ArchangelnounMWEill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowersverified
Black ArtnounMWEthe belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the worldverified
Black BassnounMWEwidely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)verified
Black BeadnounMWEerect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seedsverified
Black BearberrynounMWEdeciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berriesverified
Black BeltnounMWEa black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate)verified
Black BilenounMWEa humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholyverified
Black BindweednounMWEcommon European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berriesverified
Black BirchnounMWEcommon birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furnitureverified
Black BodynounMWEa hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on itverified
Black BoxnounMWEequipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flightverified
Black BryonynounMWEcommon European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berriesverified
Black CarawaynounMWEherb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of carawayverified
Black CatechunounMWEextract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sailsverified
Black CohoshnounMWENorth American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgiaverified
Black CorenounMWEA communication network architecture in which user data traversing a global Internet Protocol (IP) network is end-to-end encrypted at the IP layer. Related to striped core.NetworkRegulatedCUI
Black CottonwoodnounMWEcottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneathverified