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Bronchodilatornouna drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungsverified
Bronchopneumonianounpneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchiolesverified
Bronchoscopic SmearnounMWEany of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tractverified
Brontosaurnounhuge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassicverified
Brontosaurusnounhuge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassicverified
Bronze AgenounMWEthe third age of the world, marked by war and violence, in classical Western mythological termsverified
Bronze MedalnounMWEa trophy made of bronze, or having the appearance of bronze, that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competitionverified
Broodernounapparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostatverified
Brooder PneumonianounMWEsevere respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeysverified
Brooklimenounplant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowersverified
Broom Beard GrassnounMWEhandsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumnverified
Broom PalmnounMWEsmall palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmettoverified
Broom SnakerootnounMWElow-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower headsverified
Broom SnakeweednounMWElow-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower headsverified
Broomcornnountall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushesverified
Broomcorn MilletnounMWEextensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forageverified
Broomweednounannual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowersverified
Browallianounany of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowersverified
Brown BatnounMWEany of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildingsverified
Brown BreadnounMWEdark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or waterverified
Brown ButternounMWEclarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capersverified
Brown Onion SaucenounMWEbrown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegarverified
Brown PinenounMWElarge Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposureverified
Brown Root Rot FungusnounMWEfungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber familiesverified
Brown RotnounMWEany of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by browning and decay of tissuesverified
Brown Rot GummosisnounMWEdisease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthoraverified
Brown SaucenounMWEbouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc.verified
Brown ThrashernounMWEcommon large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumageverified
Brown ThrushnounMWEcommon large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumageverified
Brown-Tail MothnounMWEsmall brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United Statesverified
Brownoutnoundarkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)verified
BrowsernounA client computer program that can retrieve and display information from servers on the World Wide Web.System