Category: B
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Bog
An area of waterlogged acid peat, usually with vegetation composed of Sphagnum moss species (which form the bulk of the peat) and of sedges, low shrubs of the Heath family etc.
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Brand-name drugs
Drugs named by the manufacturing pharmaceutical company and protected by a patent. Brand-name drugs are more expensive than generic drugs but no more effective. An over-the-counter drug.
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Beta receptors
“Targets” on various cells that, when stimulated by epinephrine and norepinephrine (or similar substances), cause a number of responses, including those related to an increased rate and strength of heart muscle contraction, which can increase blood pressure. Post-junctional receptor site that responds primarily to epinephrine which is divided into beta-1 and beta-2 types based on…
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Bur
A spiny or prickly fruit or seed.
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Brevipes
Short-stalked.
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Bracteatus
Bearing bracts.
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Biflorus
Double-flowered.
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Barbatus
Bearded or barbed.
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Button mushroom
The young unopened fruit body, with the veil intact and covering the gills, and the cap not yet expanded.
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Bruising
Changing color when handled, rubbed, or otherwise injured. An area of bruises.