B
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
Types & categories
- eubacteria hypernym
- Bacillus anthracis hyponym
- Bacillus subtilis hyponym
- Yersinia pestis hyponym
Parts & wholes
- genus Bacillus member holonym
Related & opposite
- rod-shaped derivation
- bacillar derivation
Sense 2 noun
originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
Types & categories
- water-soluble vitamin hypernym
- choline hyponym
- inositol hyponym
- pantothenic acid hyponym
- vitamin B1 hyponym
- vitamin B12 hyponym
- vitamin B2 hyponym
- vitamin B6 hyponym
- vitamin Bc hyponym
- niacin hyponym
- biotin hyponym
Sense 3 noun
a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
Types & categories
- chemical element hypernym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
Types & categories
- sound unit hypernym
Sense 5 noun
the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
Types & categories
- letter of the alphabet hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Roman alphabet member holonym
Sense 6 noun
the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen
Types & categories
- blood group hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rod-shaped |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bacillar |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | genus Bacillus |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | eubacteria |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bacillus anthracis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bacillus subtilis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Yersinia pestis |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | water-soluble vitamin |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | choline |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | inositol |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pantothenic acid |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vitamin B1 |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vitamin B12 |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vitamin B2 |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vitamin B6 |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vitamin Bc |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | niacin |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | biotin |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | boronic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | boric |
| 3 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | borax |
| 3 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | kernite |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | chemical element |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound unit |
| 5 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Roman alphabet |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | letter of the alphabet |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | blood group |