B
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Sense 1 noun
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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Sense 2 noun
originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
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Sense 3 noun
a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
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Sense 4 noun
a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
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Sense 5 noun
the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
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Sense 6 noun
the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen
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| 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 |