| Babbitt metal | An alloy of antimony, copper, and tin; used occasionally in dentistry. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Babbitt, Isaac | <person> U.S. Inventor, 1799-1862. See: Babbitt metal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| babble | 1. To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles. 2. To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words. 3. To talk much; to chatter; to prate. 4. To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water running over stones. "In every babbling he finds a friend." (Wordsworth) Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent. Synonym: To prate, prattle, chatter, gossip. Origin: Cf.LG. Babbeln, D. Babbelen, G. Bappeln, bappern, F. Babiller, It. Babbolare; prob. Orig, to keep saying ba, imitative of a child learning to talk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| babbler | 1. An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets. " Great babblers, or talkers, are not fit for trust." (L'Estrange) 2. A hound too noisy on finding a good scent. 3. <ornithology> A name given to any one of family (Timalinae) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Babcock tube | A tube in which milk, after treatment with sulfuric acid, is centrifuged and its fat content then determined in a graduated neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Babcock, Stephen | <person> U.S. Chemist, 1843-1931. See: Babcock tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Babes' nodes | Collections of lymphocytes in the central nervous system found in rabies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Babes, Victor | <person> Roumanian bacteriologist, 1854-1926. See: Babesia, Babes' nodes, Babes-Ernst bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Babes-Ernst bodies | Intracellular granules, present in many species of bacteria, which possess a strong affinity for nuclear stains. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Babes-Ernst granule | <microbiology> Metachromatic intracellular deposits of polyphosphate found in Corynebacterium diphtheriae when the bacteria are grown on sub optimal media. The granules stain reddish with methylene blue or toluidine blue. (02 Jan 1998) |
| babesia | A genus of tick-borne protozoan parasites that infests the red blood cells of mammals, including humans. There are many recognised species, and the distribution is world-wide. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Babesia argentina | A species of protozoa that is a cause of bovine babesiosis. Ticks of the genera boophilus, rhipicephalus, and ixodes are the chief vectors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Babesia berbera | A species of protozoa that is a cause of bovine babesiosis. Ticks of the genera boophilus, rhipicephalus, and ixodes are the chief vectors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Babesia bigemina | Species that is a cause of bovine babesiosis, transmitted by Boophilus ticks. (05 Mar 2000) |
| babesia bovis | A species of protozoa that is a cause of bovine babesiosis. Ticks of the genera boophilus, rhipicephalus, and ixodes are the chief vectors. (12 Dec 1998) |