b

1. Symbol for boron; for aspartic acid or asparagine when it is unclear which of the two amino acids is present; for bromouridine; second substrate in a multisubstrate enzyme-catalyzed reaction.

2. As a subscript, refers to barometric pressure.

3. In chemistry, denotes the second in a series, the second carbon from a functional (e.g., carboxylic) group, or the direction of a chemical bond toward the viewer. For terms having this prefix, see the specific term.

(05 Mar 2000)


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