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Beta Rays
- - a form of ionizing radiation emitted by radioactive substances (such as radium), more penetrating than alpha rays, and consisting of negatively charged electrons. The electrons are the same kind of particle as those of cathode rays, but have much higher velocities (about 35,000 to 180,000 miles per second). They are readily deflected by a magnetic or electric field.
Betatrons
- noun - accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux
Bettering
- verb - changing for the better
- get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
- surpass in excellence;
- to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
Bevatrons
- noun - a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts
Bezoardic
- - Pertaining to, or compounded with, bezoar. -- n. A medicine containing bezoar.
Bickering
- verb - a quarrel about petty points
- argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
Bid Price
- noun - (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security
Biflorous
- - Bearing two flowers; two-flowered.
Bigotries
- noun - the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot
Bilharzia
- noun - an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected