Definition and meaning of B lymphocyte:

B lymphocyte - a type of white blood cell which produces antibodies

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Definition and meaning of vitamin B complex:

vitamin B complex - a large group of water soluble vitamins that function as co-enzymes

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Definition and meaning of bacterial chlorophyll:

bacterial chlorophyll - chlorophylls (bacteriochlorophylls a, b, c, d, e, and g) found in photosynthetic bacteria. They differ from plant chlorophyll in chemical construction and absorption spectra characteristics

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Definition and meaning of bacillus:

bacillus - a bacterium with a rod-like shape

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Definition and meaning of back reef:

back reef - the shoreward side of a reef, including the area and sediments between the reefcrest/algal ridge and the land. It corresponds to the reef flat and lagoon of a barrier reef and platform margin reef systems

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Definition and meaning of booties:

booties - short "boots" usually made of neoprene, worn inside open-heeled fins. they protect a scuba diver's feet from rubbing against the fins while swimming, as well as protecting the entire foot while walking to and from a dive site. Booties also provide warmth

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Definition and meaning of bootstrapping:

bootstrapping - a statistical technique based on repeated random sampling with replacement from an original sample to provide a collection of new pseudoreplicate samples, from which sampling variance can be estimated

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Definition and meaning of borer:

borer - an invertebrate that bores into wood, stone, coral, or another animal's shell

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Definition and meaning of boring sponge:

boring sponge - a sponge that chemically digests the limestone skeletons of corals during its search for food and living space, which breaks down the structure of the reef

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Definition and meaning of boss:

boss - a columnar, flat-topped coral-algal growth or erosion structure usually found on the upper surfaces of spurs and buttresses

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Definition and meaning of bosselated:

bosselated - covered with small, knob-like projections

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Definition and meaning of BotCam:

BotCam (bottom camera station) - a deep water camera station system that can be used as a cost-effective and non-extractive method to assess and monitor the abundance and size composition of bottomfish populations in deepwater habitats.This Bottom Camera ("BotCam") system includes programmable control functions which allow for the activation of imaging systems, bait release mechanisms, image scaling indicators, and acoustic release to enable recovery of the camera

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Definition and meaning of bottlebrush branching:

bottlebrush branching - describes a branch with compact radial sub-branches

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Definition and meaning of bottom trawl:

bottom trawl - a method of fishing in which a large bag-shaped net is dragged along the bottom, behind the vessel. The mouth of the net is kept open by various methods, such as a wooden beam (beam trawl) or large flat boards (otter trawl). Bottom trawling has been very destructive to deep water corals

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Definition and meaning of bottom trawler:

bottom trawler - a fishing vessel that uses an open-mouthed fishing net drawn along the sea bottom. This type of fishing is destructive to shallow water and deep sea coral reef communities

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Definition and meaning of bloodworm:

bloodworm - a marine polychaete worm used as bait in angling

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Definition and meaning of bloom:

bloom - a sudden increase in the biomass of phytoplankton or benthic algae in a given area

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Definition and meaning of blotch:

blotch - a patch or a spot of pigment with irregular edges

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Definition and meaning of blue coral:

blue coral - the blue coral, Heliopora coerulea, is an octocoral that has a massive aragonite skeleton and is an important reef builder in some areas

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Definition and meaning of Blue List species:

Blue List species - registers of those Red List species that show an overall stabilization or increase in abundance in the region considered; Blue List species are considered to be vulnerable and "at risk", but not yet endangered or threatened. Populations of these species may not be in decline, but their habitat requirements are such that they are vulnerable to further disturbances; Blue Lists are mostly a subset of the Red Lists

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