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bacchus [BAK uhs] (Greek > Latin: an ancient Greek and Roman god of wine and revelry; earlier called Dionysus by the Greeks)
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bacterio-, bacteri-, bacter-, -bacteria, -bacterial, -bacterially, -bacterium (Greek: rod-shaped micro-organism; used in biomedical terminology)
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ballo-, ball-, balo-, bolo-, bol-, -bola, -bole, -bolic, -bolism, -bolite, -boly (Greek: throw, send, put; that which is thrown)
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balne-, balneo- (Greek > Latin: bath, bathing; wash, washing)
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balustrad-, balust-, balaust- + (Greek balaustion > Latin balaustium: supporting post of a railing on a balcony, staircase, etc. Borrowed from Italian balaustro, from balaustra; so called because of the resemblance of a baluster to the double-curving calyx tube of the "wild pomegranate flower".)
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barba-, barb-, barbat- (Latin: beard, beardlike)
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barbar- (Greek > Latin: foreign, strange, outlandish)
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baro-, bar-, bary- + (Greek: weight, heavy; atmospheric pressure; a combining form meaning "pressure", as in barotaxis, or sometimes "weight", as in baromacrometer)
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bas-, baso-, basi-, ba-, bat- (Greek > Latin: stepping, to step, to go, to walk; a place where someone steps; a pedestal; a foot for stepping; foundation, ground, base)
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batho-, bathy- (Greek: deep, depth)
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving the "sea" and the "ocean" bodies of water: abysso- (bottomless); Atlantic; bentho- (deep, depth); halio-, halo- (salt or "the sea"); mare, mari- (sea); necto-, nekto- (swimming); oceano-; pelago- (sea, ocean); plankto- (drifting); thalasso- (sea, ocean).
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Bathyphotometry (using an instrument to detect photoluminescent signals in marine environments)
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Beards: Historical Presentation (the bearded races of mankind have commonly held the beard in high honor)
