| afibrinogenemia | (noun) the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding | - |
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| brinded | (adjective) having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats | Synonyms: brindle, brindled, tabby |
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| brindle | (adjective) having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats | Synonyms: brinded, brindled, tabby |
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| brindled | (adjective) having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats | Synonyms: brinded, brindle, tabby |
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| brine | (noun) a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling | - |
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| (noun) water containing salts | Synonyms: saltwater, seawater |
| (verb) soak in brine | - |
| bring | (verb) bring into a different state | Synonyms: land |
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| (verb) induce or persuade | - |
| (verb) go or come after and bring or take back | Synonyms: convey, fetch, get |
| (verb) be accompanied by | - |
| (verb) cause to come into a particular state or condition | - |
| (verb) cause to happen or to occur as a consequence | Synonyms: make for, play, work, wreak |
| (verb) advance or set forth in court | Synonyms: institute |
| (verb) attract the attention of | - |
| (verb) take something or somebody with oneself somewhere | Synonyms: convey, take |
| (verb) be sold for a certain price | Synonyms: bring in, fetch |
| (verb) bestow a quality on | Synonyms: add, bestow, contribute, impart, lend |
| bringing | (noun) the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) | Synonyms: delivery |
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| brininess | (noun) the relative proportion of salt in a solution | Synonyms: salinity |
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| brinjal | (noun) hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | Synonyms: aubergine, eggplant, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena |
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| brink | (noun) the limit beyond which something happens or changes | Synonyms: verge |
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| (noun) the edge of a steep place | - |
| (noun) a region marking a boundary | Synonyms: threshold, verge |
| brinkmanship | (noun) the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety) | - |
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| briny | (adjective) slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) | Synonyms: brackish |
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| (noun) any very large body of (salt) water | Synonyms: main |
| defibrinate | (verb) remove fibrin from (blood) | - |
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| fibrin | (noun) a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets | - |
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| fibrinase | (noun) in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot | Synonyms: factor XIII |
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| fibrinogen | (noun) a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots | Synonyms: factor I |
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| fibrinolysin | (noun) an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots | Synonyms: plasmin |
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| fibrinolysis | (noun) a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots | - |
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| fibrinopeptide | (noun) peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood | - |
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| fibrinous | (adjective) characterized by the presence of fibrin | - |
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| upbringing | (noun) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | Synonyms: breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing |
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| (noun) properties acquired during a person's formative years | - |