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21bal|as — «BAL uhs, BAY luhs», noun, or balas ruby, a delicate rose red variety of the gem spinel. ╂[< Old French balais < Arabic balakhsh < Persian badakhshān Badakhshan, a district in Persia, where they are found] …
22bal|a|ta — «BAL uh tuh», noun. 1. Also, balata gum. the dried gumlike juice of a West Indian and tropical American tree related to the sapodilla, used especially in making gaskets, golf balls, chewing gum, and insulation for wires. It is intermediate in… …
23bal|bo|a — «bal BOH uh», noun, plural bo|as. the unit of money of Panama, a silver coin worth about one U.S. dollar. A balboa is equal to 100 centesimos. ╂[< Spanish balboa < Vasco N. de Balboa, 1475? 1519, a Spanish explorer] …
24bal|co|ny — «BAL kuh nee», noun, plural nies. 1. an outside projecting platform with an entrance from an upper floor of a building. A balcony is usually enclosed by a balustrade or railing. »The President stood on the balcony waving to the crowd below. 2. a… …
25bal|le|ri|na — «BAL uh REE nuh», noun, plural nas. a woman ballet dancer, especially a soloist. ╂[< Italian ballerina < ballare to dance < Late Latin ballāre] …
26bal|ly — «BAL ee», adjective, adverb. Slang, originally British, now Rare. –adj. confounded (used with no definite meaning, for emphasis or humor). –adv. very. ╂[origin unknown] …
27bal|ne|al — «BAL nee uhl», adjective. of or having to do with a bath, or with bathing. ╂[< Latin balneum bath (< Greek balanîon) + English al1] …
28bal|ne|ol|o|gy — «BAL nee OL uh jee», noun. the science of bathing, especially in mineral waters, as therapeutic treatment. ╂[< Latin balneum bath + English logy] …
29Bal — (orient. Myth.), so v.w. Baal …
30BAL — Abreviatura de antilewisita. Véase dimercaprol. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …
