| broke |
past tense of break. [2 definitions] |
| broken |
cracked or smashed into separate pieces, or no longer able to function. [9 definitions] |
| broken-down |
weak or shattered from disease or age. |
| broken-hearted |
full of intense grief or disappointment. |
| broker |
a person whose business is to negotiate buying and selling, esp. of stocks or real estate, on another's behalf. [2 definitions] |
| brokerage |
the business of a broker. [2 definitions] |
| bromate |
any salt of bromic acid. |
| bromeliad |
any of several plants of the pineapple family, usu. having stiff leaves and spikes of bright flowers, and sometimes growing non-parasitically on other plants. |
| bromic acid |
a poisonous acid that is stable only in very dilute form and is used as an oxidizing agent. |
| bromide |
a compound consisting of bromine and at least one other element. [4 definitions] |
| bromidic |
commonplace or dull. |
| bromine |
a chemical element of the halogen group that has thirty-five protons in each nucleus, occurring as a toxic, volatile, dark reddish brown liquid or in various compounds such as acids and salts. (symbol: Br) |
| bronchi |
pl. of bronchus. |
| bronchial |
of or pertaining to the branched tubes into which the windpipe divides. |
| bronchial tube |
a bronchus or any of the tubes branching from it; one of the two main branches of the trachea. |
| bronchiectasis |
chronic dilation of the bronchi or bronchial tubes, often resulting in infection. [2 definitions] |
| bronchiole |
any of the small, thin-walled branches of a bronchial tube. |
| bronchitis |
inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the bronchial tubes. |
| broncho- |
windpipe or bronchus. |
| bronchodilator |
a drug that acts to dilate constricted air passages in the lungs, used esp. in the treatment of asthma. |
| bronchoscope |
a slender tubular instrument with an electric light, used for examining and treating the inside of the bronchi. |