B

noun

1.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
2.
originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
3.
a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
4.
a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
5.
the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
6.
the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen