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The noun has 6 meanings:

Meaning #1: the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen
  Synonyms: type B, group B

Meaning #2: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations
  Synonyms: bacillus, bacilli

Meaning #3: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
  Synonyms: B-complex vitamin, B complex, vitamin B complex, vitamin B, B vitamin

Meaning #4: a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
  Synonyms: boron, atomic number 5

Meaning #5: a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
  Synonym: bel

Meaning #6: the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet


 
 
 

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