Beta Crucis

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noun

a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Southern Cross.

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Origin of Beta Crucis

<New Latin: Beta of the Cross

Whether or not beta-version wearables are your thing, some technology is just impossible to ignore (or destroy).
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Trotter graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and became the first black man named to Phi Beta Kappa.
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For starters, the Ello beta launched without any privacy controls or blocking options.
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Beta amyloid, which OL-1 is meant to lower, was first implicated in the disease at its identification by Alois Alzheimer in 1906.
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Dominating the research field is a protein called beta amyloid, identified by Alois Alzheimer in 1906.
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Acetone is derived from decomposition of diacetic acid, and this in turn from beta-oxybutyric acid by oxidation.
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While we were marooned here we visited Vale Crucis Abbey, about a mile distant.
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Beta is not formed from alpha; one is first, the other is second, and no one knows why.
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We want to work out a substitute for Beta that will keep the flavor of the drink without the psycho-physiological effects.
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Of course, it's very luxurious at Beta Phi House, but her little room here isn't to be scorned.
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