Cb

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Symbol, Chemistry.

columbium.

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Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby Cb

Cayman Islands, Cayuga, Cayuga Lake, cayuse, caz, Cb, CBAT, C battery, CBC, CBD, C.B.E.

Other definitions for Cb (2 of 4)

Citizens Band.

Military. construction battalion.

continental breakfast.

Other definitions for Cb (3 of 4)

C.B.¹

abbreviation

Bachelor of Surgery.

Origin of C.B.

From Latin Chīrurgiae Baccalaureus

Other definitions for Cb (4 of 4)

C.B.²

abbreviation

British. Companion of the Bath.

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How to use Cb in a sentence

CB: She must do everything she can to have as normal a life as possible.
Cherie Blair's Advice for Michelle|Lynn Sherr|January 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In short, one of the three circuits (Bo Oc Cb) shows money circulating once out of bank.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The tube, CB, Figure 4, has the same bore as the measuring tube in order to avoid corrections for capillarity.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 303|Various
Hence set out the possible direction of B′s motion in the velocity diagram, namely cb1, at right angles to CB.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8|Various

Cb Enter alphabetically, names of authors, with the title of their works, one author to a line.
A Library Primer|John Cotton Dana
Through this stopper there passes the bent tube cb, which connects the tube a with the weighing-tube d.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay

British Dictionary definitions for Cb (1 of 3)

abbreviation for

centre of buoyancy (of a boat, etc)

British Dictionary definitions for Cb (2 of 3)

the chemical symbol for

columbium

British Dictionary definitions for Cb (3 of 3)

abbreviation for

Citizens' Band

Companion of the (Order of the) Bath (an English title)

County Borough

(in Canada) Cape Breton Island

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