"BHB" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: BHBs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BHB (plural BHBs)
  1. (astronomy) Abbreviation of blue horizontal branch. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: blue horizontal branch
    Sense id: en-BHB-en-noun-pc-qIUTK Categories (other): Astronomy, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 42 36 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  2. (organic chemistry) Initialism of beta-hydroxybutyrate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: beta-hydroxybutyrate
    Sense id: en-BHB-en-noun-OqeEkeiw Categories (other): Organic compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 42 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 43 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 48 27 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  3. (programming) Initialism of branch history buffer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: branch history buffer
    Sense id: en-BHB-en-noun-T9EVHWv2 Categories (other): Programming, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 42 36 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ZAHB (english: zero-age horizontal branch), HB (english: horizontal branch), AGB (english: asymptotic giant branch), TRGB (english: tip of the red giant branch)

Inflected forms

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