BETAS

Noun

betas

plural of beta

Verb

betas

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beta

Anagrams

• Bates, Beast, Sebat, abets, baste, bates, beast, beats, besat, esbat, tabes

Source: Wiktionary


BETA

Be"ta, n. [Gr. bh a.]

Definition: The second letter of the Greek alphabet, B, b. See B, and cf. etymology of Alphabet. Beta (B, b) is used variously for classifying, as: (a) (Astron.) To designate some bright star, usually the second brightest, of a constellation, as, b Aurigæ. (b) (Chem.) To distinguish one of two or more isomers; also, to indicate the position of substituting atoms or groups in certain compounds; as, b-naphthol. With acids, it commonly indicates that the substituent is in union with the carbon atom next to that to which the carboxyl group is attached.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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