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bal

  [bal]
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–noun
Balmoral (def. 2).

BAL

 
1. Chemistry. British Anti-Lewisite: dimercaprol.
2. Computers. Basic Assembly Language.

Bal.

 
Baluchistan.

bal.

 
1. balance.
2. balancing.

Bal⋅mor⋅al

  [bal-mawr-uhl, -mor-uhl]
–noun
1. a colored woolen petticoat, formerly worn under a skirt and draped so that portions of it could be seen.
2. (lowercase) Also called bal. an ankle-high shoe, laced in front.
3. a brimless Scottish cap with a flat top that projects all around the head.

Origin:
1855–60; after Balmoral Castle in Scotland

Basic Assembly Language

 
–noun Computers.
a specific assembly language. Abbreviation: BAL

di⋅mer⋅cap⋅rol

  [dahy-mer-kap-rawl, -rol]
–noun Chemistry.
a colorless, oily, viscous liquid, C3H8OS2, originally developed as an antidote to lewisite and now used in treating bismuth, gold, mercury, and arsenic poisoning.
Also called BAL, British Anti-Lewisite.

Origin:
1945–50; contr. of di-mercapto-propanol (mercapto- comb. form of mercaptan )
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BAL  
abbr.  British anti-lewisite
British an·ti-lew·is·ite   (ān'tē-lōō'ĭ-sīt', ān'tī-)   
n.   Abbr. BAL
See dimercaprol.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bal
Function: abbreviation
balance

Main Entry: BAL
Pronunciation: "bE-(")A-'el
Function: noun
: DIMERCAPROL

Main Entry: di·mer·cap·rol
Pronunciation: "dI-(")m&r-'kap-"rol, -"rOl
Function: noun
: a colorless viscous oily compoundC3H8OS2 with an offensive odor developed as an antidote to lewisite and used in treating arsenic, mercury, and gold poisoning called also BAL, Britishanti-lewisite
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Medical Dictionary

BAL abbr.
British anti-Lewisite

dimercaprol di·mer·cap·rol (dī'mər-kāp'rôl, -rōl)
n.
A chelating agent developed as an antidote for lewisite and other arsenical poisons, also used as an antidote for antimony, bismuth, chromium, mercury, gold, and nickel poisoning. Also called anti-lewisite, British anti-lewisite.

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Computing Dictionary

BAL
Basic Assembly Language

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
BAL

  1. Baltimore Orioles

  2. Baltimore Ravens

  3. blood alcohol level

  4. British Anti-Lewisite

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