The phenomenon that people can sometimes recover more quickly from more intense emotions or pain than from less distressing experiences, tentatively attributed to the fact that only the more intense states trigger psychological defense processes.

(chemistry) a theoretical binary compound of carbon and nitrogen, C₃N₄, that is thought would have properties similar to diamond or boron nitride

An organometallic form of beta-lactamase.

plural of beta-amino acid

plural of beta-pleated sheet

plural of metallo-beta-lactamase

(biochemistry) Any amino acid that has the amino and carboxylic functional groups attached to adjacent carbon atoms; beta-alanine is the only one that occurs in nature, but not in peptides or proteins.

(vulgar, slang) Women prefer sex with alpha males but are willing to use beta males as a source of financial support.

an enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics / a gene that codes for the enzyme