A group of water-soluble vitamins, once thought to be a single vitamin, occurring in yeast, liver, eggs etc.

The armed forces of a nation together with the industries that supply their weapons and materiel.

cooperation and sharing between the military and entertainment industries to their mutual benefit, especially in such fields as multimedia and virtual reality

(mathematics) An element of the two-dimensional algebra over the field of real numbers which contains an element ȷ ≠ 1 satisfying ȷ² = 1.

(inorganic chemistry) A complex, typically of a transition element, in which the hybridization of the central metal atom utilizes d orbitals from the shell inside that of the outermost occupied shell

(inorganic chemistry) A coordination compound consisting of a metal cation surrounded by a fixed number of water ligands

The socioeconomic combination of prisons and the private businesses that supply them with goods and services.

(medicine, pathology) A prodromal phase of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus.

(psychoanalysis) A complex said to develop in men who see women as either saintly "Madonnas" or debased prostitutes, potentially leading to the inability to maintain sexual arousal within a committed, loving relationship.

(neuroanatomy, anatomy) A collection of brainstem nuclei involved in hearing.