Bt
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]Bt (usually uncountable, plural Bts)
- Abbreviation of baronet, a title used after a holder's surname.
- Sir John Spencer-Smith, Bt
- Synonym: Bart
- (bacteriology, agriculture) Bacillus thuringiensis, a species of bacteria used for biological control of insects.
- Synonyms: B. thuringiensis, Bacillus thuringiensis
- (bacteriology) Initialism of botulinum toxin.
- (mineralogy) Abbreviation of biotite.
- 2017, J. Theo Kloprogge, Robert Lavinsky, “Introduction: Geological Examples”, in Photo Atlas of Mineral Pseudomorphism, Amsterdam: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 88:
- (A) Plane-polarized light and (B) back-scattered electron (BSE) images. The pseudomorph (Crd) is made up of Grt + Qtz + Ky rodlets + micas flakes (mainly biotite, Bt).
Alternative forms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]- (Bacillus thuringiensis): Bti
Derived terms
[edit]- (Bacillus thuringiensis): Bt toxin / BT (Bacillus thuringiensis toxin)
Related terms
[edit]- (Bacillus thuringiensis): Bacillus, thuringiensis
- (botulinum toxin): botulinum, toxin