BA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does BA mean? 

• BA (noun)
  The noun BA has 2 senses:

1. a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite

2. a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences

  Familiarity information: BA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 56; Ba; barium

Hypernyms ("Ba" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Ba"):

baryta (any of several compounds of barium)

Holonyms ("Ba" is a substance of...):

barite; barium sulphate; barytes; heavy spar (a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A bachelor's degree in arts and sciences

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

AB; Artium Baccalaurens; BA; Bachelor of Arts

Hypernyms ("BA" is a kind of...):

baccalaureate; bachelor's degree (an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies)

 Context examples 

"Est-ce que ma robe va bien?" cried she, bounding forwards; "et mes souliers? et mes bas? Tenez, je crois que je vais danser!"

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

In addition, this agent is metabolized by the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) into the active carboxylic acid metabolite benzoic acid dimethane sulfonate (BA), which further contributes to its alkylating activity.

(Benzaldehyde Dimethane Sulfonate, NCI Thesaurus)