See Also: New Britain(encyclopedia)
Britain(encyclopedia)
Britain(1)(dictionary)
Britain(2)(dictionary)
Britain(dictionary)
Britain (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Great Britain(encyclopedia)
Battle of Britain, the(dictionary)
Festival of Britain(dictionary)
Great Britain(dictionary)

Britain(2) (iou) and X chromosome (oh)


Britain(2) (iou)



Britain noun2 & adjective. M16.
[Latin Brit(t)annus, Brittanus Briton, British: cf. BRITAIN noun1.]
A. noun. An ancient Briton. M16-M18.
b. adjective.
= BRITISH adjective 1. L16-M17.
= BRITISH adjective 2. Now only in Britain crown, a gold coin struck in the reign of James I & VI, orig. valued at 5s., afterwards at 5s. 6d. E17.

X chromosome (oh)



[C] a type of chromosome that exists in pairs in female cells, and together with a Y chromosome in male cells