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Blissymbols
Blissymbols (Blissymbolics, Semantography) is a semantic graphical language of Bliss-characters and Bliss-words created by Charles K. Bliss, first used clinically in 1971 and standardized by BCI with 6,551 authorized symbols in its 2026 vocabulary.
Blister
Blister: a fluid-filled pocket in or under the epidermis caused by friction, burns, infection, or autoimmune disease; also called vesicle (small) or bulla (large); heals in one to two weeks.
Blister beetle
Meloidae, blister beetles, family of Tenebrionoidea beetles (~2,500–3,000 species) containing cantharidin; hypermetamorphic larvae parasitize bee nests or grasshopper eggs; hay contamination is lethal to horses.
Blister in the Sun
"Blister in the Sun" is a 1983 song by Violent Femmes, written by teenage Gordon Gano in Milwaukee and opening their self-titled debut. Known for its acoustic bass riff, snare blasts, 1997 single release, and the 2007 Wendy's licensing dispute.
Blister pack
Blister pack: pharmaceutical packaging of molded plastic or laminate cavities (PVC, PVDC, Alu-Alu) sealed with foil lidding, protecting tablets from moisture, oxygen, and light; FDA code BLPK, introduced with aluminum in the 1960s.
Blithe Spirit (1945 film)
Blithe Spirit (1945) is David Lean's Technicolor film of Noël Coward's 1941 stage hit, starring Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, and Margaret Rutherford; a séance summons a dead first wife, and the film won an Oscar for visual effects.
Blithe Spirit (2020 film)
Blithe Spirit (2020 film), Edward Hall's feature debut, adapts Noël Coward's 1941 play with Dan Stevens, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, and Judi Dench; released on Sky Cinema in 2021, it earned 28% on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metascore of 26.
Blithe Spirit (play)
Blithe Spirit is Noël Coward's 1941 three-act farce, subtitled An Improbable Farce, in which a séance summons novelist Charles Condomine's dead first wife Elvira; premiered at the Piccadilly Theatre and adapted to film by David Lean in 1945.
Blitum bonus-henricus
Blitum bonus-henricus, Good King Henry or perennial goosefoot, is a European Amaranthaceae perennial herb once widely grown as a spinach-like vegetable and medicinal plant, now a declining archaeophyte relic of cultivation.
Blitum capitatum
Blitum capitatum, known as strawberry blite or strawberry spinach, is an annual flowering plant in the amaranth family with dense clusters of bright red, edible fruits.
Blitz (2024 film)
Blitz (2024) is a British WWII drama written and directed by Steve McQueen for Apple TV+, starring Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan as a mother and son separated during the London Blitz; 81% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Blitz (gridiron football)
Blitz (gridiron football): defensive tactic sending more than four pass rushers at the quarterback, trading coverage for pressure. Includes zone blitz (LeBeau, Capers, Blitzburgh), fire zones, and NFL blitz-rate trends.
Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg, German for "lightning war," is the popular term for Germany's mobile combined-arms offensives of 1939-1941; never an official Wehrmacht doctrine, and its status as a coherent concept is debated by historians.
Blitzkrieg (video game)
Blitzkrieg is a 2003 real-time tactics video game set in World War II, developed by the Russian studio Nival Interactive as the first entry in the Blitzkrieg series.
Blitzkrieg Bop
Blitzkrieg Bop: 1976 Ramones punk song written mainly by drummer Tommy Ramone with Dee Dee Ramone (originally 'Animal Hop'), the band's debut single from the album Ramones, known for the 'Hey ho, let's go' chant inspired by the Bay City Rollers' Saturday Night.
Blixa Bargeld
Blixa Bargeld (Christian Emmerich, born 1959, West Berlin), German experimental musician; co-founder and frontman of Einstürzende Neubauten (1980) and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds guitarist 1984–2003; early crowdfunding pioneer.
Bliz-aard Ball Sale
The Bliz-aard Ball Sale is an unannounced 1983 street action by David Hammons, who sold snowballs of graduated sizes at Cooper Square in Lower Manhattan.
Bliznet͡sy
Bliznet͡sy (Близнецы, "Twins") are two large kurgans on the southern outskirts of Dnipro, Ukraine. Bliznets-2, excavated 2007, is a major 5th-century BC Scythian elite burial, second in the region only to Solokha.
Blizzard
A blizzard is a severe winter weather condition in which strong winds combine with falling or blowing snow to reduce visibility for at least 3 hours, regardless of how much snow falls.
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment, formerly Silicon & Synapse, is an American video game developer and publisher in Irvine, California, founded in 1991 and known for Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, and Overwatch.
Blizzard North
Blizzard North, also known as Condor, Inc., was a Northern California video game studio that developed the Diablo games for Blizzard Entertainment from 1996 to 2005.
Blizzard of 1977
The Blizzard of 1977 was a severe blizzard that struck Western New York and Southern Ontario from January 28 to February 1, 1977, paralyzing Buffalo and killing 29 people.
Blizzard of Ozz
Blizzard of Ozz (The Blizzard of Ozz) is Ozzy Osbourne's 1980 Jet Records debut solo album, recorded at Ridge Farm with Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley, and Lee Kerslake; US No. 21, RIAA 5x Platinum, featuring "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley."
Blizzard the Avalanche Fund LP
Blizzard the Avalanche Fund LP is a New York-managed venture fund launched in 2021 by the Avalanche Foundation and Ava Labs to back over $200 million in Avalanche startups.
Blizzard warning
A blizzard warning is an alert issued by a national weather service when strong winds and falling or blowing snow create dangerously low visibility for 3 hours or more.
BlizzCon
BlizzCon is Blizzard Entertainment's single-publisher fan convention at the Anaheim Convention Center since 2005, distinct from trade shows like E3 and Gamescom. Key facts: 35,000–40,000+ peak attendance, Diablo Immortal 2018 backlash, 2019 Hong Kong apology, COVID-era BlizzConline, 2024–2025 cancellations, 2026 return.
Bloat (film)
Bloat is a 2025 screenlife horror film, also known by the German title Fluch aus der Tiefe, directed by Pablo Absento and produced by Timur Bekmambetov (Searching, Unfriended). Ben McKenzie plays a Marine whose son is possessed by a Kappa after nearly drowning in Japan; released March 7, 2025 by Lionsgate, it earned 29% on Rotten Tomatoes and $13,026 worldwide.
Bloating
Bloating: uncomfortable abdominal fullness or pressure, distinct from visible distension. Common causes include gut gas from FODMAPs, constipation, IBS, SIBO, and visceral hypersensitivity; low FODMAP diet is the best-supported therapy.
Blob analysis
Blob analysis is a computer vision technique that detects and measures connected pixel regions, called blobs, in segmented images, extracting properties such as area, perimeter, and centroid.
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English indie rock band formed in London in 1999 by Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack, key figures of the 2000s post-punk revival. Known for Silent Alarm (2005) and seven studio albums through Anatomy of a Brief Romance (2026).