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Brügger & Thomet MP9
The Brügger & Thomet MP9 is a Swiss compact submachine gun or machine pistol chambered in 9×19mm, introduced in 2004 by B&T as a reworked Steyr TMP.
Brugia malayi
Brugia malayi is a mosquito-borne filarial nematode causing lymphatic filariasis in Southeast Asia, the main cause after Wuchereria bancrofti; sheathed nocturnal microfilariae, Mansonia/Aedes vectors, zoonotic strains, sequenced 110 Mb genome.
Brugmann Mountains
Brugmann Mountains, or Monts Brugmann, are an 850 m mountain range on Liège Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, including Pavlov Peak and Mount Vesalius; discovered and named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) for patron Georges Brugmann.
Brugmansia
Brugmansia (angel's trumpets, floripondios, tree daturas) is a Solanaceae genus of six to eight woody Andean South American species with pendulous fragrant trumpet flowers, tropane alkaloid toxicity, and close relation to Datura.
Bruguiera
Bruguiera (Lam. ex Savigny, 1798) is a genus of five accepted true mangrove tree species in Rhizophoraceae, native from East Africa to the West Pacific, with buttressed stems, knee pneumatophores, and explosive bird- or insect-triggered pollen release.
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (ಬೃಹತ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆ)
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP, ಬೃಹತ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆ) was Bengaluru's municipal corporation, 2008-2025, with 243 wards; dissolved September 2025 into five corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority.
Bruhat order
The Bruhat order, also called the strong Bruhat order, is a partial order on elements of a Coxeter group defined by subwords of reduced expressions.
Brühl-Villenhaus
Brühl-Villenhaus is a late Roman burgus, a small fortified road post near Brühl, Germany, named for the nearby forester's house called Villenhaus, not a Roman villa.
Bruise
Bruise (contusion, ecchymosis): blood escaped from damaged vessels under intact skin after blunt trauma, changing color red-purple to green-yellow over about two weeks; also a forensic and child-protection sign.
Bruised (film)
Bruised (2020) is a Netflix sports drama and Halle Berry's directorial debut, starring Berry as disgraced MMA fighter Jackie Justice, written by Michelle Rosenfarb, released November 2021, with mixed reviews (Metascore 52).
Bruiser Brody
Bruiser Brody (Frank Donald Goodish, 1946–1988), American territorial-era pro wrestler, independent-contractor brawler, All Japan tag champion with Stan Hansen, killed in Bayamón, Puerto Rico; killer's acquittal, WWE Legacy Hall of Fame 2019.
Brujeria (band)
Brujeria: Mexican/Los Angeles deathgrind band formed 1989, also known as Brujería. Masked narco-Satanist persona of Dino Cazares, Billy Gould, and Juan Brujo; albums Matando Güeros (1993) through Esto Es Brujeria (2023).
Bruker
Bruker Corporation is an American-headquartered manufacturer of high-end scientific instruments, including NMR and mass spectrometers and X-ray systems, founded in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1960 by physicist Günther Laukien.
Brum (TV series)
Brum is a British live-action children's series about a sentient yellow Austin 7 car who explores Big Town, filmed in Birmingham, first broadcast in 1991.
Bruma (footballer)
Bruma (Armindo Tué Na Bangna, born 1994, Bissau) is a Portuguese international left winger from Sporting's academy; 2013 U-20 World Cup standout, later Galatasaray, Leipzig, PSV, Braga, Benfica, and Aris Thessaloniki.
Brumadinho dam disaster
The Brumadinho dam disaster was the January 2019 collapse of a Vale iron ore tailings dam in Minas Gerais, Brazil, killing 272 people and polluting the Paraopeba River.
Brumby
Brumby, the Australian term for a feral horse (Equus caballus), possibly named for James Brumby; about 400,000 roam Australia, damaging alpine ecosystems and driving culling, rehoming, and fertility-control policy disputes.
Brummbär
Brummbär (Sturmpanzer IV, Sd.Kfz. 166, Sturmpanzer 43): German heavy infantry escort/assault vehicle 1943–45 mounting a 15 cm StuH 43 L/12 howitzer on a Panzer IV chassis with 100 mm frontal armor; about 302–316 built; served at Kursk, Italy, and Warsaw.
Bruna Abdullah
Bruna Abdullah (برونا عبد الله), Brazilian actress and model born 1986 in Rio Grande do Sul, known for Bollywood and Tamil films including Cash, I Hate Luv Storys, Desi Boyz, and Billa II.
Bruna Marquezine
Bruna Marquezine, full name Bruna Reis Maia Marquezine, is a Brazilian actress born 1995 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro. A child star of Mulheres Apaixonadas (2003), she played Jenny Kord in DC's Blue Beetle (2023) and leads Amor da Minha Vida.
Brunangelo Falini
Brunangelo Falini, born in 1951, is an Italian hematologist and Full Professor at the University of Perugia known for discovering NPM1 mutations in AML and BRAF V600E in hairy-cell leukemia.
Brunch
Brunch is a late-morning meal combining breakfast and lunch, first recorded in 1895 and popularized in the United States as a weekend occasion with dishes like eggs Benedict.
Brundtland Commission
The Brundtland Commission, formally the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), was a UN commission established in 1983 under Gro Harlem Brundtland; its 1987 report Our Common Future defined sustainable development and led to the 1992 Rio Earth Summit and Agenda 21.
Brunei
Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam meaning Abode of Peace, is a small sultanate on north-west Borneo surrounded by Malaysian Sarawak, ruled as an absolute monarchy by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
Brunei Civil War
The Brunei Civil War, fought from about 1660 to 1673, was sparked by a cockfight killing and pitted Sultan Abdul Hakkul Mubin against Sultan Muhyiddin, who won.
Brunei Darussalam Central Bank
The Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB), formerly Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam, is Brunei's central bank, created in 2011 to run monetary policy and supervise financial institutions.
Brunei dollar
The Brunei dollar, also known as the Brunei ringgit, is the currency of Brunei, divided into 100 cents and pegged at par to the Singapore dollar since 1967.
Brunei Investment Agency (BIA)
The Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) is Brunei's sovereign wealth fund, established in 1983 to invest the country's oil wealth abroad, with holdings including the Dorchester Collection hotel group.
Brunei LNG Terminal
The Brunei LNG Terminal is an onshore liquefied natural gas export plant at Lumut in Brunei's Belait District, the first large-scale LNG plant in the Western Pacific, shipping to Japan since 1972.
Brunei national football team
Brunei Darussalam national football team, run by the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam; FIFA member since 1972, ranked 194th in 2026, never at a World Cup, suspended 2009-2021.