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Encyclopedia > Gb

GB may stand for:

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In politics

For others with the same or similar names, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ...

In language

Gb is a digraph of the Latin alphabet. ... Digraph has several meanings: directed graph, or digraph Digraph (orthography) Digraph (computing) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world today. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

In science

  • Sarin, nerve gas (NATO designation: GB)

Sarin, also known by its NATO designation of GB (O-Isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate) is an extremely toxic substance whose sole application is as a nerve agent. ...

In electronics

A gigabit is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Gbit or sometimes Gb. ... A gigabyte (derived from the SI prefix giga-) is a unit of information or computer storage equal to 1000³ bytes or 1024³ bytes (1000³ = one billion). ... The Game Boy ) line is a line of battery-powered handheld game consoles sold by Nintendo. ... GB2312 is the registered internet name for a key official character set of the Peoples Republic of China, used for simplified Chinese characters. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In sports

In sports, the phrase games behind, often abbreviated as GB in tables, is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division. ... City Green Bay, Wisconsin Team colors Dark Green, Maize, and White Head Coach Mike McCarthy Owner 111,967 stockholders (Green Bay Packers Foundation) Chairman Bob Harlan General manager Ted Thompson Fight song Go! You Packers! Go! League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919-1920) National Football League (1921–present) Western Division (1933...

In geography

ISO 3166 is a three-part geographic coding standard for coding the names of countries and dependent areas, and the principal subdivisions thereof. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Motto Unidade, Luta, Progresso(Portuguese) Unity, Struggle, Progress Anthem Esta é a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada(Portuguese) Capital (and largest city) Bissau1 Official languages Portuguese Government Republic  -  President João Bernardo Vieira  -  Prime Minister Martinho Ndafa Kabi Independence from Portugal   -  Declared September 24, 1973   -  Recognised September 10, 1974  Area  -  Total...

In transportation

GB Airways is an airline, and uncer a franchise agreement with British Airways. ... ABX Air (NASDAQ: ABXA) is a cargo airline based in Wilmington, Ohio, USA. It operates scheduled, ad hoc charter and ACMI freight services, including overnight express small-package services and freight in the USA, Canada and Puerto Rico. ...

In food

GB-gubben, the company mascot GB Glace (originaly Glace-Bolaget until 1991) is the largest ice cream company in Sweden. ... Griesedieck Brothers Beer is a historic St. ...

In music

Gnarls Barkley is a Grammy-award winning musical collaboration between DJ, multi-instrumentalist and producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) from Baltimore, and rapper/vocalist Cee-Lo Green (Thomas Callaway), from Atlanta. ...

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Nerve Agent: GB (5111 words)
GB is a "first generation" nerve agent, identified in 1938 as a potential chemical agent by German researchers examining toxic organophosphates as a result of the discovery of GA (Tabun).
GB was the most expensive (in terms of raw materials) nerve agent selected for mass production by the Germans as part of their Grün 3 program, requiring 1058 tons of raw materials to produce 100 tons of agent.
GB was the first agent to be employed to cause mass casualties by nonstate actors when it was used for attacks by the Aum Shinrikyo cult in Japan during 1994 and 1995.
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