Science
- Base dissociation constant (Kb), the equilibrium constant for a base
- Ebullioscopic constant (Kb), which relates molality to boiling point elevation
- Boltzmann constant (kB), the physical constant which relates temperature to energy
- Kilo-base pair (kb or kbp), a unit of measurement of DNA or RNA length used in genetics, equal to 1,000 nucleotides
- Kauri-butanol, (Kb value) a measure of solvent performance
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