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Black Walnut (Juglans nigra): Used in gargles for sore throat, a vermifuge, a blood purifier, and lowers blood pressure.

Blackhole: Term describing what happens to email that is blocked without a bounce response to the sender.

Blacklist: A list developed by anyone receiving email, or processing email on its way to the recipient, or interested third-parties, that includes domains or IP addresses of any emailers suspected of s . . . View Full Definition

Blacklist - Private: A list of IP addresses believed to send spam, compiled by an ISP based on user complaints, mail sent to spam trap addresses, and 'unknown user' rates. Each receiving ISP uses its own private . . . View Full Definition

Blacklist - Public: A list of IP addresses believed to send spam. Public blacklists are created and maintained by third parties; sometimes used by ISPs as another filtering mechanism to block email delivery.

Blackberry Brandy: Blackberry flavored brandy. 70 proof.

Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model: A model for pricing call options based on arbitrage arguments. Uses the stock price, the exercise price, the risk-free interest rate, the time to expiration, and the expected standard deviat . . . View Full Definition

Black St. Peter: Commonly mentioned in American textbooks as the early 19th century Californian name for the variety subsequently known as Zinfandel.

Black Tea: Tea that has been fired or dried after the fermentation or Oxidation period of manufacture.

Black Vernacular: The ethnic dialect associated with Americans of African ancestry is often called black vernacular or 'Black English.' It is also known a 'African American Vernacular English,' and abbreviate . . . View Full Definition