Anthrax Outbreak In Russia Thought To Be Result Of Thawing Permafrost. Anthrax Outbreak In Russia Thought To Be Result Of Thawing Permafrost. A family near the Siberian city of Salekhard. A heat wave is blamed for thawing a 75-year-old reindeer carcass, along with dormant spores of anthrax bacteria that infected it. A family near the Siberian city of Salekhard.
Definition of balm for English Language Learners. : 1  an oily substance that has a pleasant smell and that is used for healing, smoothing, or protecting the skin. : 2  something that gives comfort or support.
barm - a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey. yeast. yeast cake - small cake of compressed moist yeast. brewer's yeast - yeast used in fermenting beer. leaven, leavening - a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid. mother - a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar.