| PCT |
Graphic file format on Macintosh.
Ãâó: webmaster.lycos.co.uk/glossary/P/
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| PCR |
A repetitive process, usually aided by the action of a thermostable (heat-stable) DNA polymerase, which copies a DNA template such that the number of copies increases exponentially. A typical procedure involves cycles of template denaturation, primer annealing and extension.
Ãâó: www.promega.com/techserv/apps/hmnid/referenceinfor...
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| PCV |
system for removing blow-by gases from the crankcase and returning them, through the carburetor intake manifold, to the combustion chamber, where the recirculated hydrocarbons are burned, thus reducing hydrocarbon emissions to the atmosphere. A PCV valve, operated by engine vacuum, controls the flow of gases from the crankcase. ...
Ãâó: www.tef.marmara.edu.tr/makine/gurcan/enerji/indust...
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| PCR |
Polymerase chain reaction. This test is probably the most single useful test to assess the presence or absence of the hepatitis C virus itself in the blood and other body tissue. It can detect minute traces of the HCV in any given medium and works by taking a sample of blood and amplifying the nucleic acid associated with the virus many millions of times. This is the chain reaction, a copying process. It brings the nucleic acid up to detectable levels. ...
Ãâó: www.texasliver.org/glossary.html
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| PCE |
Perchloroethylene. A chlorinated solvent commonly used in dry cleaning operations. The chemical is known by a number of names and spellings, including perchloroethene, tetrachloroethene, and tetrachloroethylene.
Ãâó: www.deq.state.or.us/wmc/cleanup/glossary.htm
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