| MLCT | metal-to-ligand charge transfer |
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| MOSFET | metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor |
| MOV | metal-oxide varistor; minimal occlusive volume |
| NMOS | N-type metal oxide semiconductor |
| ROM | range of motion; read only memory; reduction of movement; regional office manual; removal of metal [... |
| heavy oxygen | A stable oxygen isotope making up 0.20% of natural oxygen; used in mass spectrometry and in NMR studies of tissue. Synonym: heavy oxygen. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| heavy spar | <chemical> Native barium sulphate or barite, so called because of its high specific gravity as compared with other non-metallic minerals. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| heavy water | most commonly used by cell biologists to stabilise microtubules. (18 Nov 1997) |
| immunoglobulins, heavy-chain | Major components of immunoglobulin molecules. They are the larger of the two types of polypeptide chains responsible for the biological and immunological properties of the different immunoglobulins. They differ according to the class of ig from which they were isolated, contain 450 to 600 amino acid residues per chain, and have molecular weights of 51-72 kD. One ig molecule comprises two heavy and two light chains. (12 Dec 1998) |
| active metal | <chemistry> Any very reactive metal, such as magnesium or sodium, most are located in the first two columns of the periodic table. (15 Jan 1998) |
| alkali earth metal | See: alkaline earth elements. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alkali metal | <chemistry> Any of the highly reactive metals (such as sodium or potassium) found in the first column of the periodic table, these metals act as bases. (13 Nov 1997) |
| Babbitt metal | An alloy of antimony, copper, and tin; used occasionally in dentistry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base metal | A metal that is readily oxidised; e.g., iron, copper. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bell metal | A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin; used for making bells. Bell metal ore, a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron; the mineral stannite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rare earth metal | Those elements with atomic numbers 57-71 which closely resemble one another chemically and were once difficult to separate from one another. Synonym: rare earth elements. Origin: Lanthanum, first element of the series (05 Mar 2000) |
| central metal ion | <chemistry> The metal ion to which the ligands are attached at the centre of a coordination complex. (09 Oct 1997) |
| void metal composite | A porous metal structure that enables tissue growth within the openings to establish long-term attachment between prosthesis and tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| respiratory metal | A metal present in certain respiratory pigments; e.g., iron, manganese, copper, vanadium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ceramo-metal casting | A casting made of alloys containing or excluding precious metals, to which dental porcelain can be fused. (05 Mar 2000) |