| MOV | metal-oxide varistor; minimal occlusive volume |
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| NMOS | N-type metal oxide semiconductor |
| ROM | range of motion; read only memory; reduction of movement; regional office manual; removal of metal [... |
| BE | 1) Bacterial Endocarditis 2) Base Excess 3) Below the Elbo... |
| bp | base pair; 염기쌍 |
| metal interface | In dentistry, a boundary between metal and nonsolvent solder, or between metal and surface oxide. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| colloidal metal | A colloidal solution of a metal obtained by passing electric sparks between terminals of the metal in distilled water. Synonym: electrosol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wood's metal | A fusible alloy consisting of one or two parts of cadmium, two parts of tin, four of lead, with seven or eight part of bismuth. It melts at from 66 deg to 71 deg C. See Fusible metal, under Fusible. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| heavy metal | A metal with a high specific gravity, typically larger than 5; e.g., Fe, Co, Cu, Mn, Mo, Zn, V. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heavy metal neuropathy | Peripheral nervous system disorders attributed to intoxication of one of the heavy metals: arsenic, gold, lead, mercury, platinum and thallium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| noble metal | A metal that cannot be oxidised by heat alone, nor readily dissolved by acid; e.g., gold, platinum. Synonym: noble element. (05 Mar 2000) |
| d'Arcet's metal | An alloy of lead, bismuth, and tin; used in dentistry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fusible metal | A metal with a low melting point. (05 Mar 2000) |
| light metal | A metal with a specific gravity of less than 4. (05 Mar 2000) |
| liquid metal | <radiobiology> Metal which has been heated past its melting point and can be used as a working fluid for pumping heat out from a powerplant. Liquid metal used as coolant in a system where significant magnetic fields exist, it behaves differently due to magnetohydrodynamic effects, these cause pressure which resists fluid circulation, suppression of turbulence, and altered flow patterns compared to non-magnetic liquid metal systems. (09 Oct 1997) |
| liquid-metal fast-breeder reactor | <physics> Fission breeder reactor concept using liquid-metal coolant and breeding additional fuel off fast neutrons. See: breeder reactor. (09 Oct 1997) |
| acid-base balance | The normal balance between acid and base in the blood plasma, expressed in the hydrogen ion concentration or pH, resulting from the relative amounts of acidic and basic materials ingested and produced by body metabolism, compared to the relative amounts of acidic and basic materials excreted from the body and consumed by body metabolism; the normal state of acid-base balance is not one of neutrality, with equal concentrations of hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, but a more alkaline state with a certain excess of hydroxyl ions. Synonym: acid-base equilibrium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid-base equilibrium | A condition in which the net rate of acid or alkali production by the body is balanced by the net rate of acid or alkali excretion from the body, resulting in a stable concentration of hydrogen ions in the body fluids. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acid-base imbalance | Disturbances in the acid-base equilibrium of the body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acrylic resin base | A form made of acrylic resin molded to conform to the tissues of the alveolar process and used to support the teeth of a prosthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |