| VOC | volatile organic chemical |
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| vol | volar; volatile; volume; voluntary, volunteer |
| VS | vaccination scar; vaccine serotype; vagal stimulation; vasospasm; venesection; ventricular septum; v... |
| BAP | bacterial alkaline phosphatase; Behavior Activity Profile; beta-amyloid peptide; blood-agar plate; b... |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier; blood buffer base; bundle-branch block |
| buffer zone | <ecology> An area of land separating two distinct land uses that acts to soften or mitigate the effects of one land use on the other. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| riparian buffer | Riparian areas that are managed to protect the aquatic and riparian ecosystem. A riparian buffer protects water quality and temperature, habitat along the banks, upland habitat for aquatic and riparian species, and some or all of the floodplain. (05 Dec 1998) |
| secondary buffer | See: Hamburger's law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dipolar buffer | Buffer whose structure can include opposite charges. Synonym: dipolar buffer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zwitterionic buffer | Buffer whose structure can include opposite charges. Synonym: dipolar buffer. (05 Mar 2000) |