| pwd | powder |
|---|---|
| WP | weakly positive; wedge pressure; wet pack; wettable powder; whirlpool; white pulp; word processor; w... |
| W/P | water/powder ratio |
| wp | wettable powder |
| IGSS | Immuno-Gold-Silver staining |
|---|---|
| PAG | Protein A gold |
| CG | colloidal gold |
| colloidal radioactive gold | A radioactive isotope of gold emitting negative beta particles and gamma radiation, with a half-life of 2.7 days; formerly used for irradiation of closed serous cavities in the palliative treatment of ascites and pleural effusion due to metastatic malignancies, and for liver scans. Synonym: 198Au colloid, colloidal radioactive gold. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| powdered gold | Gold formed by atomizing or by chemical precipitation, lightly precondensed, and wrapped with gold foil so as to form pellets. (05 Mar 2000) |
| noncohesive gold | Gold that will not weld because gases adsorb to the surface; some forms may be made cohesive by heat treatment; in dentistry, used as a direct filling material. (05 Mar 2000) |