| Rf | in paper or thin-layer chromatography, the distance that a spot of a substance has moved from the po... |
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| Rst | in paper or thin layer chromatography, the distance that a spot of a substance has moved, relative t... |
| TBMN | thin basement membrane nephropathy |
| TFT | thin-film transistor; thrombus formation time; thyroid function test; tight filum terminale; trifluo... |
| TLC | tender loving care; thin-layer chromatography; total L-chain concentration; total lung capacity; tot... |
| tenth-value layer | <radiobiology> Thickness of a specified substance which, when introduced into the path of a given beam of radiation, reduces the absorbed dose index or dose-equivalent index to one-tenth. The magnitude of the tenth-value layer may be different for absorbed dose index and dose equivalent index. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| thiocyanogen value | The number of grams of thiocyanogen taken up by 100 g of fat; analogous to the iodine number, except that thiocyanogen will not add to all the double bonds in polyunsaturated fatty acids as will iodine. Synonym: thiocyanogen value. (05 Mar 2000) |
| threshold limit value | The maximum concentration of a chemical recommended by the American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists for repeated exposure without adverse health effects on workers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| economic value of life | The evaluation of the monetary value of a life lost or a life saved. (12 Dec 1998) |
| law of initial value | The direction of response of a body function to any agent depends to a large degree on the initial level of that function. Synonym: law of initial value. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower heating value | (LHV) The potential energy in a fuel if the water vapour from combustion of hydrogen is not condensed. (05 Dec 1998) |