| SPF | skin protection factor; specific-pathogen free; spectrophotofluorometer; S-phase fraction; split pro... |
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| APIP | additional personal injury protection |
| CPC | central posterior curve; cerebellar Purkinje cell; cerebral palsy clinic; cerebral performance categ... |
| CPT | carnitine palmityl transferase; carotid pulse tracing; chest physiotherapy; child protection team; c... |
| EP | echo planar; ectopic pregnancy; edible portion; electrophoresis; electrophysiologic; electroprecipit... |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
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| US EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FQPA | Food Quality Protection Act |
| ICRP | International Commission of Radiological Protection |
| NCRP | National Council in Radiation Protection and Measurements |
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| crop gland | Cells in the crop of male and female pigeons and doves that secrete a caseous or milklike material with which the bird feeds its young; it is stimulated to secrete by prolactin, the lactogenic hormone of the anterior hypophysis, and is used as a test object for assaying the activity of this hormone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| crop milk | A secretion formed by glands in the mucosa of the pigeon's crop with which the young are fed; it is increased under the influence of prolactin. Synonym: crop milk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crop tree | Usually a conifer tree grown to provide wood products. (05 Dec 1998) |
| standing crop | The abundance, total weight, or energy content of organisms existing in a specified area at a given time. In relation to plants it usually refers to normal harvesting procedures, unless specified, for the particular plant under consideration and may not necessarily include the entire plant. (09 Oct 1997) |
| energy crop | Crops grown specifically for their fuel value. These include food crops such as corn and sugarcane, and nonfood crops such as poplar trees and switchgrass. Currently, two energy crops are under development: short-rotation woody crops, which are fast-growing hardwood trees harvested in 5 to 8 years, and herbaceous energy crops, such as perennial grasses, which are harvested annually after taking 2 to 3 years to reach full productivity. (05 Dec 1998) |
| browse protection | <ecology> Mechanical or chemical protection of shrubs and trees against damage caused by game and grasing animals. (09 Oct 1997) |
| cathodic protection | <chemistry> The attachment of an active metal to a system to protect the system from corrosion. The active metal serves as the anode, making the metal in the system a cathode. (16 Mar 1998) |
| protection | Synonym: protective block. Origin: see protective (05 Mar 2000) |
| protection test | A test to determine the antimicrobial activity of a serum by inoculating a susceptible animal with a mixture of the serum and the virus or other microbe being tested. Synonym: neutralization test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sun protection factor | A number on a scale (from 2 upwards) for rating sunscreens. Sunscreens with an spt of 15 or higher provide the best protection from the sun's harmful rays. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ecological protection | <ecology> Protection consists of measures undertaken to protect and preserve elements of an ecosystem's structure and functions against future degradation. (10 Nov 1998) |
| environmental protection agency | <organisation> The U.S. Regulatory agency for biotechnology of microbes. The major lawsunder which the agency has regulatory powers are the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide act (FIFRA), and the Toxic Substances ControlAct (TSCA). (30 Mar 1998) |
| united states environmental protection agency | An agency in the executive branch which endeavors to abate and control pollution in the areas of air, water, solid waste, noise, radiation, and toxic substances. (12 Dec 1998) |
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