the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens
<noun.body>

AB

group AB

type AB

a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
<noun.communication>

AB

Artium Baccalaurens

BA

Bachelor of Arts

an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
<noun.communication>

ABA transit number

BIN

bank identification number

an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s
<noun.group>

ABB

Alex Boncayao Brigade

RPA-ABB

Revolutionary Proletarian Army

the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
<noun.cognition>

ABC

ABC's

ABCs

alphabet

first principles

rudiments

sample sentences

"he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"

the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
<noun.cognition>

ABC

ABC's

ABCs

alphabet

first principles

rudiments

sample sentences

"he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"

the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
<noun.cognition>

ABC

ABC's

ABCs

alphabet

first principles

rudiments

sample sentences

"he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"

a bachelor's degree in library science
<noun.communication>

ABLS

Bachelor of Arts in Library Science

a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles
<noun.artifact>

ABM

antiballistic missile

sample sentences

"the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs"

blood type antibodies
<noun.substance>

ABO antibodies

a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
<noun.cognition>

ABO blood group system

ABO group

ABO system

a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
<noun.cognition>

ABO blood group system

ABO group

ABO system

a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
<noun.cognition>

ABO blood group system

ABO group

ABO system

any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
<noun.substance>

ABS

acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
<noun.phenomenon>

AC

alternating current

alternating electric current

sample sentences

"In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft
<noun.group>

ACC

Air Combat Command

a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey
<noun.group>

ACE

Allied Command Europe

proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II
<noun.substance>

ACE

angiotensin converting enzyme

angiotensin-converting enzyme

an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure
<noun.artifact>

ACE inhibitor

angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council
<noun.group>

ACLANT

Allied Command Atlantic

a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
<noun.body>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ACTH

adrenocorticotrophic hormone

adrenocorticotrophin

adrenocorticotropic hormone

adrenocorticotropin

corticotrophin

corticotropin

in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born
<adv.all>

A.D.

AD

anno Domini

sample sentences

"in AD 200"

an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
<noun.substance>

ADA

adenosine deaminase

sample sentences

"ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease"
"the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study"

SCID resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for adenosine deaminase
<noun.state>

ADA-SCID

a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
<noun.state>

ADD

ADHD

MBD

attention deficit disorder

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

hyperkinetic syndrome

minimal brain damage

minimal brain dysfunction

hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
<noun.body>

ADH

Pitressin

antidiuretic hormone

vasopressin

a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
<noun.state>

ADD

ADHD

MBD

attention deficit disorder

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

hyperkinetic syndrome

minimal brain damage

minimal brain dysfunction

data processing by a computer
<noun.process>

ADP

automatic data processing

an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage
<noun.substance>

ADP

adenosine diphosphate

a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage
<noun.artifact>

ADP system

ADPS

automatic data processing system

computer system

computing system

a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage
<noun.artifact>

ADP system

ADPS

automatic data processing system

computer system

computing system

a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States
<noun.group>

AEC

Atomic Energy Commission

an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms
<noun.group>

AFISR

Air Force ISR

Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance