ECOSOC, n.
a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions
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| ECOSOC |
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| Economic and Social Council |
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ECOSOC commission, n.
a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
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| ECOSOC commission |
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| Economic and Social Council commission |
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Commission on Human Rights
Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Commission on the Status of Women
Economic Commission for Africa
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East
Economic Commission for Europe
Economic Commission for Latin America
Population Commission
Social Development Commission
Statistical Commission
ECT, n.
the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
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| ECT |
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| electroconvulsive therapy |
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| electroshock |
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| electroshock therapy |
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ED, n.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
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| ED |
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| erectile dysfunction |
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| male erecticle dysfunction |
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EDP, n.
automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes
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| EDP |
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| electronic data processing |
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EDS, n.
a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using X-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports
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| EDS |
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| explosive detection system |
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EDTA, n.
a complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning
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| EDTA |
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| ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
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EE, n.
the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
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| EE |
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| electrical engineering |
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EEC, n.
an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
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| Common Market |
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| EC |
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| EEC |
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| EU |
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| Europe |
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| European Community |
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| European Economic Community |
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| European Union |
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"he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"
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Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark, Danmark
Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden, Sverige
Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG
Finland, Republic of Finland, Suomi
Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas
Italy, Italian Republic, Italia
Austria, Republic of Austria, Oesterreich
Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic, Eire
France, French Republic
Netherlands, The Netherlands, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Holland
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxemburg
Portugal, Portuguese Republic
Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana
EEG, n.
a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
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| EEG |
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| electroencephalogram |
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| encephalogram |
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EGTK, n.
a terrorist group that is the remnants of the original Bolivian insurgents trained by Che Guevara; attacks small unprotected targets such as power pylons or oil pipelines or government buildings
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| EGTK |
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| Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army |
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EHF, n.
EKG, n.
a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
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| ECG |
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| EKG |
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| cardiogram |
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| electrocardiogram |
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EL, n.
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
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| EL |
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| altitude |
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| elevation |
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ELA, n.
an extreme leftist terrorist group formed in Greece in 1971 to oppose the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974; a revolutionary group opposed to capitalism and imperialism and the United States
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| ELA |
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| Revolutionary People's Struggle |
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ELF, n.
ELINT, n.
intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources)
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| ELINT |
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| electronics intelligence |
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ELISA, n.
an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria)
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| ELISA |
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| enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay |
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ELN, n.
a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s
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| CNPZ |
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| ELN |
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| National Liberation Army |
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| Nestor Paz Zamora Commission |
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a Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution; responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and resistance to the government's efforts to stop the drug trade
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| ELN |
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| National Liberation Army |
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sample sentences
"ELN kidnappers target foreign employees of large corporations"
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EMDA, n.
therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues
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| EMDA |
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| electromotive drug administration |
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| ionic medication |
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| iontophoresis |
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| iontotherapy |
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EMG, n.
a graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions
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| EMG |
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| electromyogram |
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ENE, n.
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ENL, n.
an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face
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| ENL |
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| erythema nodosum leprosum |
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ENT man, n.
a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat
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| ENT man |
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| ear-nose-and-throat doctor |
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| otolaryngologist |
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| otorhinolaryngologist |
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| rhinolaryngologist |
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EPA, n.
an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
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| E.P.A. |
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| EPA |
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| Environmental Protection Agency |
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EPI, n.
a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)
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| EPI |
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| Eysenck Personality Inventory |
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EPROM, n.
(computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data
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| EPROM |
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| erasable programmable read-only memory |
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ER, n.
a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment
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| ER |
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| emergency room |
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ERA, n.
(baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
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| ERA |
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| earned run average |
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ERT, n.
the coordinated universal time when an event is received on Earth
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| ERT |
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| Earth-received time |
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