What is a ‘Buy Limit Order’ A buy limit order is an order to purchase a security at or below a specified price, allowing traders and investors to specify the price they are willing to pay for a security, such as a stock. By using a buy limit order, theContinue Reading
Ad Valorem : Value added. An example of an ad valorem tax would be VAT. Advances: Loans given by financial institutions Appreciation: An increase in the value of an asset. Arbitrage: Movements of funds to take advantage of differences in exchange or interest rates,and this quickly eliminates any such differences.Continue Reading
ADD AIDS-defining disease AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome AZT Azidothymidine CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CTL Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes CMV Cytomegalovirus DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid EM Electron micrograph HBV Hepatitis B Virus HHSV-VI Human herpes simplex virus 6 HHV Human Herpes Virus HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HTLV-II Human T-cell LeukaemiaContinue Reading
SI Base Units Quantity Unit Symbol Length meter m Mass kilogram kg Time second s Temperature kelvin K Amount of Substance mole mol Electric current ampere A Luminous intensity candela cd SI Derived Units Quantity Unit Symbol Area Length squared m2 Volume Length cubed m3 Density Mass per cubic volumeContinue Reading
3Hyp – Code for the uncommon amino acid 3-hydroxyproline. 4Hyp – Code for the uncommon amino acid 4-hydroxyproline. 4F1G – 4% formaldehyde and 1% gluteraldehyde. 5-FOA – 5-Fluoroacetic acid. A A – (1) Adenine or adenosine; (2) One letter code for the amino acid alanine. A260 – Absorbance as measuredContinue Reading
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X, Y, Z XML: eXtensible Markup Language YMCA: Young Men’s Christian Association YWCA: Young Women’s Christian AssociationContinue Reading
WADA: World Anti-Doping Agency WAP: Wireless Application Protocol WAVE: Wireless Access for Virtual Enterprise WDF: Wasteland Development Force WEF: World Economic Forum WFP: World Food Programme WFTU: World Federation of Trade Unions WGIG: Working Group on Internet Governance WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organisation WLL: Wireless in Local Loop WMD: WeaponsContinue Reading
VAT: Value-added Tax VC: Vice-Chancellor; Vice Counsel; Victoria Cross; Vir Chakra VDIS: Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme VHRR: Very High Resolution Radiometer VIP: Very Important Person VLSI: Very Large Scale Integration VOIP: Voice Over Internet Protocol VPN: Virtual Private Network VPP: Value Payable Post VRS: Voluntary Retirement Scheme VSAT: VeryContinue Reading
U UAE: United Arab Emirates UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UF: United Front UFO: Unidentified Flying Object UGC: University Grants Commission ULFA: United Liberation Front of Assam UN: United Nations UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDP: United Nations Development Programme UNEF: United Nations Emergency Force UNEP: United NationsContinue Reading
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