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
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
EUP Enterprise Unified Process FAQ Frequently Asked Questions FIFO First In, First Out FLOPS Floating Point Operations Per Second GIGO Garbage In, Garbage Out GIS Geographic Information Systems GPS Global Positioning System HDTV High Definition Televsion HDV High-Definition Video HFS Hierarchical File SystemContinue Reading
X, Y, Z XML: eXtensible Markup Language YMCA: Young Men’s Christian Association YWCA: Young Women’s Christian AssociationContinue Reading
PAC: Political Affairs Committee; Public Accounts Committee PACER: Programme for Acceleration of Commercial Energy Research PAN: Permanent Account Number (of Income-Tax) PATA: Pacific-Asia Travel Association PCS: Public Civil Service; Punjab Civil Service PIB: Press Information Bureau Pin Code: Postal Index Number Code PIO: Persons of Indian Origin PLF: Plant LoadContinue Reading
O OAS: Organisation of American States OAU: Organisation of African Unity OBC: Other Backward Communities OBU: Offshore Banking Unit ODA: Official Development Assistance ODF: Open Document Format ODS: Ozone Depletion Substances OECD: Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development OGL: Open General Licence OIC: Organisation of Islamic Countries OIGS: On IndiaContinue Reading
N NAA: National Airport Authority NABARD: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. (It helps rural development by providing re-finance facility). NACIL: National Aviation Company of India Ltd NADA: National Anti-Doping Agency NAEP: National Adult Education Programme NAFTA: North America Free Trade Agreement NAG: National Air Guard NAM: Non-aligned MovementContinue Reading
M MAT: Minimum Alternative Tax MER: Mars Exploration Rover MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery MCF: Master Control Facility MEP: Minimum Export Price MES: Military Engineering Service METSAT: Meteorological Satellite MFA: Multi-Fibre Agreement MFN: Most Favoured Nation MIP: Moon Impact Probe MMS: Multimedia Messaging Service MMTC: Minerals andContinue Reading
JCO: Junior Commissioned Officer JTO:Junior Telecom Officer JNNURM: Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission JPC: Joint Parliamentary Committee JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group JWG: Joint Working Group KG: Kindergarten Kg: Kilogramme KPO: Knowledge Process Outsourcing LAC: Line of Actual Control LCA: Light Combat Aircraft LDC: Least Developed Countries LHC:Continue Reading
B BARC: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation BC: Before Christ; Board of Control; British Columbia; Battery Commander BCG: Bacillus Calmette Guerin—Anti-Tuberculosis Vaccine BICP: Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices BIFR: Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction BIOS: Basic Input Output System BKU: Bharatiya Kisan Union BMD: BallisticContinue Reading
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