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EC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
Example:
he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union
Synonyms:
Common Market; EC; EEC; EU; Europe; European Community; European Economic Community; European Union
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("EC" is a kind of...):
global organization; international organisation; international organization; world organisation; world organization (an international alliance involving many different countries)
Meronyms (members of "EC"):
Danmark; Denmark; Kingdom of Denmark (a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea)
Kingdom of Sweden; Sverige; Sweden (a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula)
Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)
Finland; Republic of Finland; Suomi (republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917)
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)
Austria; Oesterreich; Republic of Austria (a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century)
Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Eire; Ireland; Irish Republic; Republic of Ireland (a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921)
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
Holland; Kingdom of The Netherlands; Nederland; Netherlands; The Netherlands (a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level)
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Luxembourg; Luxemburg (a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center)
Portugal; Portuguese Republic (a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil))
Espana; Kingdom of Spain; Spain (a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power)
Context examples:
This results in the disruption of the cytoskeleton of tumor endothelial cells (EC), ultimately leading to cell cycle arrest, blockage of cell division and apoptosis.
(Denibulin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
The polyphenol fraction contains mainly Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and other catechins, such as epicatechin (EC), gallocatechin gallate (GCG), epigallocatechin (EGC), and epicatechin gallate (ECG).
(Green Tea, NCI Thesaurus)
The class includes EC 2.4.1.65; EC 2.4.1.68; EC 2.4.1.69; EC 2.4.1.89.
(Fucosyltransferase, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A beta-lactamase preferentially cleaving penicillins. (Dorland, 28th ed) EC 3.5.2.-.
(Beta-Lactamase, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The reactions of EC 3.1.8.1 aryldialkylphosphatase, were previously attributed to this enzyme. [EC 3.1.1.2 created 1961, modified 1989] (from IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature).
(Arylesterase, NCI Thesaurus)
These have also been subdivided according to the acceptor group. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 2.7.
(Phosphotransferase, NCI Thesaurus)
The primary catechins found in green tea are epicatechin (EC), epigallocatechin (EGC), epicatechin-3 gallate (ECG), and epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the most potent.
(Defined Green Tea Catechin Extract, NCI Thesaurus)
It presents information on official nomenclature, aliases, sequence accessions, phenotypes, EC numbers, MIM numbers, UniGene clusters, homology, map locations, and related web sites.
(LocusLink, NCI Thesaurus)
EC 1.13.-
(Oxygenase, NCI Thesaurus)
EC 3.6.1.-.
(p21 RAS Protein, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
