Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

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  • initialism biochemistry phenylalanine hydroxylase
  • initialism organic chemistry polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

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Examples

  • In some cases, mutations in PAH will result in a phenotypically mild form of PKU called hyperphenylalanemia.

    Archive 2004-11-01 2004

  • "We've managed to stop three in the last six weeks," says Vicente PÉrez, spokesperson for the Platform for Mortgage Victims, which goes by its initials in Spanish, PAH.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Foundation of Australia, the new multidisciplinary team clinic at the PAH was the first of its kind in Australia, where specialists from several disciplines could work together on a patient's needs.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • Holt ( "PAH") and is based on the earlier NI 43-101 resource estimate that PAH had prepared in September 2008 (see SASC PR08-12).

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2009

  • Pincock Allen & Holt ( "PAH"), the Company's Qualified Person, has completed a NI 43-101 compliant technical report on the San Martín.

    Safehaven 2009

  • SRK, along with Pincock, Allen & Holt ( "PAH") completed substantial work on the Copper Flat project from 1994 to 1999 on behalf of Alta Gold.

    StreetInsider.com News Articles 2009

  • SRK, along with Pincock, Allen&Holt ( "PAH") completed substantial work on the Copper Flat project from 1994 to 1999 on behalf of Alta Gold.

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2009

  • & Holt ( "PAH"), and will be included in an updated NI 43-101 report authored by PAH.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2008

  • The data that we collected also lead us to believe that Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocar­bon PAH contamination in some seafood species may be increasing over time.

    Rocky Kistner: Disaster in the Gulf: So What Are We Doing About It? Rocky Kistner 2011

  • The study also indicates that at current levels of PAH pollution, Beijing - population 22 million - would see about 21,200 lifetime cases of lung cancer.

    Elizabeth Grossman: The Great Leap Backward Elizabeth Grossman 2011

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