Glossary

Cranial Nerves

Condensation Nucleus Counter

Controlled Not Classified

Cardiovascular/Neurological Devices Branch (CDRH)

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (USDA)

Central Nervous System

Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Commissioned Officer

Contract Officer

Compliance Officer

Coaxial Cable

Small molecular weight, heat stable inorganic or organic substance required for the action of an enzyme. Co-factors can be co-enzymes or metallic ions.

A microbe oxidizing not only its main energy source but also another organic compound

Mixtures consisting of more than one monomer; for example, polymers of two kinds of organic bases, such as uracil and cytosine (poly-UC) have been combined for studies of the genetic code.

Carbon Dioxide Equivalent

Commissioned Officers Association (PHS)

Certificate of Analysis

Adding insoluble compounds to water to neutralize the electrical charge on colloids, causing them to coalesce to form larger particles that can be removed by settling.

A VTA (Vascular Targeting Agent) that utilizes a human coagulation protein to induce tumor blood vessel clotting.

A filter in which air flows from inside to outside through a coalescing media. Coalescing, by definition, means "to come together". It is a continuous process by which small aerosols come in contact with the fibers in the filter media, uniting with other collected aerosols and growing to emerge as a droplet on the downstream surface of the media which by its weight is gravitationally drained away. For maximum performance and efficiency, coalescing filters should be preceded by a particulate filter.

High-capacity cable used in communications and video transmissions. Provides a much higher bandwidth than twisted wire pair.

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Contract Operations Branch (OC)