Word: ABC Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialisms. 1. Initialism of airway, breathing and circulation, the essential steps in the immediate assessment and treatment of critically ill or injured patients. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, mnemonic, uncountable Example: I run my hands over his chest, assessing his ABCs: airway, breathing, circulation. 2. Initialism of alcoholic beverage control. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Pennsylvania is one of 18 alcoholic beverage control states, commonly known as “ABC states.” In an ABC state, the state government controls the sale and distribution of various alcoholic beverages, depending on state law. 3. Initialism of American-born Chinese. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, derogatory, initialism, sometimes, uncountable Example: Everyone was Chinese. Some of the students were ABCs. That means "American-born Chinese." Others were FOBs. FOB means "fresh off the boat" and it is a bad insult. I didn't feel prejudiced about the FOBs because I was one of them. 4. Initialism of Australian-born Chinese. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Many argue, with justice, that the differences between the various groups of Chinese-Australians are such that it is impossible to speak in terms of a "cultural identity" common to them all (Ang 2001). On the other hand, the mainstream culture is rarely capable of making such distinctions: in the eyes of most Australians, there is little difference between an ABC (Australian-born Chinese), an ethnic Chinese from Vietnam, or a mainlander. 5. Initialism of activity-based costing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Activity-based costing is a powerful control tool. With ABC, the manager can access all departments and monitor the costs associated with any activity he or she wants to control. 6. Initialism of advance base camp. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Boga and Subhash with Sherpa Nim Dorje and Kedar Singh left early to open a route to advance base camp. […] They proceeded south along the left bank of the glacier. They could avoid the moraines by climbing the slopes near the bank. It was a long march and they established ABC at 4877 m on a small open rocky ground. 7. Initialism of ATP-binding cassette. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: ABC transporter Example: ABC-transporters are multispan membrane proteins that mediate the active uptake or efflux of specific substrates across various biological membrane systems. A functional ABC-transporter protein usually consists of two transmembrane domains and two ABCs. 8. Initialism of antigen-binding capacity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of age-associated B cell. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Together, these findings indicate that CD21/35⁻CD23⁻ B cells do not correspond to any previously defined B-cell subset, but share some characteristics with exhausted B cells. Because they emerge and may eventually predominate with age, we have termed them age-associated B cells (ABCs). 10. Initialism of aneurysmal bone cyst. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: In the long bones, spine, and flat bones, the majority of aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are eccentrically located whereas in the short tubular bones they are usually central in location. […] About 15% of all giant cell tumors have cystic areas that resemble ABC, and in about one third of all ABCs a pre-existing lesion can be identified. 11. Initialism of adenoid basal cell carcinoma. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 12. Abbreviation of abacavir. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 13. Initialism of accelerated blood clearance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 14. Initialism of Atanasoff-Berry computer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 15. Initialism of artificial bee colony. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 16. Initialism of assignment for the benefit of creditors. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Like foreclosure, an assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC) is a creature of state law. ABCs have long been popular in a few states, most notably California and Illinois, but they are beginning to gain traction in other states as a less expensive alternative to bankruptcy. 17. Initialism of absorbing boundary condition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: As a matter of fact, when numerically handling a model originally established on an unbounded domain, it is compulsory to impose the pertinent ABC to terminate the endless mesh while retaining a well-posed and stable simulation. 18. Initialism of abstract base class. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Abstract base classes (ABCs) represent an interesting paradox. […] It is instructive to think of ABCs as tools rather than as part of the product. Example: Most ABCs in the collections.abc module exist to formalize interfaces that are implemented by built-in objects and are implicitly supported by the interpreter—both of which predate the ABCs themselves. 19. Initialism of adventure-based counseling. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Creatively integrating counseling theory, research, and best practices has afforder me the opportunity to constructively engage clients in adventure-based counseling (ABC) activities that foster social, mental, and emotional development. Utilizing ABC as an innovative counseling approach for individuals, families, and groups has increased my enthusiasm as a counselor. 20. Initialism of affect, behavior, and cognition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 21. Initialism of alien big cat. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 22. Initialism of active body control. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 23. Initialism of Archbishop of Canterbury. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal, initialism, uncountable