Ctc

name, noun, phrase, verb, slang

name, noun, phrase, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of city technology college. British, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage wordnet
  3. 3
    Initialism of Centralized (or Centralised) Traffic Control. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of circulating tumor cell. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "2018—Mursina, Kate (8 February 2018): "Teasing Out Circulating Tumor DNA". ClinicalOMICs. An ability to etect (sic) circulating tumor cells (CTCs) or cell-free cancer DNA (cfDNA) in blood or saliva opens possibilities to suspect cancer even before it is visible on radiological images."

  5. 5
    Initialism of closed timelike curve. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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  1. 6
    Initialism of certified true copy. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 7
    Initialism of child tax credit. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "In 2018, the EITC and CTC kept 10.6 million people out of poverty, according to the CBPP, and the evidence shows they improve health, education and long-term employment outcomes, especially among children."

Verb
  1. 1
    Initialism of Check The Classification, given to films to allow advertising prior to their official classification. Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Install or convert to Centralized Traffic Control. informal

    "That installation will deplete telegraphers jobs considerably. Santa Fe already CTCing Mojave to Barstow."

Phrase
  1. 1
    Initialism of care to chat?. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Children's Theater Company, a company in Minneapolis. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of California Transportation Commission. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "The CTC approved $105 million for the first phase of the project, which essentially serves as a green light for Caltrans to begin looking for a contractor to start construction work."

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"The CTC approved $105 million for the first phase of the project, which essentially serves as a green light for Caltrans to begin looking for a contractor to start construction work."

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