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  • abbreviation positron emission tomography

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  • initialism organic chemistry Polyethylene terephthalate.
  • initialism Positron emission tomography.

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Examples

  • Well, I made the crazy decision to pet, yes I say PET, a sea urchin while snorkeling this past Sunday.

    Life Keeps Movin’ Mon 2009

  • The key part is that it's a pet (or a PET, as Mark puts it).

    The Comics Curmudgeon 2008

  • PET is often used in conjunction with a CT scan through fusion to give a full three-dimensional view of an organ and the location of cancer within that organ.

    Positron Emission Tomography (PET) 2010

  • PET is derived from PTA and used for plastic bottles and other purposes.

    Mexico's Alfa to Buy Plastics Plants From Eastman for $600 Million Anthony Harrup 2010

  • The company had previously been using 100% virgin PET resin for these bottles.

    Method Switches Lines to 100% Post Consumer Recycled Packaging 2008

  • He commented further that it should be recognized that PET is the most important polymer in contributing towards achieving the plastics targets stipulated in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (2004/12/EC) which lays down that most Member States should recycle 22.5% minimum of plastics packaging this year.

    16 posts from September 2008 2008

  • The bottle design eliminates many of the edges characteristic in PET bottles and allows Welch's more smooth bottle space for enhanced marketing and branding opportunities.

    19 posts from January 2008 2008

  • The new bottle features a twenty percent reduction in PET plastic which the company estimates will save twenty million pounds of waste.

    Pepsi Redesigns Packaging 2008

  • The new bottle features a twenty percent reduction in PET plastic which the company estimates will save twenty million pounds of waste.

    15 posts from May 2008 2008

  • The company had previously been using 100% virgin PET resin for these bottles.

    10 posts from August 2008 2008

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