Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation positron emission tomography
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- initialism organic chemistry
Polyethylene terephthalate . - initialism
Positron emission tomography .
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Examples
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Well, I made the crazy decision to pet, yes I say PET, a sea urchin while snorkeling this past Sunday.
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The key part is that it's a pet (or a PET, as Mark puts it).
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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.
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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
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The company had previously been using 100% virgin PET resin for these bottles.
Method Switches Lines to 100% Post Consumer Recycled Packaging 2008
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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.
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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.
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The new bottle features a twenty percent reduction in PET plastic which the company estimates will save twenty million pounds of waste.
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The new bottle features a twenty percent reduction in PET plastic which the company estimates will save twenty million pounds of waste.
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The company had previously been using 100% virgin PET resin for these bottles.
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