PHS

Personal Communication System being developed in Japan

n. organization that provides services to improve the health of the general public (i.e. sanitation, medical services, etc.)

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Noun
1. an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health
(synonym) United States Public Health Service
(hypernym) agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
(part-holonym) Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, HHS

Noun
1. (chemistry) p(otential of) H(ydrogen); the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is acidic and less than 7 is basic)
(synonym) pH scale
(hypernym) hydrogen ion concentration
(hyponym) acidity
(classification) chemistry, chemical science

= pH.
Ex: Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.

PERSONAL HANDYPHONE SYSTEM. PHS