Postby zcarz » May 11th, 2010, 1:32 am
PM can mean:
Particulate matter, particulates — fine dust and soot — suspended in the air
PM10, particulates, smaller than 10μm, that can cause health problems
PM3 (chemistry), or Parameterized Model number 3 - a modelling method in computational chemistry
Permanent magnet, an object which stays magnetised without external effort or mason
Perpetual motion, refers to movement that goes on forever
Petameter, a length unit (1015 m) (Pm)
Phase modulation, in electrical engineering
PM tube, Photomultiplier tube.
Picometre, a length unit (10-12 m) (pm)
Plasma membrane, is a selectively permeable lipid bilayer found in all cells
Powdery mildew, a fungal disease that affects a wide range of plants
Powder metallurgy, a method of fabricating metals.
Premolar tooth, dental nomenclature
Promethium, chemical element number 61 (Pm)
Polymyositis
Post mortem, a medical examination carried out after death
Principia Mathematica, a three-volume work on the foundations of mathematics
Polarization-maintaining optical fiber
Pro Memorie
Postmodernism, literally means 'after the modernist movement', an aesthetic, literary, political or social philosophy, which was the basis of the attempt to describe a condition, or a state of being, or something concerned with changes to institutions and conditions (as in Giddens, 1990) as post-modernity.
Participatory medicine, a new model of medicine
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