"TGF" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: TGFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} TGF (plural TGFs)
  1. (meteorology) Initialism of terrestrial gamma-ray flash. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: terrestrial gamma-ray flash
    Sense id: en-TGF-en-noun--8g86q9i Categories (other): Meteorology Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
  2. (nephrology) Abbreviation of tubuloglomerular feedback. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: tubuloglomerular feedback
    Sense id: en-TGF-en-noun-I0iiPWGy Topics: medicine, nephrology, sciences
  3. (biochemistry) Initialism of transforming growth factor. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: transforming growth factor Related terms: GRB (english: gamma-ray burst)
    Sense id: en-TGF-en-noun-uhithXnI Categories (other): Biochemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 22 60 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 20 21 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 19 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 19 65 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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