"VCM" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: VCMs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} VCM (plural VCMs)
  1. (organic chemistry) Initialism of vinyl chloride monomer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: vinyl chloride monomer Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-VCM-en-noun-fUsNG21v Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  2. (economics, environment) Initialism of voluntary carbon market. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: voluntary carbon market Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en-VCM-en-noun-nrSadcdd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 37 9 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 39 7 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 39 7 26 Topics: economics, sciences
  3. (automotive) Initialism of vehicle control module. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: vehicle control module Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-VCM-en-noun-so1wYLUA Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  4. (Philippines) Initialism of vote-counting machine. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: vote-counting machine
    Sense id: en-VCM-en-noun-4c9gMlxn Categories (other): Philippine English

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