What does AC stand for?

Active Component

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

Military and Government

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Researchers found that a common kitchen spice contains an active component that reduces the deadliness of the Escherichia coli 0157 toxin, according to a new study published by the Institute of Food Technologists in the Journal of Food Science.

Common spices may prevent production of E. coli toxin

patent for a method for washing clothes in a washing liquid composition that does not include a surface active agent, but includes, as a substantial active component for detergency, a washing component.

Surfactant free detergent with anti-soil agent

The authors from the Complutense University in Madrid, working with scientists from other universities, found that the active component of marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), causes cancer cells to undergo a process called autophagy -- the breakdown that occurs when the cell essentially self-digests.

Marijuana helps in battle against cancer: study

Active components are extracted from the fruits and seeds of Dipteryx odorata, a tree that is native to South America, specifically Brazil and Venezuela.

Taxonomic Class-Home Remedies

To make the most of expensive and sensitive ingredients in foods as well as pharmaceuticals, it is important that ingredient stability is high and that release of the active component occurs within a desired profile in the product.

Executives ... FYI

The Army's goal for the Active component is 1 year deployed to 2 years at home station.

Army speeds up BCT schedule

Reservists train alongside the active component units, forming a partnership that allows each to capitalize on the other's strengths.

New focus on reserve training

The figure attests to the significance of the reserve component's contribution to the active component in the war on terror, he said.

The role of the reserve compoment