NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, THE

Meaning of NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, THE in English

ˌNational ˈCancer ˌInstitute, the BrE AmE

a US organization that works to discover the causes of ↑ cancer and to find treatments and cures for it

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NATIONAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) National Biscuit Company National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Broadcasting Co. Acadia National Park …
Английский словарь Британика
INSTITUTE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Art Institute of Chicago California Institute of Technology California Institute of the Arts Curtis …
Английский словарь Британика
CANCER — I Uncontrolled multiplication of abnormal cells. Cancerous cells and tissues have abnormal growth rates, shapes, sizes, and functioning. Cancer may …
Английский словарь Британика
NATIONAL — I. ˈnashən ə l, -shnəl, -ˈnaash-, ˈnaish- adjective Etymology: Middle French, from nation + -al 1. : of or relating …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSTITUTE — I. ˈinztəˌtüt, ˈin(t)stə-, -ə.ˌtyüt, in rapid speech ˈinzˌt(y)üt or ˈin(t)ˌst(y)-; usu -üd.+V transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANCER — I. ˈkan(t)sə(r), -ˈaa-, -ˈai- noun Etymology: Middle English, Cancer (sign of the zodiac), from Latin, crab, cancer; akin to Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSTITUTE — (v. t.) To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an inquiry; to institute a suit.
Английский словарь Webster
INSTITUTE — ( v. t. ) To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an inquiry; to institute a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INSTITUTE — ( n. ) An institution; a society established for the promotion of learning, art, science, etc.; a college; as, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NATIONAL — — nationally , adv. /nash"euh nl, nash"neuhl/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or maintained by a nation as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INSTITUTE — /in"sti tooht', -tyooht'/ , v. , instituted, instituting , n. v.t. 1. to set up; establish; organize: to institute a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INSTITUTE — I. ˈin(t)-stə-ˌtüt, -ˌtyüt transitive verb ( -tut·ed ; -tut·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin institutus, past participle of instituere, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANCER — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin (genitive Cancri ), literally, crab; akin to Greek karkinos crab, cancer Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INSTITUTE — p.a. established; organized; founded. 2. institute ·adj the act of instituting; institution. 3. institute ·vt to nominate; to appoint. 4. …
Webster English vocab
CANCER — noun a northern constellation between gemini and leo. 2. cancer ·noun a genus of decapod crustacea, including some of the …
Webster English vocab
CANCER — [can.cer] n [ME, fr. L (gen. Cancri), lit., crab; akin to Gk karkinos crab, cancer] 1 cap a: a northern …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANCER — any of a group of related diseases characterized by uncontrolled multiplication and disorganized growth of the affected cells; it may …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANCER — (Latin: Crab), in astronomy, zodiacal constellation lying between Leo and Gemini at about 8 hours 25 minutes right ascension (the …
Britannica English vocabulary
NATIONAL — national BrE AmE ˈnæʃ ə n‿ ə l ▷ national|s z ▶ ˌ national ˈ anthem BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NATIONAL — / ˈnæʃnəl; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] 1. connected with a particular nation; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INSTITUTE — / ˈɪnstɪtjuːt; NAmE -tuːt/ noun , verb ■ noun an organization that has a particular purpose, especially one that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANCER — / ˈkænsə(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a serious disease in which growths of cells, also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NATIONAL — I. na ‧ tion ‧ al 1 S1 W1 /ˈnæʃ ə nəl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NATIONAL — National, the BrE AmE 1 . the ↑ Grand National 2 . the ↑ National Theatre
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INSTITUTE — I. in ‧ sti ‧ tute 1 W3 AC /ˈɪnstətjuːt, ˈɪnstɪtjuːt $ -tuːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] an organization that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANCER — can ‧ cer S2 W2 /ˈkænsə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'crab, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANCER — Cancer BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: ↑ cancer ] 1 . [uncountable] the fourth …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANCER — n. 1 a any malignant growth or tumour from an abnormal and uncontrolled division of body cells. b a disease …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANCER — n. 1 a any malignant growth or tumour from an abnormal and uncontrolled division of body cells. b a disease …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
CANCER — n.1 a any malignant growth or tumour from an abnormal and uncontrolled division of body cells. b a disease caused …
Oxford English vocab
NATIONAL — ( nationals) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. National means relating to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INSTITUTE — ( institutes, instituting, instituted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. An institute …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANCER — ( Cancers) 1. Cancer is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a crab. People who …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INSTITUTE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE national ▪ The report recommends the setting up of a national environment institute …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANCER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cancer cell ▪ Already there are many treatments which destroy cancer cells. a cancer …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANCER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE national ▪ In 1993 the National Cancer Institute dropped its guideline that women in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANCER — (DISEASE) [noun] - (a serious medical condition often resulting in death, caused by) a diseased and uncontrolled growth in the …
Cambridge English vocab
CANCER — n. bladder cancer breast cancer colorectal cancer laryngeal cancer lung cancer ovarian cancer pancreatic cancer prostate cancer skin cancer stomach …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CANCER — n. Uncontrolled multiplication of abnormal cells. Cancerous cells and tissues have abnormal growth rates, shapes, sizes, and functioning. Cancer may …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NATIONAL — National Railroad Passenger Corp. National Biscuit Company National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Broadcasting Co. Acadia National Park African National …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
INSTITUTE — n. Art Institute of Chicago Brook Farm Institute of Agriculture and Education California Institute of Technology California Institute of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
INSTITUTE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ professional ▪ independent ▪ non-profit ( AmE ) ▪ a non-profit research ~ dedicated to research …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CANCER — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ breast , cervical , colon , lung , prostate , skin , etc. ▪ early-stage ▪ incurable …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NATIONAL — n. 25B6; adjective national politics : STATE, public, federal, governmental; civic, civil, domestic, internal. a national strike : NATIONWIDE, countrywide, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
INSTITUTE — n. 1 society, organization, association, league, alliance, guild They tried to establish an institute for research on badgers 2 See …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CANCER — Also called malignancy. Cancer refers to a abnormal growths which have a tendency to grow uncontrolled and metastasize. It can …
English Dictionary of Medicine
CANCER — A term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control. Cancer cells can invade nearby tissues and can spread …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
CANCER — noun BAD : Her husband died 10 years ago of a lung cancer. GOOD : Her husband died 10 years …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
NATIONAL — 1. прил. 1) народный, национальный, относящийся к какой-л. нации national feelings ≈ национальные чувства national self-determination ≈ национальное самоопределение national …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INSTITUTE — 1. сущ. 1) институт, установление (закон, обычай, система) Syn : institution 2) мн.; юр. основы права, институции 3) а) институт …
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INSTITUTE — ╜ Institute of Gas Technology Institute of Geological Sciences Institute of Petroleum American Institute of Chemical Engineers American Institute of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANCER — сущ. 1) мед. рак to develop cancer ≈ заболевать раком breast cancer ≈ рак груди colon, colorectal cancer ≈ рак …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NATIONAL — national.ogg 1. ʹnæʃ(ənəl n 1. гражданин, подданный ( какого-л. государства ) French nationals - французские граждане Belgian nationals - бельгийские …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
INSTITUTE — institute.ogg 1. ʹınstıtju:t n 1. 1> институт ( научно-исследовательское учреждение или учебное заведение ) Medical Institute - институт медицины ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CANCER — cancer.ogg ʹkænsə n 1. мед. рак a cancer - раковая опухоль, карцинома cancer activity /control/ - мед. противораковые мероприятия; борьба …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NATIONAL — 1) всенародный 2) государственный 3) тех. магистральный 4) национальный • national electric code — национальные правила по установке электрооборудования national standard thread — резьба американская стандартная - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
INSTITUTE — 1) заочный 2) институт 3) научное учреждение или общество 4) основывать 5) учреждать • - Institute of Astronomy - Institute of Astrophysics
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NATIONAL — national прил.1) народный, национальный, относящийся к какой-л. нации national feelings — национальные чувства national self-determination — национальное самоопределение national minority …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
INSTITUTE — institute сущ.1) институт, установление (закон, обычай, система) Syn:institution 2) мн. ч.; юр. основы права, институции 3) а) институт (научно-исследовательский или …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CANCER — cancer сущ.1) мед. рак to develop cancer — заболевать раком breast cancer — рак груди colon, colorectal cancer — рак …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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