Cytoxic T Cells: T cells that destroy body cells infected by viruses or bacteria; also attack bacteria, fungi, parasites, and cancer cells and will kill cells of transplanted organs if they are recognized as foreign; also known as killer T cells.

 

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Cytoxic T Cells: T cells that destroy body cells infected by viruses or bacteria; also attack bacteria, fungi, parasites, and cancer cells and will kill cells of transplanted organs if they are recognized as . . . View Full Definition

Position: A place where a player plays relative to teammates, and/or a role filled by that player

Portuguiser (Blau): Widely grown in Germany and Austria. Has synonym names Portugizac, Kékoporto in Croatia (former Yugoslavia), Portugais Bleu in S.W. France and Portuguiser in Austria. While not indigenous to . . . View Full Definition

Portugal Malbec: (See Tinta Amarela below).

Portsider: A lefthanded player.

Position Building: Buying shares to build up a long position or selling shares to create a short position in a particular security or group of securities.

Position Of Equilibrium: When a reaction's equilibrium 'lies to the right', the concentrations of products will be greater than the concentrations of reactants when equilibrium is established. Conversely, an equilib . . . View Full Definition

Position Limits: Applies to derivative products. Maximum position available in any one future or option contract for a given institution. For 'bona fide' futures hedgers, there are no position limits.

Position Diagram: Diagram showing the possible payoffs from a derivative investment.

Position Control: A workforce planning tool that imposes certain rules or restrictions on the creation, and filling of positions as a means to manage and control the costs associated with any given position w . . . View Full Definition