CRP

C3R1P3

A form of C-reactive protein — A protein found in the blood, whose plasma concentrations are raised in patients with infection or inflammation.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

nounCRP (plural CRPs)

plural CRPs

  1. abbreviationinitialismbiochemistryInitialism of C-reactive protein.
  2. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of composite reuse principle.
  3. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of critical rendering path.
proper noun
  1. USabbreviationhistoricalinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Committee to Re-elect the President, which raised money for Richard Nixon's campaign for 1972 reelection.
    1 more example

    The only major source whom the reporters reveal by name is Hugh Sloan, the slight young Nixon operative who resigned as treasurer of the Committee to Re-Elect the President when he learned of C.R.P.’s sordid political involvements. Sloan led the reporters onto the fact that funds for the burglary came from C.R.P.

    1974 April 22, “The Press: Woodstein Meets Deep Throat”, in Time, →ISSN

    Synonyms: CREEP

Synonyms & antonyms

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nouna byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation

Broader
serum globulin

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