SCC

S1C3C3

Initialism of Society of Cosmetic Chemists.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Society of Cosmetic Chemists.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Supreme Court of Canada.
nounSCC (countable and uncountable, plural SCCs)

plural SCCs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of single-column centimetre (“a charging unit for advertising space in newspapers”).
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of squamous cell carcinoma.

    Ulcerated BCC may mimic SCC, and Bowen's disease may be misdiagnosed for the superficial and morphoeic forms.

    1993, W. E. De Launey, Harvey Rotstein, W. A. Land, De Launey and Land Principles and Practice of Dermatology
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of standard contractual clause.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of stress corrosion cracking.

    When metals are exposed to water containing salts, the strength of the metal can be severely compromised and lead to unexpected failure. An example of a SCC failure is the 2003 Kinder Morgan gasoline pipeline in Tucson, AZ.

    2018 September 10, “Decoupling stress and corrosion to predict metal failure”, in Phys.org (press release from Arizona State University), archived from the original on 30 Oct 2021
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegraph theoryInitialism of strongly connected component.

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