- EPI
EPI is an
acronym orinitialism that may mean one of the following:
*Economic Policy Institute , an American thinktank organisation.
*European Patent Institute , the professional association of European patent attorneys.
*EuroProp International , manufacturer of the EPI TP400, a military turboprop engine.
* "Exploding Plastic Inevitable ", Andy Warhol's series of multimedia events.
*Environmental Performance Index , a method of scaling the effects of human impact on the natural environment.
*Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
*Expanded Programme on Immunization , an initiative of theWorld Health Organization .
*Echo Planar Imaging
*Extreme physical information , a concept in a theory of physics based on information
*Epinephrine
*Employment Policies Institute , group which advocates against raising the minimum wage
*Emerald Passport Inc. , a direct sales company
*Ecology Project International , supporting science education and conservation
*Email, Phone, Internet , simultaneous communication across multiple channelsEpi is also
* the central flower in awheat stalk.
* an island and a volcano on Vanuatu, seeEpi (island) .
* Epi, the abbreviation for the orchid genus "Epidendrum "
* a term used in medical jargon forepinephrine , a neurotransmitter which is also known as adrenaline.
** example: anEpipen for use against acute allergic reaction
* a loaf consisting of a line of eightbaguette rolls.
* in category theory, some authors use the term "epi" forepimorphism s.
* In semiconductor manufacturing Epi layer refers toEpitaxial layer.
* The nickname ofJuan Antonio San Epifanio , a Spanish retiredBasketball player.
* a prefix given to one of anepimer ic pair in chemistry
* a shortening forepisode
* a prefix to phone in the guitar companyEpiphone
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