- Fas
Fas can mean the following:
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Fas receptor , an important cell surface receptor protein of the TNF receptor family known also asCD95 , that induces apoptosis on bindingFas ligand .
*Fes, Morocco , the third largest city in Morocco, as an alternate spellingFAS can stand for:
* Faculty of Architects and Surveyors now renamed the Architecture and Surveying Institute (United Kingdom).
* Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University
*Fatty acid synthase
* Federal Aid Highway System, roads built in the United States with funds provided by the federal government
* Federally assisted secondary road, roads built in the United States with funds provided by the federal government
*Federation of American Scientists , a non-profit organization formed in 1945 by scientists from the Manhattan Project
*Federation of Astronomical Societies , an international union of astronomical societies formed in 1974
*Femmes Africa Solidarité
* Ferrous Ammonium Sulfate (Mohr's Salt), a light green crystalline solid with the formula Fe(SO4)2(NH4)2.6H2O (CAS number: 10045-89-3)
*Fetal Alcohol Syndrome , permanent and often devastating birth-defect syndromes caused by maternal overconsumption of alcohol during pregnancy
*Final Assembly (of manufactured products)
* Financial Accounting Standard, a standard determined by theFinancial Accounting Standards Board
*Firsts and Seconds , a grade of hardwood lumber defined by theNational Hardwood Lumber Association in the United States.
*Football Association of Singapore
* "Foras Áiseanna Saothair ", a state agency in the Republic of Ireland, with responsibility for assisting those seeking employment.
*Foreign Accent Syndrome , a rare medical condition whereby a person will switch to a different accent when speaking their own language, usually as a result of brain damage.
*Foreign Agricultural Service , the part of the United States Department of Agriculture that has primary responsibility for overseas programs
*Formability Analysis Software
*Free African Society , an 18th-century African-American community.
*Free Alongside Ship , anIncoterm
* Fuerzas Armadas de España, theSpanish Armed Forces
*Club Deportivo FAS , a Salvadoran football clubSee also
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