PPO
Encyclopedia
PPO is a three letter acronym for:
- 2,5-Diphenyloxazole, an organic scintillatorScintillatorA scintillator is a special material, which exhibits scintillation—the property of luminescence when excited by ionizing radiation. Luminescent materials, when struck by an incoming particle, absorb its energy and scintillate, i.e., reemit the absorbed energy in the form of light...
- Personal Protection OfficerPersonal Protection OfficerPersonal Protection Officers are officers of the London Metropolitan Police Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Department who are assigned for the personal protection of members of the Royal Family. The senior officer is the Queen's Police Officer...
- Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen ÖsterreichsPfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen ÖsterreichsPfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs is the largest Scouting and Guiding organization in Austria and the only one approved by World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and the World Organization of the Scout Movement . The association claims more than 300 troops with more than...
- Planned purchase order, a suggestion by a MRPManufacturing resource planningManufacturing resource planning is defined by APICS as a method for the effective planning of all resources of a manufacturing company...
system that can become a purchase orderPurchase orderA purchase order is a commercial document issued by a buyer to a seller, indicating types, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller will provide to the buyer. Sending a purchase order to a supplier constitutes a legal offer to buy products or services... - Polish Patent Office
- Polyphenol oxidasePolyphenol oxidasePolyphenol oxidase is a tetramer which contains four atoms of copper per molecule, and binding sites for two aromatic compounds and oxygen...
s, a family of enzymes - Poly(p-phenylene oxide)Poly(p-phenylene oxide)Poly or poly is a high-temperature thermoplastic. It is rarely used in its pure form due to difficulties in processing. It is mainly used as blend with polystyrene, high impact styrene-butadiene copolymer or polyamide.-History:Polyphenylene ether was discovered in 1956 by A. S...
- Preferred Provider OrganizationPreferred provider organizationIn health insurance in the United States, a preferred provider organization is a managed care organization of medical doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers who have covenanted with an insurer or a third-party administrator to provide health care at reduced...
or "Participating Provider Option", a type of health insurance plan - Propylene oxidePropylene oxidePropylene oxide is an organic compound with the molecular formula CH3CHCH2O. This colourless volatile liquid is produced on a large scale industrially, its major application being its use for the production of polyether polyols for use in making polyurethane plastics...
, an industrial chemical - Prisons and Probation OmbudsmanPrisons and Probation OmbudsmanThe Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales is an independent body appointed by the Secretary of State for Justice to investigate complaints from prisoners and those subject to probation supervision, or those upon whom reports have been written...
- Pure plant oil
- Toray Pan Pacific OpenToray Pan Pacific OpenThe is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on in Tokyo, Japan. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament since 1993. The event has traditionally been played on indoor carpet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, but the 2008 event...
, a Women's Tennis Association tournament - The Plumber's Philharmonic Orchestra, an orchestra based at McGill University in Montreal Quebec
- Professional Photographers of Ontario