voc.

American  

abbreviation

1. vocative.

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VOC ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. volatile organic compound: one of a number of chemicals, including benzene and acetone, that evaporate or vaporize readily and are harmful to human health and the environment

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voc. ² British  

abbreviation

1. vocative

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Example Sentences

Experts largely praised LAUSD’s efforts as thorough and comprehensive — with the exception of the VOC air testing.

From Los Angeles Times

For Whelton, the good news is that the school could easily complete comprehensive VOC testing within a week, if it wanted to.

From Los Angeles Times

“Going back and conducting this thorough VOC testing … would be the last action that they would need to take to determine whether or not health risks remain for the students, faculty and visitors.”

From Los Angeles Times

"That means areas that already have higher levels of air pollution of VOCs and NOx will likely see increases in ozone as average temperatures go up. What's more, climate change is expected to increase naturally occurring VOC emissions in some parts of the U.S., such as the Southeast, exacerbating the challenge."

From Science Daily

"Each of the VOC levels we detected were individually below the hazard thresholds for single exposures, but we currently do not fully understand what the hazard thresholds would be for exposure to VOC mixtures such as these," Johnson said.

From Science Daily