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    voc.
    abbreviation
    vocative.
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    VOC
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    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

voc.

American  

abbreviation

  1. vocative.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

voc. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. vocative

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In Adjectives beginning with a Labial or a Palatal, the aspirated form alone is used in the gen. and voc. sing. masc. the nom. dat. and voc. sing. feminine.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Alexander Stewart

In voc. שתייה, where some other curious extracts from the Talmud and Talmudic writers on the subject of the Stone of Foundation are given.

From The Symbolism of Freemasonry by Albert G. Mackey

S. maa. maa 3. voc., father; maa nau, father.

From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by W. G. (Walter George) Ivens

Apposition, 169; —— agreement, 169, 2; —— partitive, 169, 5; —— with voc. in nom.,

From New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett

In another case, Dixon said she recorded a high VOC reading at a manufacturing plant next to the East Palestine accident site.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

“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 ● Jan. 23, 2026

Studying the factors that influence VOC emissions, therefore, is key to understanding plant health.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024

Different strains of bacteria produce a different VOC fingerprint, which in turn creates a different electric signal in the Sensifi machine.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2023

“If this is the case,” it said, “mathematical modeling indicates that the omicron VOC is expected to cause over half of all” coronavirus infections in the European Union “within the next few months.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2021

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