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PPV

PPV noun: porcine parvovirus, a virus causing reproductive failure of swine. Also the initialism of pay-per-view.

Noun

PPV (countable and uncountable, plural PPVs)

  1. Porcine parvovirus, a virus causing reproductive failure of swine.
  2. (broadly, countable) A positive-pressure ventilation machine: a PPV device.

Also used as

PPV is also the initialism of pay-per-view.

PPV is also the initialism of positive predictive value.

PPV is also the initialism of purchase price variance.

PPV is also the initialism of polyphenylene vinylene.

PPV is also the initialism of positive-pressure ventilation.

PPV is also the initialism of police pursuit vehicle.

Synonyms of PPV

Forms of PPV

pluralPPVs

Words formed from PPV

Questions about PPV

What does PPV mean?
PPV means porcine parvovirus, a virus causing reproductive failure of swine.
What part of speech is PPV?
PPV is a noun.
What is the plural of PPV?
The plural of PPV is PPVs.

Words near PPV in the dictionary

  1. PPTP
  2. ppts
  3. PPU
  4. PPUK
  5. PPUs
  6. PPV
  7. PPW
  8. PPY
  9. PQ
  10. PQC
  11. PQE

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