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TLC

TLC is the initialism of tender loving care.

TLC is the initialism of thin-layer chromatography.

TLC is the initialism of technology life cycle.

TLC is the initialism of triple-level cell.

TLC is the initialism of total leukocyte count.

Meaning of tender loving care

Noun

tender loving care (uncountable, abbreviation TLC)

  1. Considerate and compassionate care, especially as given by nurses when no other treatment is of use.

Meaning of thin-layer chromatography

Noun

thin-layer chromatography (uncountable)

  1. (analytical chemistry) A form of chromatography in which the solid phase is silica gel or a similar inert material supported on a glass plate.
    Synonyms:
    TLC

Proper noun

TLC

  1. An American television channel owned by Discovery Communications (formerly called The Learning Channel).
    • For the TLC undertaking, he employs only underachievers, cronies who have been hired for their ability to make the work site madcap and, therefore, filmable.2005 November 3, Ned Martel, “The Unlikely Progress of a Barely Motivated Underachiever”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 May 2015

Forms of TLC

pluralTLCs

Questions about TLC

What does TLC mean?
TLC means an American television channel owned by Discovery Communications (formerly called The Learning Channel).
What is TLC the initialism of?
TLC is the initialism of tender loving care.
What part of speech is TLC?
TLC is a proper noun.

Words near TLC in the dictionary

  1. tlayuda
  2. tlayudas
  3. Tlazolteotl
  4. TLB
  5. TLBs
  6. TLC
  7. TLCs
  8. TLD
  9. TLDL
  10. TLDNR
  11. tldr

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Adapted from Wiktionary: TLC (page history and authors); tender loving care (page history and authors); thin-layer chromatography (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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