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human chorionic gonadotropin
(Encyclopedia)human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG): see gonadotropic hormone. ...human-factors engineering
(Encyclopedia)human-factors engineering: see ergonomics. ...human granulocytic ehrlichiosis
(Encyclopedia)human granulocytic ehrlichiosis: see ehrlichiosis. ...human growth hormone
(Encyclopedia)human growth hormone (HGH): see growth hormone. ...human immunodeficiency virus
(Encyclopedia)human immunodeficiency virus: see HIV. ...James Bay Project
(Encyclopedia)James Bay Project, a colossal hydroelectric development of the rivers emptying into the E James Bay, central Quebec, Canada. La Grande Phase I, finished in 1985, created the world's largest undergroun...Columbia basin project
(Encyclopedia)Columbia basin project, central Wash., a multipurpose development of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation providing irrigation, hydroelectric power, and flood control. Its key unit, the Grand Coulee Dam, pr...Federal Art Project
(Encyclopedia)Federal Art Project: see Work Projects Administration. ...Federal Writers' Project
(Encyclopedia)Federal Writers' Project: see Work Projects Administration. ...North Platte project
(Encyclopedia)North Platte project, unit of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, in the North Platte River valley, W Nebr. and E Wyo. It supplies hydroelectric power to many towns and industries and provides irrigation ...Browse by Subject
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