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CTC

phrase

  1. Internet, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of care to chat?

proper noun

  1. US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Children's Theater Company, a company in Minneapolis.
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of California Transportation Commission The CTC approved $105 million for the first phase of the project, which essentially serves as a green light for Caltrans to begin looking for a contractor to start construction work.

noun CTCs

  1. UK, abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of city technology college
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of centralised/centralized traffic control
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of circulating tumor cell 2018—Mursina, Kate (8 February 2018): "Teasing Out Circulating Tumor DNA". ClinicalOMICs. An ability to etect (sic) circulating tumor cells (CTCs) or cell-free cancer DNA (cfDNA) in blood or saliva opens possibilities to suspect cancer even before it is visible on radiological images.
  4. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of closed timelike curve
  5. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of certified true copy
  6. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of child tax credit In 2018, the EITC and CTC kept 10.6 million people out of poverty, according to the CBPP, and the evidence shows they improve health, education and long-term employment outcomes, especially among children.

verb CTCs · CTCing · CTCed

  1. Australia, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Check The Classification, given to films to allow advertising prior to their official classification.
  2. informal Install or convert to Centralized Traffic Control. That installation will deplete telegraphers jobs considerably. Santa Fe already CTCing Mojave to Barstow.

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@misc{ctc_2026,
  title = {CTC},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ctc},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}