STP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does STP mean? 

• STP (noun)
  The noun STP has 1 sense:

1. standard temperature and pressure

  Familiarity information: STP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Standard temperature and pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

s.t.p.; STP

Hypernyms ("STP" is a kind of...):

atm; atmosphere; standard atmosphere; standard pressure (a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade)

standard temperature (exactly zero degrees centigrade)

 Context examples 

ITIM (immunoreceptor Tyr-based inhibition motif) (I/V-X-Y-X-X-L), a protein domain involved in STP, binds to SH2 domain in SHP1 and SHP2, e.g., in KIR family.

(ITIM, NCI Thesaurus)

ITAM (Immunoreceptor Tyrosine-based Activation Motif) or ARAM (Ag Recognition Activation Motif) (Y-X-X-L-(X)6-8-Y-X-X-L), a protein domain involved in STP, binds to SH2 domain, e.g. in CD247/x chain, FceRI g chain, or DAP12.

(ITAM, NCI Thesaurus)