TLC

ˌtiːɛlˈsiː

Definition

Definition of TLC - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: tender loving carekindness and attention given to someone

The old dog needs TLC to feel happy and healthy.

attention

care

acr: thin layer chromatography

TECH.

method to separate mixtures using a thin layer

TECH.

We used TLC to analyze the sample.

thin-layer chromatography

acr: The Learning Channel

Rare

channel showing educational and fun programs

Rare

I watched a fascinating documentary on TLC last night about wildlife.

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Origin of TLC

Acronym for Tender Loving Care

Examples of TLC in a sentence

After a little TLC, the old car ran smoothly again.
TLC revealed two distinct spots on the plate.
The chemist performed TLC to check purity.
TLC aired a documentary on ancient civilizations.
I learned cooking tips from a TLC show.

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French:soins attentionnés et affectueux, CCM, ...
German:TLC, DC, ...
Italian:cura amorevole, CCS, ...
Spanish:TLC, cromatografía en capa fina, ...
Portuguese:TLC, CCF, ...
Chinese:悉心照料, 薄层色谱法, ...
Japanese:優しい愛情のケア, 薄層クロマトグラフィー, ...
Arabic:رعاية واهتمام ومحبة, الكروماتوغرافيا ذات الطبقة الرقيقة, ...
Hebrew:טִפּוּל מָסוּר וְאוֹהֵב, כְּרוֹמָטוֹגְרַפְיַּת שִׁכְבָה דַקָּה, ...
Russian:забота, TLC, ...
Ukrainian:TLC, Тонкошарова хроматографія, ...
Hindi:कोमल प्रेमपूर्ण देखभाल, पतली परत क्रोमैटोग्राफी, ...
Bengali:টিএলসি, পাতলা স্তর ক্রোমাটোগ্রাফি, ...
Catalan:TLC, cromatografia en capa fina, ...
Czech:láskyplná péče, tenkovrstvá chromatografie, ...
Danish:øm omsorg, tyndtlagskromatografi, ...
Dutch:liefdevolle zorg, TLC, ...
Greek:Τρυφερή Φροντίδα, ΧΛΣ, ...
Hungarian:szerető gondoskodás, vékonyréteg-kromatográfia, ...
Khmer:ការយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ដោយក្តីស្រឡាញ់, ក្រូម៉ាតូក្រាហ្វីស្រទាប់ស្តើង, ...
Korean:다정한 보살핌, 박층 크로마토그래피, ...
Persian:مراقبت مهربانانه و محبت‌آمیز, کروماتوگرافی لایه نازک, ...
Polish:TLC, kanał edukacyjno-rozrywkowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):Carinho e Cuidado Afetuoso, CCF, ...
Romanian:îngrijire tandră și iubitoare, Cromatografie în strat subțire, ...
Swedish:TLC, TV-kanal med utbildande och underhållande program, ...
Thai:การดูแลด้วยความรักและความอ่อนโยน, โครมาโตกราฟีชั้นบาง, ...
Turkish:nazik sevgi dolu bakım, TLC, ...
Vietnamese:chăm sóc ân cần, SKLM, ...

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