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Definition of IL - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: Illinois

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state in the central United States

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He lives in IL.

abr: interleukin

TECH.

protein helps cells talk to each other in the body

TECH.

IL levels increased during the infection.

Acronym

acr: Independent Living

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living on your own without help from others

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He moved into an IL apartment last year.

independent living

self-sufficiency

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RSVP

acr.

acr: Répondez S'il Vous Plaît

request for a reply to an invitation

SVP

acr.

acr: S'il vous plaît

way to politely ask for something in French

Examples of IL in a sentence

IL winters can be very cold.
Doctors measured IL after the treatment.
The IL response was stronger in mice.
She values her IL lifestyle and independence.
Many seniors choose IL communities for support.

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French:IL, résidence autonomie, ...
German:IL, Interleukin, ...
Italian:IL, vita indipendente, ...
Spanish:IL, VI, ...
Portuguese:IL, VAI, ...
Chinese:伊利诺伊州, 独立生活, ...
Japanese:IL, ...
Arabic:إلينوي, العيش المستقل, ...
Hebrew:אילינוי, דיור עצמאי, ...
Russian:Ил., ИЛ, ...
Ukrainian:Іллінойс, Самостійне проживання, ...
Hindi:इलिनॉय, स्वतंत्र जीवन, ...
Bengali:ইলিনয়, স্বাধীন জীবনযাপন, ...
Catalan:IL, AV, ...
Czech:Illinois, samostatné bydlení, ...
Danish:IL, selvstændig bolig, ...
Dutch:IL, ZVW, ...
Greek:Ιλινόις, ανεξάρτητη διαβίωση, ...
Hungarian:Illinois, önálló életvitel, ...
Khmer:រដ្ឋអ៊ីលីណយ, ការរស់នៅដោយឯករាជ្យ, ...
Korean:일리노이, IL, ...
Persian:ایلینوی, زندگی مستقل, ...
Polish:IL, samodzielne życie, ...
Portuguese (BR):IL, Vida Independente, ...
Romanian:IL, VI, ...
Swedish:IL, självständigt boende, ...
Thai:อิลลินอยส์, การอยู่อาศัยอิสระ, ...
Turkish:IL, BY, ...
Vietnamese:IL, interleukin, ...

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