ATG

See also: atg

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Antigua.

Symbol

ATG

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Antigua and Barbuda.
    Synonym: AG (alpha-2)

English

Noun

ATG (plural ATGs)

  1. (immunology) Initialism of anti-thymocyte globulin.

Adjective

ATG (comparative more ATG, superlative most ATG)

  1. (cytology) Short for "autophagy-related" as pertains to genes or proteins
    • 2020, Levine B, Kroemer G, “Biological Functions of Autophagy Genes: A Disease Perspective”, in Cell, 176:1-2, page 11:
      The lysosomal degradation pathway of autophagy plays a fundamental role in cellular, tissue and organismal homeostasis and is mediated by evolutionarily conserved autophagy-related (ATG) genes.
  2. (weightlifting) Initialism of ass to grass, a method of squatting where a lifter lowers their buttocks as close to the ground as possible.
    • 2021 September 9, “Should You Squat Ass-to-Grass? The Debate is Over”, in Steel Supplements‎[1]:
      Before we can discuss ass-to-grass squats, or ATG squats for short, we must first establish some knowledge about squats in general. […] Knowing how to do a conventional back squat is imperative before we can even begin discussing varied depths like the ATG squat.
  3. (shaving) Against the grain.

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Swedish

Etymology

Initialism of Aktiebolaget Trav och Galopp (“Joint-stock company Trot and Gallop”).

Proper noun

ATG c (genitive ATG:s)

  1. A Swedish co-operative body that handles betting services for horse competitions and other sports

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