Fas
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Fas can mean the following:
- Fas receptor, an important cell surface receptor protein of the TNF receptor family known also as CD95, that induces apoptosis on binding Fas ligand.
- Fes, Morocco, the third largest city in Morocco, as an alternate spelling
- Poti, Georgia, a port city in Georgia
- Latin for "permissible, right" as a concept of ancient Roman religion; see Glossary of ancient Roman religion#fas
FAS can stand for:
- Architecture and Surveying Institute, formerly the Faculty of Architects and Surveyors
- Faculty of Arts and Science
- Fatty acid synthase
- Federal Aid Highway System, roads built in the United States with funds provided by the federal government
- Federally assisted secondary road, roads built in the United States with funds provided by the federal government
- Federation of American Scientists, a non-profit organization formed in 1945 by scientists from the Manhattan Project
- Federation of Astronomical Societies, an international union of astronomical societies formed in 1974
- Femmes Africa Solidarité
- Ferrous Ammonium Sulfate (Mohr's Salt), a light green crystalline solid with the formula Fe(SO4)2(NH4)2.6H2O (CAS number: 10045-89-3)
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, permanent and often devastating birth-defect syndromes caused by maternal overconsumption of alcohol during pregnancy
- Financial Accounting Standard, a standard determined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
- Final assembly schedule, schedule for items to finish in a make-to-order (MTO) or assemble-to-order (ATO) environment.
- Football Association of Serbia
- Football Association of Singapore
- Foras Áiseanna Saothair, a state agency in the Republic of Ireland, with responsibility for assisting those seeking employment.
- Forced Auto Stop, a hypermiling technique involving turning off an automobile's internal combustion engine, shifting into neutral and coasting down hills to reduce gasoline use.
- Foreign Accent Syndrome, a rare medical condition whereby a person acquires a different accent when speaking their own language, usually as a result of brain damage.
- Foreign Agricultural Service, the part of the United States Department of Agriculture that has primary responsibility for overseas programs
- Free African Society, an 18th-century African-American community.
- Free Alongside Ship, an Incoterm
- Freedom and Solidarity, a conservative liberal political party in Slovakia
- Fuerzas Armadas de España, the Spanish Armed Forces
- Club Deportivo FAS, a Salvadoran football club
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