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MCA

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MCA may refer to:

Astronomy

  • Mars-crossing asteroid, an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars

Aviation

Biology and chemistry

  • MacConkey agar, a selective growth medium for bacteria
  • Monochloroacetic acid, carboxylic acid, manufactured by chlorinating acetic acid
  • Methylcholanthrene, a carcinogen
  • Methyl cyanoacrylate, an organic compound
  • Metabolic control analysis, analysing how the control of fluxes and intermediate concentrations in a metabolic pathway is distributed
  • Middle cerebral artery, one of the three major blood supplies to the brain

Companies

Education

Graduate degrees

  • Master in Customs Administration, a trade-related degree offered in PMI Colleges (Philippines)

Post Graduate Degree

Educational institutions

Professional courses

  • Microsoft Certified Architect, a certification available from Microsoft
  • Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments—Series II, a standardized test in Minnesota

Organizations

Sports

  • MC Alger, a football club based in Algiers, Algeria
  • Manitoba Curling Association, Manitoba, Canada
  • Maharashtra Cricket Association, Pune, India
    • Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India
  • Mumbai Cricket Association, Mumbai, India

Technologies

  • Machine Check Architecture, a method for a CPU to report hardware errors to an operating system
  • Maximum credible accident, a postulated scenario that a nuclear facility must be able to withstand
  • Micro Channel architecture, a type of computer bus
  • Mitsubishi MCA, an emissions control approach for gasoline-powered vehicles during the 1970s
  • Movable cellular automaton
  • Multichannel analyzer, a gamma ray spectroscopy system for measuring counts at different voltage levels

People

  • Adam Yauch (1964–2012), a.k.a. "MCA" of the Beastie Boys
  • Michiel van den Bos (born 1975), a.k.a. "M.C.A.", Dutch composer
  • Chris Avellone (born 1971), a.k.a. "MCA", Video game designer

Other uses

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