PPG may stand for:

Science and technology

Pacific Proving Grounds The Pacific Proving Grounds was the name given by the United States government to a number of sites in the Marshall Islands and a few other sites in the Pacific Ocean at which it conducted nuclear testing between 1946 and 1962. The U.S. tested ...

, a former US-operated nuclear test site *

Photoplethysmograph A photoplethysmogram (PPG) is an optically obtained plethysmograph, plethysmogram that can be used to detect blood volume changes in the microvascular bed of tissue. A PPG is often obtained by using a pulse oximeter which illuminates the skin a ...

, an optically obtained volumetric measurement of an organ *

Pterygopalatine ganglion The pterygopalatine ganglion (aka Meckel's ganglion, nasal ganglion, or sphenopalatine ganglion) is a parasympathetic ganglion in the pterygopalatine fossa. It is one of four parasympathetic ganglia of the head and neck, (the others being the s ...

, one of the four Parasympathetic ganglia of the head and neck *

Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group (PPG) is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish on the classification of pteridophytes ( lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relationships discove ...

, a group promoting the taxonomy of

pteridophyte A pteridophyte is a vascular plant (with xylem and phloem) that reproduces by means of spores. Because pteridophytes produce neither flowers nor seeds, they are sometimes referred to as " cryptogams", meaning that their means of reproduction is ...

s ; Chemistry *

Photolabile protecting group A photolabile protecting group (PPG; also known as: photoremovable, photosensitive, or photocleavable protecting group) is a chemical modification to a molecule that can be removed with light. PPGs enable high degrees of chemoselectivity as they al ...

, a strategy to temporarily protect functional group(s) and liberate upon action of light * Policosanol, a nutritional supplement *

PPG Industries PPG Industries, Inc. is an American Fortune 500, ''Fortune'' 500 company and global supplier of paints, coatings, and specialty materials. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PPG operates in more than 70 countries around the globe. By ...

, a U.S. manufacturer, formerly known as Pittsburgh Plate Glass **

PPG Place PPG Place is a complex in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consisting of six buildings within three city blocks and five and a half acres. PPG Place was designed by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee. Named for its anchor tenant, PPG ...

, its office complex *

Polypropylene glycol Polypropylene glycol or polypropylene oxide is the polymer (or macromolecule) of propylene glycol. Chemically it is a polyether, and, more generally speaking, it's a polyalkylene glycol (PAG) H S Code 3907.2000. The term polypropylene glycol or PPG ...

, a polymer * Post-prandial glucose, a measure of blood sugar after a meal * Pounds per

gallon The gallon is a unit of volume in British imperial units and United States customary units. The imperial gallon (imp gal) is defined as , and is or was used in the United Kingdom and its former colonies, including Ireland, Canada, Australia ...

, a measure of density, typically of a fluid. It is common in the oil industry, especially as a unit for

Mud weight In the oil industry, mud weight is the density of the drilling fluid and is normally measured in pounds per gallon (lb/gal) (ppg) or pound cubic feet (pcf) . In the field it is measured using a mud scale or mud balance. Mud can weigh up to 22 or ...

. * Purpurogallin, the aglycon of several glycosides from nutgalls ; Electronics & Electrical * PPG Phonem, a vocal synthesizer *

Palm Products GmbH Palm Products Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbH (commonly abbreviated to PPG) was a manufacturer of Synthesizer, audio synthesizers. Founded and owned by Wolfgang Palm, PPG was located in Hamburg, Germany and, for 12 years from around ...

, an audio synthesizer company *

Penile plethysmograph Penile plethysmography (PPG) or phallometry is a measurement of blood flow to the penis, typically used as a proxy for measurement of sexual arousal. The most commonly reported methods of conducting penile plethysmography involves the measurement ...

a device to measure male arousal * Push Proxy Gateway, a component of a WAP server in telecommunications * Pulse pattern generator, a piece of electronic test equipment or software used to generate digital electronics stimuli *

Personal Protective Ground Personal may refer to: Aspects of persons' respective individualities * Privacy * Personality * Personal, personal advertisement, variety of classified advertisement used to find romance or friendship Companies * Personal, Inc., a Washington, ...

, a safety device that is conductive, used to ground electrical equipment in case of accidental energization during work ; Transport *

PPG tankette The PPG tankette (; literally "mobile machine-gun nest"), also known by the prototype name ''Object 217'', was a Soviet tankette produced for fighting in the Winter War. Intended purpose Soviet infantry took huge losses attacking Finnish fortifi ...

, a Soviet armoured vehicle * IATA airport code for

Pago Pago International Airport Pago Pago International Airport , also known as Tafuna Airport, is a public airport located 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of the central business district of Pago Pago, in the village and plains of Tafuna on the island of Tutuila in America ...

Powered paragliding Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring or PPG, is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a back-pack motor (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider. It can be launched in still air, and on ...

, a form of ultralight aviation

In fiction

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The Powerpuff Girls ''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American Superhero fiction, superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network. The show centers on Blossom ...

'', an animated television series * ''

Powerpuff Girls Z is a 2006 Japanese anime television series created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Toei Animation. Planned by Cartoon Network and produced by TV Tokyo, Aniplex, and Toei Animation, the series is directed by Iku Ishiguro, with Yoshio U ...

'', a Japanese TV series based on the American one * ''The Powerpuff Girls'' (2016 TV series), a reboot of the original series

Other

Palestinian Presidential Guard The Palestinian Presidential Guard (PPG; ) is a branch of the Palestinian Security Services under the direct control of the President of the State of Palestine. Its primary role is protection of the President and other VIPs, as well as perfor ...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving Greater Pittsburgh, metropolitan Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Descended from the ''Pittsburgh Gazette'', established in 1786 as the fi ...

, a major newspaper in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region. *

Planning Policy Guidance Notes In the United Kingdom, Planning Policy Guidance Notes (PPG) were statements of the Government's national policy and principles towards certain aspects of the Town and Country Planning in the United Kingdom, town planning framework. They were mater ...

, in the United Kingdom *

Points per game Points per game, often abbreviated PPG, is the average number of points scored by a player or team per game played in a sport, over the course of a series of games, a whole season, or a career. It is calculated by dividing the total number of poi ...

in sports * Power play goal in ice hockey {{disambig