EPI

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EPI is an acronym or initialism that may mean one of the following:

• Economic Policy Institute, an American thinktank organisation.
• European Patent Institute, the professional association of European patent attorneys.
• EuroProp International, manufacturer of the EPI TP400, a military turboprop engine.
• Exploding Plastic Inevitable, Andy Warhol's series of multimedia events.
• Environmental Performance Index, a method of scaling the effects of human impact on the natural environment.
• Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
• Expanded Programme on Immunization, an initiative of the World Health Organization.
• Echo Planar Imaging
• Extreme physical information, a concept in a theory of physics based on information
• Epinephrine
• Employment Policies Institute, group which advocates against raising the minimum wage
• Emerald Passport Inc., a direct sales company
• Ecology Project International, supporting science education and conservation
• Email, Phone, Internet, simultaneous communication across multiple channels

Epi is also

• the central flower in a wheat stalk.
• an island and a volcano on Vanuatu, see Epi (island).
• Epi, the abbreviation for the orchid genus Epidendrum
• a term used in medical jargon for epinephrine, a neurotransmitter which is also known as adrenaline.
  • example: an Epipen for use against acute allergic reaction
• a loaf consisting of a line of eight baguette rolls.
• in category theory, some authors use the term "epi" for epimorphisms.
• In semiconductor manufacturing Epi layer refers to Epitaxial layer.
• The nickname of Juan Antonio San Epifanio, a Spanish retired Basketball player.
• a prefix given to one of an epimeric pair in chemistry