Cai

Cai can refer to:

• Cai (surname), a common Chinese surname
• Cai (state), a state in ancient China
• Caí River, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
• Cái River, Vietnam
• Sir Kay, a character in Arthurian legend, spelt Cai in Welsh
• A green, leafy Chinese vegetable (Cant. "choy")

CAI is a three-letter acronym that can refer to:

Common noun phrases

• Calcium-aluminium-rich inclusion, a type of mineral
• Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, in pharmacology
• Codon Adaptation Index, a measure of codon bias in protein-coding DNA sequences
• Cold air intake of an automobile
• Computer Aided Inspection
• Computer assisted instruction, another name either for Computer-assisted language learning or for e-Learning
• Conodont Alteration Index, an estimate of the maximum temperature reached by a sedimentary rock

Proper names

• Cairo International Airport's IATA airport code
• A Calcium-aluminium-rich inclusion found in a primitive meteorite.
• The Capitol Archaeological Institute - An American archaeological research and education institute part of The George Washington University.
• Canadian Airlines's international call-letters
• Catholic Apologetics International, a Roman Catholic apostolate
• Center for the American Idea, a traditionalist conservative think tank.
• Central Asia Institute, a non-profit organization that promotes education in Central Asia
• Club Alpino Italiano, the Italian alpine club
• Club Atletico Independiente de La Chorrera, a Panamanian football (soccer) team
• Comisión de Actividades Infantiles, an Argentine football (soccer) team commonly known as C.A.I.
• Club Atlético Independiente, an Argentine football (soccer) team commonly known as Independiente
• Coleraine Academical Institution, a school in Northern Ireland
• Community Associations Institute, an influential trade association and special interest group, dominated by lawyers and property managers, that petitions for legislative beneficence for its members
• Compagnia Aerea Italiana, parent company (75%) of Alitalia
• Corendon Airlines's ICAO airline code
• Corpo Aereo Italiano, an element of the Italian Regia Aeronautica during the Battle of Britain

Scientific Terms

• Abbreviation for a Calcium-aluminium-rich inclusion, a common constituent of Chondritic meteorites.

See also

• Kai (disambiguation)