DEFINITION of 'Windfall Tax'. A tax levied by governments against certain industries when economic conditions allow those industries to experience above-average profits. Windfall taxes are primarily levied on the companies in the targeted industry that have benefited the most from the economic windfall, most often commodity-based businesses.
acute leukemia leukemia in which the involved cell line shows little or no differentiation, usually consisting of blast cells; two types are distinguished, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myelogenous leukemia. acute granulocytic leukemia acute myelogenous leukemia.
Phagocytes. Phagocytes are a type of protein-rich immune cell whose job is to engulf damaged cells, bacteria or viruses. Granulocytes are phagocytes that initially deal with an infection, ingesting foreign particles until they die.