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.
The Endoplasmic Reticulum is essentially the synthesiser of the cell. Within the cytoplasm of a cell (eukaryotic) there is a network of membranous tubules, this is the endoplasmic reticulum. This structure has ribosomes attached and is essentially in charge of protein and lipid synthesis.