"DEC" meaning in English

See DEC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} DEC
  1. Digital Equipment Corporation, a defunct American computer and technology company.
    Sense id: en-DEC-en-name-eJzCtrsZ

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} DEC (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of diethylcarbamazine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: diethylcarbamazine
    Sense id: en-DEC-en-noun-gY8hThMn
  2. Initialism of diethyl carbonate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: diethyl carbonate Related terms: EMC (english: ethyl methyl carbonate), DMC (english: dimethyl carbonate), EC (english: ethylene carbonate), PC (english: propylene carbonate)
    Sense id: en-DEC-en-noun-So~cThg6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 17 50 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 17 47 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 17 48 13
  3. (dermatology) Initialism of desquamated epithelial cell. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: desquamated epithelial cell Categories (topical): Dermatology
    Sense id: en-DEC-en-noun-RWaohGTy Topics: dermatology, medicine, sciences
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