"MDI" meaning in English

See MDI in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} MDI
  1. Initialism of Mount Desert Island. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Mount Desert Island
    Sense id: en-MDI-en-name-9hECnEsc
  2. (software, graphics) Initialism of Microsoft Document Imaging format. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Microsoft Document Imaging format
    Sense id: en-MDI-en-name-eRq07J4I Categories (other): Software, Microsoft Disambiguation of Microsoft: 3 70 8 2 8 5 3 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  3. (software, navy) Initialism of Mission Data Interface. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Mission Data Interface

Noun

Forms: MDIs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} MDI (countable and uncountable, plural MDIs)
  1. (computer hardware, communication) Initialism of medium-dependent interface. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: medium-dependent interface
  2. (medicine) Initialism of metered-dose inhaler. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: metered-dose inhaler
    Sense id: en-MDI-en-noun-IW3A5~gS Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 11 22 10 33 9 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 11 18 7 38 9 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 8 19 6 42 7 13 Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (software, graphical user interface) Initialism of multiple document interface. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: multiple document interface
  4. (organic chemistry) Initialism of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: methylene diphenyl diisocyanate Synonyms (diphenylmethane diisocyanate): methylene diphenyl diisocyanate
    Sense id: en-MDI-en-noun-q~NSjd7l Categories (other): Organic chemistry Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'diphenylmethane diisocyanate': 13 28 13 46

Inflected forms

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