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This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter D. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome , pronounced to rhyme with cars
Also simply application or app. Computer software designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit of the user. Common examples of applications include word processors, spreadsheets, accounting applications, web browsers, media players, aeronautical flight simulators, console games, and photo editors. This contrasts with system software, which is ...
D/T: due to DTA: descending thoracic aorta: DTaP: diphtheria–tetanus–acellular pertussis (combined vaccination) DTP: diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (combined vaccination) DTR: deep tendon reflex: DTs: delirium tremens: DU: duodenal ulcer (see peptic ulcer) DUB: dysfunctional uterine bleeding: DVT: deep vein thrombosis: D/W: discussed with DW ...
These imprecise uses of the word regular are not to be confused with the notion of a regular topological space, which is rigorously defined. resp. (Respectively) A convention to shorten parallel expositions. "A (resp. B) [has some relationship to] X (resp. Y)" means that A [has some relationship to] X and also that B [has (the same ...
Also acid ionization constant or acidity constant. A quantitative measure of the strength of an acid in solution expressed as an equilibrium constant for a chemical dissociation reaction in the context of acid-base reactions. It is often given as its base-10 cologarithm, p K a. acid–base extraction A chemical reaction in which chemical species are separated from other acids and bases. acid ...
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This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).