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Synonyms

ADC

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. advanced developing countries.

  2. AIDS dementia complex.

  3. Aid to Dependent Children.

  4. Air Defense Command.

A.D.C. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. aide-de-camp.

ADC British  

abbreviation

  1. aide-de-camp

  2. analogue-digital converter

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With Nigeria facing significant security challenges, Kwankwaso's past experience as a defence minister provides the ADC with a rallying point ahead of the election.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

A huge poster bears Kwankwaso's face, along with the words "welcome to ADC".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Lifordi is developing an ADC to steer glucocorticoids directly to target immune cells, where they exert their benefits, and away from other cells and tissues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

"We also used HER2-targeted immuno-PET to monitor changes in HER2 expression after ADC therapy."

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2023

He arrived in the evenings, in his green uniform, holding a gossip magazine or two, while his ADC, at an obsequious pace behind him, brought his briefcase and put it on the dining table.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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