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dc

or d.c.

  1. Electricity. direct current.

DC

  1. dental corps.
  2. Electricity. direct current.
  3. District of Columbia (approved especially for use with zip code).

D & C

or D and C

noun Medicine/Medical.
  1. a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.

Origin of D & C

d(ilation) and c(urettage)
Also called dilation and curettage, dilitation and curettage.

D.C.

  1. Music. da capo.
  2. Dictionary of Canadianisms.
  3. Electricity. direct current.
  4. District of Columbia.
  5. Doctor of Chiropractic.
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Related Words for dc

magnetic, electrical, heat, service, rousing, dynamic, tense, stirring, AC, DC, voltaic, tension, light, current, juice, spark, galvanism, utilities, electron, voltage

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British Dictionary definitions for dc

DC

abbreviation for
  1. music da capo
  2. Detective Constable
  3. direct currentCompare AC
  4. district commissioner
  5. Also: D.C. District of Columbia
  6. defined-contribution

D.C.

abbreviation for (in the US and Canada)
  1. Doctor of Chiropractic
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Word Origin and History for dc

d.c.

abbreviation of direct current, attested from 1898.

D.C.

abbreviation of District of Columbia, apparently not widely used before 1820, but eventually it became necessary to distinguish it from the many other Washingtons in America. The city and the district (then known as Territory of Columbia) were named 1791; the territory was organized as a "district" in 1801, but the towns within it (Washington, Georgetown, Alexandria) remained separate municipalities and at one time all took D.C. The district was effectively organized as a unitary municipality in 1871.

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dc in Medicine

D & C

abbr.
  1. dilation and curettage
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dc in Science

DC

  1. Abbreviation of direct current
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