ADC

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Initialism of after-death communication.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

nounADC (countable and uncountable, plural ADCs)

plural ADCs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of after-death communication.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of aide-de-camp and postnominal.

    Then ‘the ADC in Waiting was commanded by Their Excellencies, Lord and Lady Lytton, to invite Mr and Mrs Cusack-Bremmil to Peterhoff on July 26 at 9.30 p.p.’

    1888, Rudyard Kipling, “Three and—an Extra”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio Society, published 2005, page 13
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of aid to dependent children.
  4. abbreviationcountableuncountableaeronauticsAbbreviation of air defense command or aerospace defense command.
  5. abbreviationcountableuncountableaeronauticsAbbreviation of air defense center or aerospace defense center.
  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of analog-to-digital converter.
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of antibody-drug conjugate.

    Catalent’s SMARTag® technology platform offers ADC and biologics developers a one-step toolkit to develop optimized ADCs and bioconjugates.

    2020, Catalent, Life Science Leader, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2021
  8. abbreviationcountableuncountableastronomyAbbreviation of atmospheric dispersion corrector
  9. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of automatic distance control.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.
    1 more example

    “Exposing companies to such extreme civil penalties would likely force the overpolicing of lawful expression, chill free speech, and distort the online environment in ways that harms all users,” said ADC National Executive Director, Abed Ayoub. “Beyond moral and political concerns, SB 771 also raises serious constitutional issues.”

    2025 July 17, “ADC Warns: California’s SB 771 is Censorship Disguised as Civil Rights”, in American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

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APA

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Chicago

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