EDC

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verb

To carry every day; to carry daily.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

nounEDC (plural EDCs)

plural EDCs

  1. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of expected date of confinement.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of everyday carry.
  3. abbreviationinitialismquality assuranceengineeringInitialism of electronic data capture.
  4. abbreviationinitialismchemistryInitialism of endocrine disruptor chemical.

    Exposing animals to EDCs disrupts both male and female sexual development.

    2018, Kristin Lawless, Formerly known as food, →ISBN, page 156
  5. abbreviationinitialismchemistryInitialism of ethylene dichloride and 1,2-dichloroethane.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationhistoricalinitialismInitialism of European Defense Community.
verbEDC (third-person singular simple present EDCs, present participle EDCing, simple past and past participle EDCed)

present singular third person EDCs · participle present EDCing · participle past EDCed · past EDCed

  1. back-formed from the noun senseTo carry every day; to carry daily.

    Many people love EDCing a utility knife in addition to their multitool.

    1 more example

    Should you EDC a bit kit? It may depend on your occupation and on what else is competing to earn a place in your sheath.

    Synonyms: everyday-carry

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo carry every day; to carry daily.

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