ETD

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Initialism of Electron-transfer dissociation.

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explosive trace detection
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Meanings

nounETD (countable and uncountable, plural ETDs)

plural ETDs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Electron-transfer dissociation.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of estimated time of departure.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Everhart-Thornley detector.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Explosives trace detector.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Eye Tracking Device.
  6. UKabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of emergency travel document.
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of exchange-traded derivative.
  8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableotolaryngologymedicineInitialism of Eustachian tube dysfunction.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna system for screening luggage in airports; an agent passes a swab around or inside luggage and then runs the swab through a machine that can detect trace amounts of explosives

Similar
explosive trace detection
Broader
system
Also see
estimated time of departureeustachian tube dysfunctioneverhart-thornley detector

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Origin

Initialisms.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

ETD. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ETD

MLA

“ETD.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ETD. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ETD,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ETD.

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