dec

IPA: dˈɛk

Root Word: Dec

A diminutive of the male given name Declan.
Digital Equipment Corporation, a defunct American computer and technology company.
Abbreviation of December. [The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice.]
Initialism of diethylcarbamazine. [A synthetic anthelmintic drug.]
Initialism of diethyl carbonate. [(organic chemistry) an ester of carbonic acid and ethanol with the formula OC(OCH₂CH₃)₂]
(dermatology) Initialism of desquamated epithelial cell.
(programming) Abbreviation of decrement. [(countable) A small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.]
Abbreviation of declaration. [A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, intention, belief, etc.]
Abbreviation of decoration. [The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.]

(knitting) Abbreviation of decrease. [(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.]

Examples of "dec" in Sentences

The confusion between dec and dms.
Thanks for the notice about the Dec.
There has been additions to it in Dec.
The on sale date for the issue is Dec 30.
A shortening and alteration of dec laration .
Dec then became a lawyer, an attorney at law.
By Dec. 11, we are cramming for the big exam.
As such, the DEC wants it removed for this reason.
I caught the colloquy about the lead on Dec. 12 above.
The election committee also decided to reschedule elections' polls for Dec 02, 2012 on account of Ashura.