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Translingual

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Etymology 1

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Symbol

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EC

  1. (metrology) Symbol for exacoulomb, an SI unit of electric charge equal to 1018 coulombs.

Etymology 2

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Symbol

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EC

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Ecuador.
    Synonym: ECU (alpha-3)

See also

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English

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Noun

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EC (countable and uncountable, plural ECs)

  1. Initialism of earth closet.
    Coordinate term: WC
  2. (electronics) Initialism of edge combiner.
  3. (countable, physics) Initialism of electron capture.
  4. (uncountable, geology, astronomy) Initialism of enstatite chondrite.
  5. (anatomy) Initialism of entorhinal cortex.
  6. (uncountable, chemistry) Initialism of ethylene carbonate.
  7. Initialism of error correction.
  8. (uncountable) Initialism of eye contact.
  9. Initialism of emergency contraception
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  • DEC (diethylcarbonate)
  • DMC (dimethylcarbonate)
  • EMC (ethylmethylcarbonate)
  • PC (propylene carbonate)

Proper noun

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EC

  1. (international law) Initialism of European Communities (1952–2009).
  2. (international law) Initialism of European Community (1958–1993).
    Synonym: (dated) EEC
  3. (politics, economics) Initialism of European Commission.
  4. (transport) Abbreviation of EuroCity.
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  • EU (European Union)

Adjective

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EC (not comparable)

  1. Initialism of east/eastern Caribbean.

Anagrams

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