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Translingual
Etymology 1
Symbol
EC
- (metrology) Symbol for exacoulomb, an SI unit of electric charge equal to 1018 coulombs.
Etymology 2
Symbol
EC
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Ecuador.
- Synonym: ECU (alpha-3)
See also
English
Proper noun
EC
- (international law) Initialism of European Communities (1965-1993), a forerunner of the European Union.
- (international law) Initialism of European Community (1993-2009), formerly known as the EEC.
- (politics, economics) Initialism of European Commission.
- (transport) Abbreviation of EuroCity.
See also
Noun
EC (countable and uncountable, plural ECs)
- (electronics) Initialism of edge combiner.
- (anatomy) Initialism of entorhinal cortex.
- Initialism of electron capture.
- Initialism of earth closet.
- Initialism of error correction.
- (uncountable) Abbreviation of ethylene carbonate.
- (geology, astronomy) Initialism of enstatite chondrite.
Quotations
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Related terms
- DEC (“diethylcarbonate”)
- DMC (“dimethylcarbonate”)
- EMC (“ethylmethylcarbonate”)
- PC (“propylene carbonate”)
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