Associations to the word «Pd»

Wiktionary

PD, symbol. (element symbol) Symbol for palladium.
PD, noun. (law enforcement) Initialism of police department.
PD, noun. (electronics) Initialism of phase detector.
PD, noun. Initialism of public domain.
PD, noun. Initialism of peritoneal dialysis.
PD, noun. Initialism of penile duplication.
PD, noun. (U.S. military) Abbreviation of period (full stop) punctuation mark, used in communication systems without punctuation (e.g., telegrams).
PD, proper noun. (Ireland) Initialism of Progressive Democrats, a political party.

Dictionary definition

PD, noun. A silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry.

Wise words

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