a small optical disk usu. containing recorded music or computer data
the content (as music or a computer program) of a CD released as a unit
promoting her latest CD
carried down
civil defense
diplomatic corps
CDC -abbr
Centers for Disease Control; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDD -abbr
certificate of disability for discharge
CD4 [,sē-(,)dē-'fȯr] -n
a large glycoprotein that is found on the surface esp. of helper T cells, that is the receptor for HIV, and that usu. functions to facilitate recognition of antigens by helper T cells
Cdn -abbr
Canadian
cDNA ['sē-,dē-(,)en-'ā, ,sē-] -n
a DNA that is complementary to a given RNA which serves as a template for synthesis of the DNA in the presence of reverse transcriptase
CDP -abbr
certificate in data processing
CDR -abbr
commander
CDROM [,sē-,dē-'räm] -n
a CD containing computer data that cannot be altered