DUPONT

  

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DUPONT

Date "DUPONT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references)


Crosswords: DUPONT

Specialty definitions using "DUPONT": D.P. reagents. (references)

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Modern Usage: DUPONT

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Secuestro y muerte de Mr. Dupont (1974)

The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)

Dupont barbès (1952)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: DUPONT

DomainTitle

References

  • Dupont Photomasks Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • S.T. DUPONT: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Teleflex Lionel Dupont SA: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Books

  • Autobiography of Dupont De Nemours (reference)

  • Dupont Circle : A Novel (reference)

  • DUPONT PHOTOMASKS, INC.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference)

  • Innovation : Breakthrough Thinking at 3M, DuPont, GE, Pfizer, and Rubbermaid (Businessmasters Series) (reference)

  • Management of the Hanford Engineer Works in World War II: How the Corps, Dupont and the Metallurgical Laboratory Fast Tracked the Original Plutonium Works (reference)

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Periodicals

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: DUPONT

Photos:
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Photo Album: DUPONT

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Particle impactor to study atmospheric particulate matter; Aiken condensation nuclei counter, and Dupont humidity sensor. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Engraving by W. Ridgway after a drawing by C. Parsons, published by Virtue & Co., New York. It depicts Federal warships, under Flag Officer Samuel F. DuPont, USN, bombarding Fort Beauregard (at left) and Fort Walker (at right). Troop transports are standing by in the distance. U.S. Navy ships present and identified include (from left): Mohican, Susquehanna, Augusta, Wabash (Flagship), Unadilla, Pawnee, Bienville, Ottawa, Curlew and Seneca. Credit: NAVY.

At Boston, Massachusetts, 3 May 1917, while being converted for World War I Navy service. The torpedo boats Blakely (Torpedo Boat # 27) and DuPont (Torpedo Boat # 7) are at right. Acquired by the Navy on 28 April 1917 and placed in commission on 28 June 1917 as USS Margaret (SP-524), this yacht was renamed SP-524 in 1918. She was transferred to the War Department on 9 March 1920. Credit: NAVY.

Dauneport, the Dupont estate, Wilmington, Del. Garages. Credit: Library of Congress.

A tunnel of verdure; N.E. on New Hampshire Ave., from Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. Credit: Library of Congress.

Facade of William H. Taft house, 5 Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. Credit: Library of Congress.

Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. Credit: Library of Congress.

This display arranged by the labor-management committee of the E.I. DuPont DeNemours plant in Waynesboro, Virginia, brings home the message of conservation by classifying worn-out parts and supplies according to their potential uses. Credit: Library of Congress.

Turpentine worker. DuPont, Georgia. Credit: Library of Congress.

Mrs. Eugene I. DuPont, residence in Greenville, Delaware. Sunroom to fireplace. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Use in Literature: DUPONT

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Barrecarrosse, alias Monsieur Dupont.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: DUPONT

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Dupont HL, Mathewson JJ. Escherichia coli diarrhea. (references)

Business

Dupont set up a plant in China in 1992 to produce pesticides for rice production. (references)

For example, Dupont has a joint venture to produce engineering plastics in Shenzhen. (references)

In contrast, Dupont bulletproof vests cover 40 percent of the market, competing with locally made and imported products. (references)

Economic History

Luxembourg

Goodyear, DuPont and Guardian are among the largest employers of labor in the country. (references)

Luxembourg

Large American firms such as Goodyear, Guardian and DuPont continually invest in subsidiaries and other endeavors in Luxembourg. (references)

Syria

Other foreign investors include Mitsubishi, Samsung, Mobil, Nestle, Dupont, Gray-Mackenzie, and Prince Walid bin Talal of Saudi Arabia (Four Seasons hotel chain). (references)

Political Economy

Luxembourg

Nearly 60 U.S. companies currently operate in Luxembourg, including major industrial entities such as Goodyear, Dupont, and Guardian Glass. (references)

Trade

Argentina

Some of the users are Sharp, Maxon, Acropolis, Canon, TDK, JVC, Audinac, Pioneer, Rates, Audio Logic, Zenith, Daewo, Talent, Goldstar, Panashiba, Nashiba, Le Roy, Carandache, Baume & Mercier, Corum, Tag Heuer, Movado, Caterpillar, Valvoline, Komatsu, Cummins, Coleman, John Deere, Home, Litte, Snapper, Asia, Kia, Isuzu, Mazda, Nissan, Case, SKF, Fag Steyr, Armstrong, Stanetex Tile, Multicolor Prem, Abco Haldex, Sigma Paximat, York, Autobombas Ford, GM, American Lafrance, Venus Carpet, Kalpakian Floget, Blue Diamond, Stronger, Yale, Skoda, Cessna, Bayer, Nike, Topper, Avia, Jovi, Canson, Stabilo, La Serenisima, Sancor, Ceres, Goodyear, Eastman, Digitar, Tecno Steel, Dallas, Cristaleria Bohemia, Heidelberg, Polar, Hempel, Crosley, Waltek, Exenel, Printex, Darling, Wega, R.N., Tecno 1, Medtronic, Akroplast, BRD, Lostra 2100 Fume, Care Quilt, Rae Flex, Zwiling, Nippon, Kaijo, Ki, Trinity, Asme, Dupont, Siderar, Sanitron, Band Ai, Alcoa, Samsonite, Daihatsu, Rhone Poulenc, Asics, Etam, Grimoldi, Boating Shoes, Sthil, Subaru, Daewoo, Cadbury de Argentina, Cafes La Virginia, Construcciones Metalurgicas Zanello, Electrolux Argentina, Ilko Argentina, Impsat, Ledesma Mattel Argentina, Multicolor Argentina, Papelera Tucuman, Pecom NEC, Philco Ushuaia, Phillips Argentina, Ralston Purina Argentina, Spazio Casa Simmons de Argentina. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: DUPONT

"DUPONT" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "DUPONT" is used about 88 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%8835,154

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: DUPONT

The following table summarizes the usage of "DUPONT" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
DupontLast name4,0003,211
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: DUPONT

CountryNameCountryName
France

La Brosse et Dupont (LBD) SA

USA

Dupont Photomasks Inc.

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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: DUPONT


1. DuPont, WA (city, FIPS 18965)
Location: 47.10677 N, 122.65308 W
Population (1990): 592 (231 housing units)
Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Duanesburg, NY
Zip Code(s): 12056 Duarte, CA (city, FIPS 19990)
Location: 34.15783 N, 117.95312 W
Population (1990): 20688 (6758 housing units)
Area: 18.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Dubach, LA (town, FIPS 21800)
Location: 32.69800 N, 92.65595 W
Population (1990): 843 (390 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 71235 Dubberly, LA (village, FIPS 21835)
Location: 32.53948 N, 93.23759 W
Population (1990): 253 (122 housing units) Area
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: DUPONT

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

dupont

2,014

dupont washington

39

dupont registry

870

dupont s.t

37

dupont paint

236

dupont canada

36

dupont lighter

102

community credit dupont union

33

dupont hotel

94

dupont pharmaceutical

29

club country dupont

92

dupont registry.com

28

dupont automotive paint

81

dupont chemical

28

dupont circle

67

dupont fort park

28

dupont auto paint

64

dupont tyvek

28

credit dupont union

62

dupont plastic

26

dupont carpet

60

dupont pen

23

st dupont

56

dupont imron

22

dupont corian

56

dupont flooring

21

michelle dupont

54

dupont fiber

21

dupont company

47

dupont interior textile

21

child dupont hospital

47

dupont car paint

20

dupont hospital

45

dupont corporation

20

dupont product

41

dupont zodiac

20

dupont stainmaster carpet

41

dupont automotive finish

18

dupont stainmaster

39

dupont fusabond

18
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: DUPONT

Language Translations for "DUPONT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

Dupont's atropin-proeve (Dupont atropine test). (various references)

   

French

  

épreuve de Dupont (Dupont atropine test). (various references)

   

German

  

Dupont Probe (Dupont atropine test). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

δοκιμασία ατροπίνης του Dupont (Dupont atropine test). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

upontday.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

teste de atropina de Dupont (Dupont atropine test). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

prueba de la atropina de Dupont (Dupont atropine test). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: DUPONT

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Chersophilus duponti. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Misspellings: DUPONT

Misspellings

"DUPONT" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Dipinti, Dubon, duponti, Dupontia. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: DUPONT

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-n-o-p-t-u"

-1 letter: donut, pound, punto, puton.

-2 letters: dunt, pond, pout, punt, undo, unto, updo, upon.

-3 letters: don, dot, dun, duo, dup, nod, not, nut, opt, oud, out, pod, pot, pud, pun, put, tod, ton, top, tun, tup, udo, upo.

-4 letters: do, no, nu, od, on, op, to, un, up, ut.

 Words containing the letters "d-n-o-p-t-u"
 

+1 letter: putdown.

 

+2 letters: outspend, putdowns, unposted, unpotted.

 

+3 letters: downspout, outspends, underplot, unspotted, unstopped.

 

+4 letters: deputation, disruption, downspouts, importuned, outpainted, outplanned, outpointed, outpreened, outpunched, outspanned, production, profundity, protruding, stupendous, tenpounder, underplots, unpolluted, unprompted, unreported.

 

+5 letters: cuspidation, deputations, deuteranope, disputation, disruptions, duplication, impoundment, incorrupted, openmouthed, outdropping, outplodding, outspeeding, outspending, outsprinted, productions, profoundest, repudiation, tenpounders, typefounder, unadoptable, uncaptioned, uncompleted, underreport, unexploited, unprotected, unstoppered, unsupported.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Usage Frequency
10. Names: Frequency
11. Names: Company Usage
12. Cities
13. Expressions: Internet
14. Translations: Modern
15. Translations: Ancient
16. Derivations
17. Anagrams
18. Bibliography


  

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