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ADH

Definition: ADH

ADH

Noun

1. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Abbreviations & Acronyms: ADH

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.

EntrySourceExpressionField

ADH

DutchAlcoholdehydrogenaseMedicine

adh

EnglishAlcohol dehydrogenaseChemistry

ADH

FrenchHormone antidiurétiqueN/A

ADH

GermanAlkoholdehydrogenaseMedicine

ADH

ItalianAlcoldeidrogenasiMedicine

ADH

SwedishAlkoholdehydrogenasMedicine

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

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Synonyms: ADH

Synonyms: antidiuretic hormone (n), vasopressin (n). (additional references)

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Commercial Usage: ADH

DomainTitle

Books

  • Adh chanani raat = Night of the half moon (reference)

    (more book examples)

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

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Non-Fiction Usage: ADH

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Production of ADH becomes normal. (references)

Nighttime incontinence may be treated by increasing ADH levels. (references)

Sometimes measuring blood levels of ADH during this test is also necessary. (references)

Business

The furnaces give GEASO the capability to ADH & PACH repair both the directionally solidified and single crystal alloys that are being used extensively in their new engines. (references)

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

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Expression: ADH

Expression using "ADH": Inappropriate ADH Syndrome. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "ADH": S-adh.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ADH

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

adh

71

adh hormone

5

adh antidiuretic hormone

5

adh hypothermia

3

adh adult

3

adh health product

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: ADH

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

Greek 

  

σημείο ένωσης του δεύτερου ιντρονίου του γονιδίου adh 1S και του γονιδίου pat (junction region of adh 1S-Intron2 and pat gene), περιοχή συρραφής του δεύτερου ιντρονίου του γονιδίου adh 1S και του γονιδίου pat (junction region of adh 1S-Intron2 and pat gene). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

adhay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: ADH

LanguageDateSourceProverbs Chapter 2, Verse 18
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEqeto gar para tw qanatw ton oikon authV kai para tw adh meta twn ghgenwn touV axonaV authV
Latin405VulgateEt pacti Dei sui oblita est inclinata est enim ad mortem domus eius et ad impios semitae ipsius
Middle English1395WyclifAnd the couenaunt of hir God hath foryete. Forsothe inwardly bowid is to deth the hous of hir, and to helle the pathis of hir.
Jacobean English1611King JamesFor her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Victorian English1833WebsterFor her house inclineth to death, and her paths to the dead.
Basic English1964OgdenFor her house is on the way down to death; her footsteps go down to the shades:

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

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Matched Bible Translations: ADH

LanguageProverbs Chapter 2, Verse 18
BulgarianЗащото домът й води надолу към смъртта, И пътеките й към мъртвите*;
CebuanoKay ang iyang balay nagaharag ngadto sa kamatayon, Ug ang iyang mga alagianan ngadto sa mga minatay;
Chinese他 的 家 陷 入 死 地 、 他 的 路 偏 向 陰 " .
Croatianjer joj kuæa tone u smrt i njezini putovi vode mrtvima.
Danishthi en Grav til Døden er hendes Hus, til Skyggerne fører hendes Spor;
DutchWant haar huis helt naar den dood, en haar paden naar de overledenen.
FinnishSillä hänen huoneensa kallistuu kohti kuolemaa, hänen tiensä haamuja kohden.
FrenchCar sa maison penche vers la mort, Et sa route mène chez les morts:
German(denn ihr Haus neigt sich zum Tod und ihre Gänge zu den Verlorenen;
Haitian CreoleSi ou mete pye lakay yo, ou sou wout lanmò. Si ou ale lakay yo, ou pa lwen ale kote mò yo ye a.
HungarianMert a halálra hanyatlik az õ háza, és az õ ösvényei az élet nélkül valókhoz.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKalau engkau ke rumahnya berarti engkau menuju kematian. Pergi ke sana sama saja dengan pergi ke dunia orang mati.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamakarena rumahnya cenderunglah kepada maut, dan segala jalannya menuju tempat orang mati.
ItalianLa sua casa conduce verso la morte e verso il regno delle ombre i suoi sentieri.
Korean그 집 은 사 망 으 로, 그 길 은 음 부 로 기 울 어 졌 나 니
MaoriE heke atu ana hoki tona whare ki te mate, ona ara ki nga tupapaku.
Modern Greek"ιοτι ο οικος αυτης καταβιβαζει εις τον θανατον, και τα βηματα αυτης εις τους νεκρους·
Norwegianfor hennes hus synker ned i døden, og hennes veier bærer ned til dødningene;
Portuguesepois a sua casa se inclina para a morte, e as suas veredas para as sombras.   
RumanianCqci casa ei pogoarq la moarte, wi drumul ei duce la cei moryi:
RussianдПН ЕЕ ЧЕ"ЕФ Л УНЕТФЙ, Й УФЕЪЙ ЕЕ--Л НЕТФЧЕ"БН;
SpanishCiertamente su casa se hunde hacia la muerte, y sus sendas hacia los muertos.
SwedishTy en sådan sjunker med sitt hus ned i döden, och till skuggornas boning leda hennes stigar. >Ords. 5,5. 7,27.
Thaiเพราะเรือนของนางจมลงไปสู่ความมร"า และวิถีของนางไปสู่ชาวเมืองผี
Ukrainianвона бо із домом своїм западеться у смерть, а стежки її до померлих,

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

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Derivations: ADH

Derivations

Words beginning with "ADH": adhere, adhered, adherence, adherences, adherend, adherends, adherent, adherently, adherents, adherer, adherers, adheres, adhering, adhesion, adhesional, adhesions, adhesive, adhesively, adhesiveness, adhesivenesses, adhesives, adhibit, adhibited, adhibiting, adhibits. (additional references)

Words containing "ADH": deadhead, deadheaded, deadheading, deadheads, headhunt, headhunted, headhunter, headhunters, headhunting, headhunts, madhouse, madhouses, nonadhesive, roadholding, roadholdings, roadhouse, roadhouses, sadhe, sadhes, sadhu, sadhus, sradha, sradhas. (additional references)

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

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Anagrams: ADH

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: dah, had.

Words within the letters "a-d-h"

-1 letter: ad, ah, ha.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-h"
 

+1 letter: chad, dahl, dahs, dash, dhak, dhal, hade, hadj, haed, hand, hard, head, shad.

 

+2 letters: aahed, ached, ahead, ahold, aphid, ashed, chads, chard, dacha, dahls, dashi, dashy, deash, death, dhaks, dhals, hadal, haded, hades, hadji, hadst, haled, halid, hands, handy, hards, hardy, hared, hated, hawed, hayed, hazed, heads, heady, heard, hexad, hoard, hodad, honda, hydra, jehad, jihad, khadi, kheda, sadhe, sadhu, shade, shads, shady, shard.

 

+3 letters: adhere, aholds, aphids, arched, bached, bashed, bathed, behead, cached, cashed, chadar, chador, chadri, chafed, chards, chared, chased, chawed, cohead, dachas, dahlia, dahoon, daledh, daleth, danish, daphne, dashed, dasher, dashes, dashis, datcha, dearth, deaths, deathy, detach, dharma, dharna, dhoora, dhurna, dirham, dourah, drachm, echard, fashed, gashed, hacked, hading, hadith, hadjee, hadjes, hadjis, hadron, hafted, hagdon, hagged, hailed, hairdo, haired, halide, halids, haloed, haloid, halted, halved, hamada, hammed, handed, handle, hanged, hanked, hanted, happed, harden, harder, hardly, harked, harmed, harped, hashed, hasped, hasted, hatred, hatted, hauled, hawked, hazard, headed, header, healed, heaped, heated, heaved, heptad, herald, hexade, hexads, heyday, hoards, hoaxed, hodads, holard, hondas, houdah, howdah, hydrae, hydras, hydria, jadish, jehads, jihads, keddah, khadis, khedah, khedas, lamedh, lashed, lathed, mashed, pardah, pashed, phased, purdah, radish, saddhu, sadhes, sadhus, sandhi, sashed, shaded, shader, shades, shadow, shaduf, shaird, shaled, shamed, shandy, shaped, shards, shared, shaved, shawed, sradha, thawed, thread, unhand, washed, whaled, whidah, whydah.

 

+4 letters: abashed, adhered, adherer, adheres, adhibit, airhead, airshed, airthed, anthoid, aphides, ashamed, athodyd, bahadur, baldish, batched, beached, behaved, beheads, bighead, bodhran, bowhead, breadth, caddish, cathead, cathode, chadars, chadors, chaffed, chained, chaired, chalcid, chalked, chamade, champed, chanced, changed, chanted, chapped, charade, charged, charked, charmed, charred, charted, chasmed, chassed, chatted, cheated, cheddar, chiliad, chordal, chuddah, chuddar, clashed, coached, coheads, cowhand, crashed, dahlias, dahoons, daledhs, daleths, dampish, daphnes, daphnia, darkish, darshan, dasheen, dashers, dashier, dashiki, dashing, dashpot, datchas, dauphin, deafish, dearths, deashed, deashes, deathly, debauch, dharmas, dharmic, dharnas, dhooras, dhourra, dhurnas, diarchy, diehard, digraph, diphase, dirhams, dishpan, dishrag, dorhawk, dourahs, drachma, drachms, draught, dyarchy, earthed, echards, echidna, edaphic, egghead, endarch, ephedra, exhaled, faddish, faithed, fathead, flashed, gnashed, godhead, graphed, habited, hackled, hadarim, haddest, haddock, hadiths, hadjees, hadrons, haemoid, hagadic, hagdons, haggada, haggard, haggled, hagride, hagrode, hairdos, halberd, halides, halidom, halloed, haloids, halyard, hamadas, hammada, handbag, handcar, handful, handgun, handier, handily, handing, handled, handler, handles, handoff, handout, handsaw, handsel, handset, hangdog, haploid, hardens, hardest, hardhat, hardier, hardies, hardily, hardpan, hardset, hardtop, harried, hassled, hatband, hatched, hatreds, haunted, havened, havered, hayride, hayseed, hayward, hazards, headers, headier, headily, heading, headman, headmen, headpin, headset, headway, hearsed, hearted, helipad, hennaed, heptads, heralds, herdman, hexades, hexadic, hexapod, heydays, hidable, hidalgo, hoarded, hoarder, hodaddy, holards, holdall, holiday, hollaed, holland, holyday, homaged, hophead, hoptoad, hothead, houdahs, howdahs, husband, huzzaed, hyaloid, hydatid, hydrant, hydrase, hydrate, hydriae, hyoidal, inhaled, jarhead, jughead, kaddish, kathode, keddahs, khaddar, khedahs, ladyish, lamedhs, latched, laughed, leached, leashed, loathed, maddish, maidish, manhood, marched, matched, midrash, offhand, orchard, padshah, parched, pardahs, patched, peached, phasmid, phrased, pinhead, pithead, plashed, poached, pochard, pothead, pshawed, purdahs, quashed, ralphed, ranched, raphide, rawhide, reached, redhead, reheard, rhabdom, rhodora, roached, saddhus, sandhis, sandhog, saphead, scathed, shaders, shadfly, shadier, shadily, shading, shadoof, shadows, shadowy, shadufs, shafted, shagged, shahdom, shairds, shammed, shanked, sharked, sharped, shauled, shawled, sheafed, sheared, sheaved, shoaled, slashed, smashed, spathed, sraddha, sradhas, stashed, subhead, swashed, swathed, thacked, thanked, thrawed, threads, thready, toadish, towhead, trashed, unhands, unhandy, unheard, uphoard, warhead, washday, watched, whacked, whammed, whanged, whapped, wharfed, whidahs, whydahs, wrathed, yachted.

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

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Alternative Orthography: ADH


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 44 48

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-    -..    ....

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01000100 01001000

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#68 &#72

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0044 0048

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

353842

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Bible Trace
9. Abbreviations
10. Acronyms
11. Derivations
12. Anagrams
13. Orthography
14. Bibliography


  

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