DIC may refer to:

Biology and chemistry

Diisopropylcarbodiimide ''N'','-Diisopropylcarbodiimide is a carbodiimide used in peptide synthesis. As a liquid, it is easier to handle than the commonly used Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, ''N'','-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, a waxy solid. In addition, ''N'','-diisopropylurea ...

, a reagent in organic chemistry *

Disseminated intravascular coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a condition in which blood clots form throughout the body, blocking Microvessel, small blood vessels. Symptoms may include chest pain, shortness of breath, leg pain, problems speaking, or problems ...

, a pathological activation of coagulation (blood clotting) mechanisms *

Dissolved inorganic carbon Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) is the sum of the aqueous species of inorganic carbon in a solution. Carbon compounds can be distinguished as either organic or inorganic, and as dissolved or particulate, depending on their composition. Organic c ...

, the sum of inorganic carbon species in a solution * ''Dic'' (crustacean), a genus of crustacean in the family

Diastylidae Diastylidae is one of the eight most commonly recognised families of crustaceans of the order Cumacea. They are marine creatures especially common around the 30th parallel north. Anatomy Diastylidae have a medium to large, free telson, that has ...

Companies

* D.I.C. (department store), a New Zealand department store chain *

DIC Corporation is a Japanese chemical company, specializing in the development, manufacture and sale of inks, pigments, polymers, specialty plastics and compounds and biochemicals. It was founded in 1908 as Kawamura Ink Manufactory, renamed to Kawamura Kiju ...

, a Japanese chemical company *

DIC Entertainment DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions, sometimes stylized as DİC) was a French American film and television production company that ...

, a former film and television production company * Dic Press, an imprint of VDM Publishing devoted to the reproduction of Wikipedia content * Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan *

Dubai International Capital Dubai International Capital (DIC) is the international investment arm of Dubai Holding, a global conglomerate and sovereign wealth fund of the government of Dubai and its House of Maktoum, ruling family. DIC invests private funds on behalf of Du ...

, a private equity company

Technology

Differential interference contrast microscopy Differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy, also known as Nomarski interference contrast (NIC) or Nomarski microscopy, is an optical microscopy technique used to enhance the contrast in unstained, transparent samples. DIC works on the ...

, an illumination technique in optical microscopy *

Digital image correlation Digital image correlation and tracking is an optical method that employs tracking and image registration techniques for accurate 2D and 3D measurements of changes in 2D images or 3D volumes. This method is often used to measure full-field displac ...

, an optical method that employs tracking and image registration techniques *

Digital integrating computer A digital differential analyzer (DDA), also sometimes called a digital integrating computer, is a digital implementation of a differential analyzer. The integrators in a DDA are implemented as accumulators, with the numeric result converted back ...

, a digital implementation of a Differential Analyzer * Dependency injection container, a dependency management technique in software development.

Other

Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) (DIC(K)) was a political party in Kerala, India. DIC(K) was founded at a meeting in Thrissur by the Kannoth Karunakaran, K. Karunakuran faction of the Indian National Congress on 1 May 2005. Initially it ...

, an Indian political party *

Deviance information criterion The deviance information criterion (DIC) is a hierarchical modeling generalization of the Akaike information criterion (AIC). It is particularly useful in Bayesian model selection problems where the posterior distributions of the models have been ...

, a diagnostic statistic used in Bayesian model selection *

Dicyclic group In group theory, a dicyclic group (notation Dic''n'' or Q4''n'', Coxeter&Moser: Generators and Relations for discrete groups: : Rl = Sm = Tn = RST) is a particular kind of non-abelian group of order 4''n'' (''n'' > 1). It is an extension of t ...

Diploma of Imperial College The Diploma of the Imperial College (DIC) is an academic certificate awarded by Imperial College London to its doctoral and master's students upon graduation. DIC is a post-nominal award that is issued by Imperial College London to postgraduate s ...

, awarded by Imperial College London *

Drive-In Classics Sundance Channel was a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment that aired various films. The channel was founded in 2001 as Drive-In Classics by CHUM Limited, the owner of Citytv, that aired Drive-In ...

, a Canadian television station *

Drunk in charge Drunk driving (or drink-driving in British English) is the act of driving under the influence of alcohol. A small increase in the blood alcohol content increases the relative risk of a motor vehicle crash. In the United States, alcohol is in ...

, a drink driving crime in the United Kingdom *

Dubai Industrial City Dubai Industrial City is the dedicated industrial park in Dubai, UAE, founded in 2004, covering an area of . Overview The Industrial City includes food and beverage zones, base-metal and transportation zones, warehouses and an extensive conserv ...

, a dedicated industrial city *

Dubai Internet City Dubai Internet City (DIC) () is a neighborhood and an information technology and business park created by the Government of Dubai as a free economic zone in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. History Dubai Internet City, a member of Dubai Holding s ...

, an information technology park

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