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Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of Electron-transfer dissociation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
2. 2
   a system for screening luggage in airports; an agent passes a swab around or inside luggage and then runs the swab through a machine that can detect trace amounts of explosives wordnet
3. 3
   Initialism of estimated time of departure. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
4. 4
   Initialism of Everhart-Thornley detector. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
5. 5
   Initialism of Explosives trace detector. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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6. 6
   Initialism of Eye Tracking Device. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
7. 7
   Initialism of emergency travel document. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
8. 8
   Initialism of exchange-traded derivative. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
9. 9
   Initialism of Eustachian tube dysfunction. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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estimated time of departureeustachian tube dysfunctioneverhart-thornley detectorexplosive trace detectionexplosive trace detection

Etymology

Initialisms.

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