DS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does DS mean? 

• DS (noun)
  The noun DS has 3 senses:

1. a radioactive transuranic element

2. the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas

3. an honorary degree in science

  Familiarity information: DS used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A radioactive transuranic element

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 110; darmstadtium; Ds; element 110

Hypernyms ("Ds" is a kind of...):

chemical element; element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Bureau of Diplomatic Security; DS

Hypernyms ("DS" is a kind of...):

agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)

Holonyms ("DS" is a part of...):

Department of State; DoS; State; State Department; United States Department of State (the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An honorary degree in science

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Doctor of Science; DS; ScD

Hypernyms ("DS" is a kind of...):

honorary degree; honoris causa (a degree conferred to honor the recipient)

 Context examples 

Additional enzymes exist for epimerization of glucuronic acid to iduronic acid in DS, sulfation at the C-2 position of the uronic acids, and other patterns of sulfation found in unusual species of chondroitin.

(Glycosaminoglycan Biosynthesis Pathway - Chondroitin Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Upon oral administration, MDM2 inhibitor DS-3032b binds to, and prevents the binding of MDM2 protein to the transcriptional activation domain of the tumor suppressor protein p53.

(MDM2 Inhibitor DS-3032b, NCI Thesaurus)

PI3K/mTOR kinase inhibitor DS-7423 inhibits both PI3K kinase and mTOR kinase, which may result in tumor cell apoptosis and growth inhibition in susceptible tumor cells.

(PI3K/mTOR Kinase Inhibitor DS-7423, NCI Thesaurus)

Test names of questionnaire questions associated with the Disease Steps (DS) for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire DS Test Name Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

Disease Steps (DS) Methods: For Disease Steps, classification of a patient is determined by history and neurologic examination as well as course of MS.

(DS - Disease Steps Classification, NCI Thesaurus)

A question associated with the DS questionnaire.

(DS Questionnaire Question, NCI Thesaurus)

Test codes of questionnaire questions associated with the Disease Steps (DS) for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire DS Test Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

CS and DS are linked to serine residues in core proteins via a linkage tetrasaccharide formed by the transfer of xylose and three more residues.

(Glycosaminoglycan Biosynthesis Pathway - Chondroitin Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Dermatan sulfate (DS) is a modified form of CS, in which a portion of D-glucuronate residues is epimerized to L-iduronates.

(Glycosaminoglycan Biosynthesis Pathway - Chondroitin Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)