DNP
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DNP is a three-letter abbreviation which can stand for:
- 2,4-Dinitrophenol2,4-Dinitrophenol2,4-Dinitrophenol , C6H4N2O5, is a cellular metabolic poison. It uncouples oxidative phosphorylation by carrying protons across the mitochondrial membrane, leading to a rapid consumption of energy without generation of ATP....
, a small organic molecule formerly marketed as a pharmaceutical "diet aid" - 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine is the chemical compound C6H32NHNH2. Dinitrophenylhydrazine is relatively sensitive to shock and friction; it is a shock explosive so care must be taken with its use. It is a red to orange solid, usually supplied wet to reduce its explosive hazard...
, Brady's reagent, used in organic chemical analysis - Dai Nippon Printing, the world's largest printing company, based in Japan
- Deutsche Nationalpartei, a former German political party in Czechoslovakia
- Denali National Park, in interior Alaska
- "Did Not Play" a notation used in sports in a box scoreBox scoreA box score is a structured summary of the results from a sport competition. The box score lists the game score as well as individual and team achievements in the game....
or a roster listing - Distance to neutral point, a quantity which is important when considering thermal expansion mismatch
- Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3), a protocol used in SCADASCADASCADA generally refers to industrial control systems : computer systems that monitor and control industrial, infrastructure, or facility-based processes, as described below:...
systems between communicating RTU's and IED's - "Do Not Place", a term used in Printed circuit boardPrinted circuit boardA printed circuit board, or PCB, is used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using conductive pathways, tracks or signal traces etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate. It is also referred to as printed wiring board or etched wiring...
design to denote the omitting of a component - Doctor of Nursing Practice, a practice doctorate in nursing, commonly replacing the dated ND (Nursing Doctorate)
- "Duty Not Paid", in the context of cigarette smugglingCigarette smugglingCigarette smuggling is the illicit transportation of cigarettes from an administrative division with low taxation to a division with high taxation for sale and consumption...
- Dynamic Nuclear PolarisationDynamic nuclear polarisationDynamic nuclear polarization results from transferring spin polarization from electrons to nuclei, thereby aligning the nuclear spins to the extent that electron spins are aligned. Note that the alignment of electron spins at a given magnetic field and temperature is described by the Boltzmann...
, a technique used in NMR spectroscopy - Do Not Post, an artist list on imageboardImageboardAn imageboard or image board is a type of Internet forum that revolves around the posting of images. The first imageboards were created in Japan, and many English-language imageboards today are centered around Japanese culture...
s to prevent copyright infringementCopyright infringementCopyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...