DNP

English

Noun

DNP (countable and uncountable, plural DNPs)

1. Initialism of dinitrophenol.
2. (physics) Initialism of dynamic nuclear polarization.
3. (medicine) Initialism of Doctor of Nursing Practice.
4. (biochemistry) Initialism of dendroaspis natriuretic peptide.
5. 2,4-dinitrophenol, an organic molecule used in explosives and as a pesticide, an unsafe diet aid, and a suicide method
   • 2022 January 6, Nathan Denton, Waisted: The Biology of Body Fat, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:

     the most famous metabolic uncoupling agent is 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), a compound which has enjoyed a storied and controversial existence since its discovery approximately 100 years ago. DNP was originally used on an industrial scale to make explosives […]

Related terms

• (natriuretic peptides): ANP, BNP, CNP

Anagrams

• DPN, NDP, NPD, PND