MCD, Mcd or mcd may refer to:

Science

Magnetic circular dichroism Magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) is the differential absorption of left and right circularly polarized (LCP and RCP) light, induced in a sample by a strong magnetic field oriented parallel to the direction of light propagation. MCD measurements ...

, with polarized light *

Malonyl-CoA decarboxylase Malonyl-CoA decarboxylase (), (which can also be called MCD and malonyl-CoA carboxyl-lyase) is found in bacteria and humans and has important roles in regulating fatty acid metabolism and food intake, and it is an attractive target for drug discove ...

, an enzyme involved in fatty acid biosynthesis * Mesoscale convective discussion, Storm Prediction Center forecast * Millicandela (mcd) or Megacandela (Mcd), units of brightness or light intensity

Medical

Minimal change disease Minimal change disease (MCD), also known as lipoid nephrosis or nil disease, among others, is a disease affecting the kidneys which causes nephrotic syndrome. Nephrotic syndrome leads to the loss of significant amounts of protein to the urine ( ...

, a disease of the kidney * Multicentric Castleman's disease, a sub-type of

Castleman's disease Castleman disease (CD) describes a group of rare lymphoproliferative disorders that involve enlarged lymph nodes, and a broad range of inflammatory symptoms and laboratory abnormalities. Whether Castleman disease should be considered an autoimmu ...

Technology

* Magnetic chip detector, in engines *

Maxi single A maxi single, maxi-single, or maxi CD (sometimes abbreviated to MCD or CDM) is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an A-side song and a B-side song. Maxi singles are often mistaken for extended plays (EPs), especial ...

or Maxi single Compact Disc * Mega-CD, a console by Sega * Mini compact disc * .mcd, a Mathcad document file

Transportation

Mackinac Island Airport Mackinac Island Airport is a public use airport in Mackinac County, Michigan, United States. It is located northwest of downtown Mackinac Island, Michigan in the center of Mackinac Island. The airport is owned by Mackinac Island State Park Co ...

(IATA airport code), in Michigan, US * Macleod railway station, Melbourne * Merced station (Amtrak) (station code), California, US *

Moscow Central Diameters Moscow Central Diameters (MCD) () is a system of off-street Commuter rail, passenger rail transport lines in the Moscow metropolitan area, Moscow agglomeration, created at the turn of the Moscow Railway, Moscow railway. In the media and Advertisin ...

, commuter rail system in Moscow, Russia

Organizations

MCD Productions MCD Productions is an Irish concert promotion company. Established in 1980, and headquartered in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. History The company was founded by Eamonn McCann and Denis Desmond, the company name MCD is made up of their in ...

, an Irish event promoter * MCD, an imprint of

Farrar, Straus and Giroux Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger Williams Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar. FSG is known for publishing literary books, and its authors have won numerous awards, including Pulitzer P ...

McDonald's McDonald's Corporation, doing business as McDonald's, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain. As of 2024, it is the second largest by number of locations in the world, behind only the Chinese ch ...

, restaurant chain, NYSE stock ticker *

Melbourne College of Divinity The University of Divinity is an Australian collegiate university with a specialised focus in divinity and associated disciplines. It is constituted by twelve theological colleges from seven denominations and three schools. The University of Di ...

* Monte Carlo Doualiya, a French public radio service in the Middle East *

Municipal Corporation of Delhi Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD; ISO: ''Dillī Nagara Nigama'') is the municipal corporation that governs most of Delhi, India. The MCD is among the largest municipal bodies in the world providing civic services to a population of about 20 ...

Other uses

1400 Year 1400 ( MCD) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The year 1400 was not a leap year in the Proleptic Gregorian calendar, it was a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January–March * January 4 ...

(Roman numerals) * ''

M Countdown ''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet from the CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul. It features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. First hosted by Leeteuk ...

'', a South Korean music TV program *

Minecraft Dungeons ''Minecraft Dungeons'' is a 2020 dungeon crawler video game developed by Mojang Studios and Double Eleven and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is a spin-off of the sandbox video game ''Minecraft'' and was released for Nintendo Switch, Pla ...

, a video game * Minor civil division, a geographical term used by the United States Census Bureau *

North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...