A surname from Middle English. / A census-designated place in Linn County, Oregon, United States.

plural of Shedd

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of shed

The process by which an electric utility cuts power to some customers in response to a shortage of available electricity.

present participle of shed

The act of shedding, separating, or casting off. / That which is shed, or cast off.

Not moulting, not shedding hairs or fur. / (botany) indehiscent, not shedding seeds or fruit.

plural of sheddase

(biochemistry) Any of a group of membrane-bound enzymes that cleave extracellular portions of transmembrane proteins, releasing the soluble ectodomains from the cell surface.

plural of shedder