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Dow, or the acronym DOW, may refer to:
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People
- Herbert Henry Dow (1866–1930), founder of Dow Chemical Company
- Charles Dow (1851–1902), founder of Dow Jones & Co
- James R. Dow, professor of German language
- Paula Dow (born 1955), 58th Attorney General of New Jersey
- Neal S. Dow (1804–1897), noted prohibitionist
- Tony Dow (born 1945), actor most famous as the older brother, Wally, in the Leave it to Beaver TV series
- Harold Dow (1947–2010), from the 48 Hours Mystery TV series
- Ryan Dow (born 1991), Scottish footballer for Dundee United
- Dow Finsterwald (born 1929), American professional golfer
Business
- Dow Chemical Company, a manufacturer of plastics and other chemicals
- Dow Corning, a multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, USA
- Dow Jones & Company, a financial publisher
- Dow Jones Industrial Average, an index of major US stocks
- Dow Jones–AIG Commodity Index, a commodity price index
- Dow Breweries, a former Quebec brewing company
Academia
- Dow University of Health Sciences, formerly Dow Medical College, in Pakistan
Places
- Dow, California, in Kern County
Indigneous peoples
- Dow people, an Indian tribe in Brazil, from the Maku family
Fiction
- Dow, a character in the Fusion comics series
Science
- Dow process, the electrolytic method of bromine extraction from brine
Acronym
- Day of week, an abbreviation often used in date formats
- Declaration of war, a formal act by which one nation goes to war against another
- Deep ocean water, a marine term
- Died of wounds, a military casualty classification
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, a strategy video game
- Doppler On Wheels, an experimental portable Doppler radar device used for meteorological research
- United States Department of War, an extinct department now part of the United States Department of Defense
- Days of Wonder, a board games company
- Dry Operating Weight, a term used in aviation
See also
- Dhow, a traditional Arab sailing ship
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