Science and Medicine
- Selective dissemination of information, a search task in information retrieval
- Silt density index, a measure for the fouling capacity of water in reverse osmosis systems
- Small diameter implant, a type of dental implant
- Smoke-developed index, a measure of the concentration of smoke a material emits as it burns
- Standard deviation index, generally used to show how far a value is from the target value, often used in external quality assurance
- Sulfadimidine, an antibiotic
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