SLE

See also: sle, slě, šle, ślę, śle, and słe.

Translingual

Symbol

SLE

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Sierra Leone.

   Synonym: SL (alpha-2)

2. (international standards) ISO 4217 currency code for the new Sierra Leonean leone.

Usage notes

The Sierra Leonean leone was in the process of being redenominated; the old leone having been issued under the code SLL. Both denominations remained in circulation for the time being until the old leone was demonetized by the end of 2023.

English

Noun

SLE (plural SLEs)

1. (pathology) Initialism of systemic lupus erythematosus.
   • 2022 March 17, Joan T. Merrill, Victoria P. Werth, Richard Furie et al., “Phase 2 Trial of Iberdomide in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”, in The New England Journal of Medicine, volume 386, number 11, →DOI, page 1034:

     Iberdomide, a cereblon modulator promoting degradation of the transcription factors Ikaros and Aiolos, which affect leukocyte development and autoimmunity, is being evaluated for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

2. (planetology, areology) Initialism of single-layer ejecta.

Proper noun

SLE

1. (Singapore, in road signs) Abbreviation of Seletar Expressway.

Anagrams

• SEL, LαEs, Els, ELs, els, ELS, LES, -les-, ESL, LSE, Les, les