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English
Noun
APC (plural APCs)
- (military) Initialism of armored personnel carrier.
- Hypernyms: carrier; armoured fighting vehicle < vehicle
- Coordinate terms: IFV, infantry fighting vehicle
2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 264:Sill waved for an armored vehicle to come up from the rear. It was an APC with a small cannon on the top.
- (cytology) Initialism of anaphase-promoting complex.
- Hypernym: complex
- (immunology) Initialism of antigen-presenting cell.
- Hypernym: cell
- (wireless communication) Initialism of antenna phase center.
- Hypernym: center
- (dated, pharmacology) Initialism of aspirin-phenacetin-caffeine.
- Hypernyms: medication < drug
- Initialism of all-purpose cleaner.
- Hypernym: cleaner
- (biochemistry) Initialism of activated protein C.
Translations
armored personnel carrier
Proper noun
APC
- (music) Initialism of A Perfect Circle.
- (Nigeria, politics) Initialism of All Progressives Congress.
Adjective
APC (not comparable)
- (military) Initialism of armor piercing capped.
Anagrams
- cap, PCA, ACP, pac, PAc, Pac., PAC, CPA, Cap, CAP, Pac, cap.