APC

See also: apc and Apc

English

Noun

APC (plural APCs)

  2. (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.
  4. (cytology) Initialism of anaphase-promoting complex.
    Hypernym: complex
  6. (immunology) Initialism of antigen-presenting cell.
    Hypernym: cell
  8. (wireless communication) Initialism of antenna phase center.
    Hypernym: center
  10. (dated, pharmacology) Initialism of aspirin-phenacetin-caffeine.
    Hypernyms: medication < drug
  12. Initialism of all-purpose cleaner.
    Hypernym: cleaner
  14. (biochemistry) Initialism of activated protein C.
  16. (publishing) Initialism of article processing charge.
  18. (medicine) Initialism of adenomatous polyposis coli.
  20. (medicine) Initialism of argon plasma coagulation.

Translations

Proper noun

APC

  1. (music) Initialism of A Perfect Circle.
  2. (Nigeria, politics) Initialism of All Progressives Congress.

Adjective

APC (not comparable)

  1. (military) Initialism of armor piercing capped.

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