APC

APC
noun
1. (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry
• Hypernyms: ↑armored vehicle, ↑armoured vehicle
2. a drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (aspirin and phenacetin and caffeine)
• Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug

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I. abbreviation
1. aspirin, phenacetin, caffeine
2. autographed presentation copy
II. \\ˌāˌpēˈsē\ noun (-s)
Etymology: armored personnel carrier
: an armored vehicle used to transport military personnel

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1. Pharm. aspirin, phenacetin, and caffeine: a compound formerly used in headache and cold remedies.
2. Facetious. any all-purpose cure.
Also, A.P.C. (for defs. 1, 2).

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abbrev
1. Armoured personnel carrier (military)
2. Aspirin, phenacetin and caffeine (pharmacy)
3. Automatic public convenience

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APC (no periods),
1. adenoidal-pharyngeal-conjunctival (virus).
2. aspirin, phenacetin, caffeine.

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abbr.
■ armored personnel carrier
■ aspirin, phenacetin, and caffeine, a compound used in some analgesics

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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