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Meaning of CFU | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Initialism of colony-forming unit.

abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Equivalents

Suomi pmy

Examples

“The three water samples for total coliform bacteria were 57,000 CFUs, 43,000 CFUs and 45,000 CFUs. (Colony-forming units, or CFUs, estimate the number of bacteria or fungal cells that have the ability to multiply in a sample.)”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

CFWH CFZ CG CG lightning CG/L CGA

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