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Meaning of ibu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˈaɪ.bjuː

Definitions

  1. Initialism of International Bitterness Unit: a measure of the bitterness of beer.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. ibuprofen
    countable, uncommon, uncountable

Examples

“On a tour of the cavernous and gleaming BrewDog plant in Ellon, just north of Aberdeen, Dickie happily batted around terminology – IBU, ABV, pH, haze, present gravity, headspace oxygen – with PhD-level microbiologists working in the lab.”

CEFR level

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

ibudilast ibufenac ibuprofen ibuproxam Iburi ibutamoren

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