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Meaning of IHC | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Initialism of immunohistochemistry.
  2. Initialism of Indian Head cent.
  3. International Harvester Company, a former machinery-building company and the tractor brand named for it.
  4. Homoglyphic approximation of monogram ΙΗϹ or ΙΗΣ (IĒS) from ΙΗϹΟYϹ (IĒSOYS), the Greek form of Jesus.

Examples

“I have an 1872 Indian Head Cent that appears to have either doubling in the lettering of AMERICA and several letters of UNITED STATES, or maybe it's been repunched. The coin grades a VG+, and although I have other IHC in my collection, most are G to Fair, so they don't have enough detail showing in the lettering.”

CEFR level

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