AFB

ˌeɪˌɛfˈbi

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Definition of AFB - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: air force base

place where air force planes and people are located

The new jets arrived at the AFB yesterday.

acr: Acid-Fast Bacillus

TECH.

type of bacteria that resists certain stains in tests

TECH.

The lab found AFB in the patient's sputum sample.

Abbreviation

abr: American foulbrood

TECH.

bacterial disease that kills honeybee larvae

TECH.

The hive was destroyed by AFB.

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Examples of AFB in a sentence

Security is tight at the AFB.
AFB was detected in the culture test.
Doctors ordered an AFB smear for diagnosis.
Beekeepers fear outbreaks of AFB.
AFB can devastate entire apiaries.

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French:BA, LA, ...
German:AFB, säurefeste Bazillen, ...
Italian:base aerea, AFB, ...
Spanish:BA, LoA, ...
Portuguese:base aérea, doença bacteriana apícola, ...
Chinese:空军基地, AFB, ...
Japanese:空軍基地, アメ腐, ...
Arabic:قاعدة جوية, تَعَفُّن الحَضْنَة الأَمْرِيكِي, ...
Hebrew:בָּסִיס חֵיל הָאֲוִויר, מַחֲלָה חַיְדַּקִּית הַהוֹרֶגֶת זַחֲלֵי דְּבוֹרֵי דְּבַשׁ, ...
Russian:авиабаза, американский гнилец, ...
Ukrainian:авіабаза, американський гнилець, ...
Hindi:वायु सेना बेस, अमेरिकी फाउलब्रूड, ...
Bengali:বিমানবাহিনী ঘাঁটি, আমেরিকান ফাউলব্রুড ব্যাকটেরিয়াল রোগ, ...
Catalan:BFA, LoA, ...
Czech:letecká základna, mor včelího plodu, ...
Danish:FLV, AFB, ...
Dutch:VLB, AFB, ...
Greek:ΒΑ, AFB, ...
Hungarian:légibázis, nyúlós költésrothadás, ...
Khmer:មូលដ្ឋានទ័ពអាកាស, ជំងឺកូនឃ្មុំរលួយអាមេរិក, ...
Korean:공군기지, AFB, ...
Persian:پایگاه هوایی, ای‌اف‌بی, ...
Polish:baza lotnicza, AFB, ...
Portuguese (BR):BANT, LB, ...
Romanian:bază aeriană, AFB, ...
Swedish:flygbas, AFB, ...
Thai:ฐานทัพอากาศ, AFB, ...
Turkish:Hava Üssü, AFB, ...
Vietnamese:căn cứ không quân, AFB, ...

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