SHU

ˈʃuː

Definition

Definition of SHU - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Sacred Heart University

Rare

university in Connecticut known for its programs

Rare

She studies at SHU in Connecticut.

acr: Scoville heat unit

TECH.

measures how spicy a food is

TECH.

This chili pepper rates 100,000 SHU on the scale.

Abbreviation

abr: Showa University

Rare

university in Japan named Showa University

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She studies medicine at SHU.

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Examples of SHU in a sentence

My cousin graduated from SHU last year.
The dish was rated at 8000 SHU.
This sauce has a SHU of 10000.
The inmate was transferred to the SHU for safety.
Life in the SHU can be very isolating.
The inmate spent six months in the SHU.

The SHU is designed for high-risk prisoners.
SHU hosts an annual medical conference.

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French:université Sacred Heart, université Showa, ...
German:SHU, Showa-Universität, ...
Italian:SHU, Unità di calore Scoville, ...
Spanish:SHU, US, ...
Portuguese:SHU, US, ...
Chinese:圣心大学, 昭和大学, ...
Japanese:SHU, 昭和大, ...
Arabic:جامعة القلب الأقدس, جامعة شووا, ...
Hebrew:אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת סֵייקְרֶד הַאַרְט, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת שׁוֹוָה, ...
Russian:SHU, Университет Сёва, ...
Ukrainian:СГУ, Університет Сьова, ...
Hindi:एसएचयू, शोवा विश्वविद्यालय, ...
Bengali:সেক্রেড হার্ট বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, শোয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, ...
Catalan:SHU, Universitat Showa, ...
Czech:Univerzita Sacred Heart, Univerzita Šówa, ...
Danish:SHU, Showa Universitet, ...
Dutch:SHU, Scoville-waarde, ...
Greek:Ιερό Πανεπιστήμιο της Καρδιάς, ΣΧΥ, ...
Hungarian:Szent Szív Egyetem, Showa Egyetem, ...
Khmer:សាកលវិទ្យាល័យសេក្រិដហាត, សាកលវិទ្យាល័យសូវ៉ា, ...
Korean:세이크리드 하트 대학교, 쇼와 대학, ...
Persian:دانشگاه Sacred Heart, دانشگاه شووا, ...
Polish:SHU, Uniwersytet Showa, ...
Portuguese (BR):SHU, Unidade de Calor Scoville, ...
Romanian:SHU, unitate de iuțeală Scoville, ...
Swedish:Sacred Heart University, SHU, ...
Thai:มหาวิทยาลัยเซเคร็ดฮาร์ท, มหาวิทยาลัยโชวะ, ...
Turkish:SHÜ, SHU, ...
Vietnamese:SHU, Đại học Showa, ...

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