CFU

CFU

See also: cfu and Cfu

English

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Noun

CFU (plural CFUs)

  1. (cytology, microbiology) Initialism of colony-forming unit.
    • 2017 September 1, Susan Scutti, “Sewage, fecal bacteria in Hurricane Harvey floodwaters”, in CNN‎[1]:
      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.)

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Italian

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Etymology

Initialism of credito formativo universitario (“University educational credits”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.ef.feˈu/*
  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

CFU m (plural CFU or CC.FF.UU.)

  1. (University, studying) ECTS credits: the points by which University studying is metricated
    Questo esame è da 30 CFU.
    This exam is worth 30 credits.
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