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CFU
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cfu Cfu
English
Alternative forms
en cfu Cfu
Noun
en cytology microbiology en colony-forming unit.
en Susan Scutti Sewage, fecal bacteria in Hurricane Harvey floodwaters w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/01/health/houston-flood-water-contamination/index.html 2017-09-01 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.) https://web.archive.org/web/20260918183923/https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/01/health/houston-flood-water-contamination/index.html 18 September 2026
Anagrams
en cfu FCU UFC
Italian
Alternative forms
it cfu C.F.U.
Etymology
it credito formativo universitario University educational credits.
Pronunciation
ci.effe.ù
Noun
it noun m plural CFU or CC.FF.UU.
it University studying ECTS credits: the points by which University studying is metricated
it Questo esame è da 30 CFU. This exam is worth 30 credits.