Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

APC

See more synonyms for APC on Thesaurus.com
  1. Pharmacology. aspirin, phenacetin, and caffeine: a compound formerly used in headache and cold remedies.
  2. Facetious. any all-purpose cure.
  3. armored personnel carrier.
Show More
Also A.P.C. (for defs 1, 2).
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for apc

Contemporary Examples

British Dictionary definitions for apc

APC

noun
  1. acetylsalicylic acid, phenacetin, and caffeine; the mixture formerly used in headache and cold tablets
  2. Australian old-fashioned, slang a quick wash
Show More

Word Origin

for sense 2: abbreviation for armpits and crotch
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
apc in Medicine

APC

abbr.
  1. acetylsalicylic acid, phenacetin, and caffeine (combined as an antipyretic and analgesic)
  2. antigen-presenting cell
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.