APC

Also A.P.C.

abbreviation

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.

APC

noun

1. acetylsalicylic acid, phenacetin, and caffeine; the mixture formerly used in headache and cold tablets

2. old-fashioned,  a quick wash

Word History and Origins

Origin of APC¹

for sense 2: abbreviation for armpits and crotch

Example Sentences

Buhari's body language emboldened all five candidates seeking the APC's endorsement and their supporters all went around saying they had his backing.

From BBC

The country's biggest opposition party, the PDP had since ruled out joining the coalition, preferring to face the APC on its own.

From BBC

Bullets slam into the APC's armour as the Kenyan police shoot back with their assault rifles through gun ports in the vehicle's walls.

From BBC

“That’s us, in there,” he says showing us a video on his phone of an APC tearing through the Russian countryside.

From BBC

"In the stressed environment in the study, APC activation occurred before mitosis, when it's usually been known to activate only during mitosis," says Regot.

From Science Daily