Ibu
//ˈaɪ.bjuː// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 ibuprofen countable, uncommon, uncountable
- 2 Initialism of International Bitterness Unit: a measure of the bitterness of beer. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"On a tour of the cavernous and gleaming BrewDog plant in Ellon, just north of Aberdeen, Dickie happily batted around terminology – IBU, ABV, pH, haze, present gravity, headspace oxygen – with PhD-level microbiologists working in the lab."
Example
More examples"On a tour of the cavernous and gleaming BrewDog plant in Ellon, just north of Aberdeen, Dickie happily batted around terminology – IBU, ABV, pH, haze, present gravity, headspace oxygen – with PhD-level microbiologists working in the lab."
Etymology
Clipping of ibuprofen.
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