"AOU" meaning in English

See AOU in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} AOU
  1. Initialism of Arab Open University. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Arab Open University
    Sense id: en-AOU-en-name-ExmS-Q4G Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 9 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 6 27
  2. (historical) Initialism of American Ornithologists' Union. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: American Ornithologists' Union
    Sense id: en-AOU-en-name-o3CJN2HO

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} AOU (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of apparent oxygen utilization. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: apparent oxygen utilization
    Sense id: en-AOU-en-noun-cFCPNA5Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 13 51
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