"MRF" meaning in English

See MRF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mɜː(ɹ)f/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f Etymology: Initialism. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|-}} MRF (uncountable)
  1. (India) Initialism of Madras Rubber Factory. Tags: India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Madras Rubber Factory
    Sense id: en-MRF-en-name-foxWJSgO Categories (other): Indian English, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 11 35 5 10 39

Noun

IPA: /mɜː(ɹ)f/ Forms: MRFs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f Etymology: Initialism. Head templates: {{en-noun}} MRF (plural MRFs)
  1. Initialism of materials recovery facility (or materials reclamation facility, materials recycling facility, multi-reuse facility): a waste recycling plant. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: materials recovery facility (extra: (or materials reclamation facility, materials recycling facility, multi-reuse facility): a waste recycling plant)
    Sense id: en-MRF-en-noun-sVK6jO9l Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 11 35 5 10 39
  2. Metals retention factor.
    Sense id: en-MRF-en-noun-Yyw-z3xb
  3. Markov random field
    Sense id: en-MRF-en-noun-or2dxtjq Categories (other): English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 11 35 5 10 39
  4. Myogenic regulatory transcription factors
    Sense id: en-MRF-en-noun-sU0tfYjQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 34 2 11 43 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 11 35 5 10 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 34 2 14 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 34 2 14 47

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2009 February 26, Leo Hickman, “The truth about recycling”, in The Guardian:",
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