"PFA" meaning in English

See PFA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PFA
  1. Initialism of Paper Football Association. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Paper Football Association
    Sense id: en-PFA-en-name-FocnhR~2
  2. Initialism of Pacific Film Archive. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Pacific Film Archive
    Sense id: en-PFA-en-name-oiDXwANZ Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
  3. Initialism of Police Federation of Australia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Police Federation of Australia
    Sense id: en-PFA-en-name-kPmxZu-A Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks

Noun

Forms: PFAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} PFA (countable and uncountable, plural PFAs)
  1. (chemistry) Abbreviation of paraformaldehyde. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: paraformaldehyde Categories (topical): Chemistry, Organizations
    Sense id: en-PFA-en-noun-El9th4Ha Disambiguation of Organizations: 9 6 7 10 9 18 19 2 21 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. Abbreviation of polyfluoroalkyl. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: polyfluoroalkyl
    Sense id: en-PFA-en-noun-HpChY4Lq
  3. Initialism of physical fitness assessment, used to determine physical fitness standards in the United States Navy Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: physical fitness assessment, used to determine physical fitness standards in the United States Navy Categories (topical): Organizations
    Sense id: en-PFA-en-noun-o6B3FAh5 Disambiguation of Organizations: 9 6 7 10 9 18 19 2 21
  4. Initialism of pulverised fuel/fly ash. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: pulverised fuel/fly ash Categories (topical): Organizations
    Sense id: en-PFA-en-noun-LpsyyF63 Disambiguation of Organizations: 9 6 7 10 9 18 19 2 21
  5. Initialism of protection from abuse (order) : a restraining order. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: protection from abuse (extra: (order) : a restraining order)
    Sense id: en-PFA-en-noun-FcdCHWOt

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} PFA
  1. Initialism of please find attached. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: please find attached Categories (topical): Organizations
    Sense id: en-PFA-en-phrase-Cg0bbYj3 Disambiguation of Organizations: 9 6 7 10 9 18 19 2 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 9 8 13 11 11 20 1 26

Inflected forms

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