Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ptu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
ptu
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of police tactical unit.

Countable

noun

Initialism of power transfer unit.

Countable

noun

Initialism of paroxysmal tonic upgaze.

Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of propylthiouracil.

Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of phenylthiourea.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does ptu mean?
Initialism of police tactical unit.

How to pronounce ptu

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