apans
apans is the plural of apan.
Meaning of apan
Noun
apan (plural apans)
- A member of an amateur press association.
- The greatest apan of all time lives on a quiet old street rising above Hagerstown, Maryland.1990 August, Guy Lillian, “'Tis the Season”, in Mimosa, number 8, page 4
- Synonyms:
- apahack
Noun (1)
apans (uncountable)
- (acronym) Synonym of thorin (C₁₆H₁₁AsN₂O₁₀S₂·Na₂)
Noun (2) capitalized: APAns
APAns
- plural of APAn
Forms of apans
| alternative form | APANS |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Apans |
| alternative form | APNS |
Origin of apans
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
From arsonic + phenyl + azo- + naphthalene + sulfonic, from disodium salt of 4-[(2-arsonophenyl)azo]-3-hydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid.
Questions about apans
- What does apans mean?
- Apans means (acronym) Synonym of thorin (C₁₆H₁₁AsN₂O₁₀S₂·Na₂).
- What is apans the plural of?
- Apans is the plural of apan.
- What part of speech is apans?
- Apans is a noun.
Words near apans in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: apans (page history and authors); APAns (page history and authors); apan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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