Api Moderate

Api has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

Initialism of active pharmaceutical ingredient.

"The dosage guidelines specify that each tablet contains 500 mg of api to treat the infection."

In plain English: An API is like a digital waiter that lets different computer programs talk to each other by taking your requests and bringing back answers without you needing to know how they work behind the scenes.

"The api stopped working because he forgot to refill its water bowl."

Proper Noun

Initialism of American Petroleum Institute.

"Mount Api is a majestic peak located in the western Himalayas of Nepal, close to the Tibetan border."

A mountain of the Himalayas in the western part of Nepal, near the border of Tibet.

Example Sentences

"The api stopped working because he forgot to refill its water bowl." noun

"The api was so sweet it made my toes curl in happiness." noun

"She carefully applied the api to her sunburned skin for relief." noun

"My grandmother always kept fresh api growing near her front door." noun

Origin

The word api comes from the Tibetan term a phyi, which originally meant "grandmother." It entered English through transliteration to represent this familial title.

Rhyming Words

wapi capi hapi papi tapi okapi npapi atapi isapi kacapi kecapi cevapi wojapi naskapi hammurapi tehachapi banisteriopsis caapi

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