BASF

B3A1S1F4

proper noun

A German chemical manufacturer.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A German chemical manufacturer.
    1 more example

    Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and head of the country’s foreign exchange regulator, chaired a symposium with representatives from foreign companies, including JP Morgan, Tesla (TSLA), HSBC (HSBC), Deutsche Bank (DB), BNP Paribas, Japan’s MUFG Bank, German chemical producer BASF, commodities trader Trafigura and Schneider Electric, according to a statement posted on the websites of the PBOC and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE).

    2023 September 19, Laura He, “China woos Tesla, JP Morgan and other Western companies as foreign investment slumps”, in CNN Business

Origin

  1. GermanBASF“Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik”
  2. EnglishBASF

Borrowed from German BASF (“Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik”).

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APA

BASF. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BASF

MLA

“BASF.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BASF. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “BASF,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BASF.

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