WBC

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A form of white blood cell — A type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response, or part of the immune system.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

nounWBC (plural WBCs)

plural WBCs

  1. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of white blood cell.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismboxingInitialism of World Boxing Council, one of several sanctioning bodies in professional boxing.
    1 more example

    Whether it is the soul food restaurant on 38th Street, where he and his father and trainer, Jack Mosley, dined earlier in the week, or at the workouts leading up Saturday's WBC welterweight championship rematch against Vernon Forrest at Conseco Fieldhouse, Mosley cannot go anywhere without hearing the shouts of supporters who want to get close to him.

    2002 July 19, Damon Hack, “Boxing: Despite Not Having the Title, Mosley Garners Attention”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2021, retrieved 06 Jan 2014
  2. abbreviationinitialismball gamesInitialism of World Baseball Classic, a tournament for national teams jointly organized by the International Baseball Federation and Major League Baseball.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Westboro Baptist Church, an unaffiliated Baptist church known for its hate speech.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounblood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

WBC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/WBC

MLA

“WBC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/WBC. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “WBC,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/WBC.

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