NRBC
French, adjective\ɛn.ɛʁ.be.se\
NRBC is spelled N-R-B-C (4 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written French, the 133,661st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). NRBC is a French adjective meaning “CBRN (“chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear”) abbreviation of nucléaire, radiologique, biologique, chimique (nuclear, radiological…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie les quatre grands risques encourus par une population liés à des activités industrielles, à…”.
What does NRBC mean in English?
adjective
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CBRN (“chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear”) abbreviation of nucléaire, radiologique, biologique, chimique (nuclear, radiological, biological, chemical)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie les quatre grands risques encourus par une population liés à des activités industrielles, à l’utilisation d’arme de destruction massive ou à des pandémies pouvant entrainer un nombre élevé de victimes potentielles : le nucléaire, la biologie, la chimie et la dissémination de produits radioactifs contaminants.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce NRBC?
- \ɛn.ɛʁ.be.se\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to NRBC
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is NRBC in French?
NRBC appears about once in every 17 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).