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KN95

noun, masculine

KN95; an air particulate filtration standard requiring 95% filtration of particules sized 0.3 microns across and larger

Borrowed from Chinese KN95, from Mandarin 口罩 (Kǒuzhào) + English N95, from an initialism of Not resistant to oil particles with 95% filtration efficiency in NIOSH air filtration ratings.