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BCG en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only, slang) Initialism of birth control glasses, US military or prison issued eyeglasses, often regarded as ugly.
   alt of birth control glasses
   alt of often regarded as ugly
   alt of US military or prison issued eyeglasses
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of bacillus of Calmette and Guérin (“Bacille Calmette-Guérin”), a vaccine for tuberculosis developed by Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin.
   alt of bacillus of Calmette and Guérin
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of brightest cluster galaxy.
   alt of brightest cluster galaxy
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of blue compact galaxy.
   alt of blue compact galaxy

Forms

Synonyms

BCGs · BCD (blue compact galaxy)

Translations (6)

id BCG (bacillus of Calmette and Guérin) · fi Calmette-rokote (bacillus of Calmette and Guérin) · cmn 卡介苗 (bacillus of Calmette and Guérin) · fr BCG (bacillus of Calmette and Guérin) · ru БЦЖ (bacillus of Calmette and Guérin) · es BCG (bacillus of Calmette and Guérin)

BCG en · PROPN

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Boston Consulting Group, a large US management consulting firm.
   alt of Boston Consulting Group
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