Bp
adj, adv, name, noun
adj, adv, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of blood pressure. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"I was concerned to find the BP even higher when I took it."
- 2 Initialism of base pair. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 Abbreviation of bishop. abbreviation, alt-of
- 4 Initialism of boiling point. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 5 Initialism of basis point. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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- 6 Initialism of base pair. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 7 Stylised name of British Petroleum.
- 8 Abbreviation of benzoyl peroxide. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
- 9 Initialism of business plan. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 10 Initialism of backpropagation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Initialism of bipolar. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Adverb
- 1 Initialism of Before Present, conventionally relative to radiocarbon dating in the 1950s. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
"Later diversion of lake drainage between 11,000 and 10,000 BP, due to ice retreat, led to the discharge of Agassiz meltwaters into the western North Atlantic."
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of British Petroleum. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"I was at the BP station, filling up my daddy’s Chrysler with gas, when I finally heard what I think was my mama’s voice in my ear."
- 2 Initialism of British Pharmacopoeia. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 Initialism of Brazilian Portuguese. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Example
More examples"Two new species of pancake batfishes have been found in the area affected by the BP oil spill."
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