Bcg

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

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

    "BCG's role was more extensive than it had publicly described, according to people familiar with the project[…]."

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bcdbcdbcgsbirth control glasses

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"The bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine for tuberculosis causes front-line immune cells to make long-lasting biological “marks” on their DNA, changing how they read genetic instructions for fighting off viruses, the researchers say."

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