Bp

adj, adv, name, noun

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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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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

Synonyms

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"Two new species of pancake batfishes have been found in the area affected by the BP oil spill."

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