What does "gc" mean?
Initialism of gas chromatography.
Gc
/ˈd͡ʒi si/ adj, name, noun, verb, slang
adj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of gas chromatography.
- Grammar: gc is listed as adj, name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: automatic reclamation, g-c base pair, garbage collect, gas chromatographic analysis.
- Useful contrasts: AT base pair, AT-poor, AT-rich.
- Usage evidence: GCs prove everyday they're actually just critical of trans people, not critical of gender
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of gas chromatography. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 2 Initialism of group chat. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 1,000,000,000 periods per second wordnet
- 4 Initialism of germinal center. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 5 Initialism of get cancer. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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- 6 Initialism of general classification. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 7 Initialism of general classification. Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, dated, initialism, uncountable
- 8 Initialism of garbage collection. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 9 Initialism of garbage collector. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 10 Initialism of good condition. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 11 Initialism of glucocorticoid. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 12 Initialism of guanylate cyclase. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 13 Initialism of guanine-cytosine. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 14 Initialism of group chat. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 15 Initialism of gender critical. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal, initialism, uncountable
"GCs prove everyday they're actually just critical of trans people, not critical of gender"
- 16 Abbreviation of gonococcus; gonorrhea. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
"An appointment with a clinician at which the patient or partner(s) can receive testing and care for all STDs and HIV is the preferred management strategy for CT [chlamydia] and GC treatment."
- 17 Initialism of gentleman cadet abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Verb
- 1 Initialism of garbage collect. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Adjective
- 1 Initialism of gender-critical. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable, usually
"GC feminism wholly rejects the notion that gender maps onto sex."
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Gold Coast. Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 Initialism of General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 Initialism of Boss General Catalogue. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 4 Initialism of General Committee: the general management committee of a constituency party of the British Labour Party. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 5 Initialism of George Cross: a medal presented to civilians and military personnel of the United Kingdom for actions which are not in the face of the enemy. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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- 6 Nintendo GameCube
- 7 Initialism of Google Classroom. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Synonyms
All synonyms automatic reclamationg-c base pairgarbage collectgas chromatographic analysisgas chromatography techniquegc pair
Example
"GCs prove everyday they're actually just critical of trans people, not critical of gender"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "gc"?
Common synonyms include: automatic reclamation, g-c base pair, garbage collect, gas chromatographic analysis, gas chromatography technique, gc pair.
How do you use "gc" in a sentence?
GCs prove everyday they're actually just critical of trans people, not critical of gender
How do you pronounce "gc"?
Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒi si/.