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bcg

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
bcg
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of birth control glasses, US military or prison issued eyeglasses, often regarded as ugly.

American usage; Slang

noun

Initialism of bacillus of Calmette and Guérin (“Bacille Calmette-Guérin”), a vaccine for tuberculosis developed by Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin.

noun

Initialism of brightest cluster galaxy.

noun

Initialism of blue compact galaxy.

name

Initialism of Boston Consulting Group, a large US management consulting firm.

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Inflected Forms

BCGs (plural)

Synonyms

BCGs BCD

Questions

What does bcg mean?
Initialism of birth control glasses, US military or prison issued eyeglasses, often regarded as ugly.

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