Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

btk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
btk
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of Bruton's tyrosine kinase.

Uncountable

name

Initialism of Baku–Tbilisi–Kars, a railway connecting Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey.

Uncountable

name

Dennis Rader, American serial killer.

Uncountable

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Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Questions

What does btk mean?
Initialism of Bruton's tyrosine kinase.
Where does btk come from?
Initialism of bind, torture, kill. The nickname was first used by Dennis Rader in letters to the police and media.

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