"BP" meaning in English

See BP in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} BP
  1. Initialism of bipolar. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: bipolar
    Sense id: en-BP-en-adj-B3nen~u2
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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} BP (not comparable)
  1. (sciences) Initialism of Before Present, conventionally relative to radiocarbon dating in the 1950s. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: Before Present, conventionally relative to radiocarbon dating in the 1950s Synonyms: YBP
    Sense id: en-BP-en-adv-XGJpgqMw Categories (other): Sciences Topics: sciences
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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} BP
  1. Initialism of British Petroleum. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: British Petroleum
    Sense id: en-BP-en-name-lgn0d62y
  2. (pharmacy) Initialism of British Pharmacopoeia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: British Pharmacopoeia
    Sense id: en-BP-en-name-aOuTVXd- Categories (other): Pharmacy
  3. Initialism of Brazilian Portuguese. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Brazilian Portuguese
    Sense id: en-BP-en-name-i9URcByu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Stock symbols for companies Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 9 10 2 30 1 3 17 18 1 1 3 2 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 2 10 9 5 24 3 4 14 14 2 2 6 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 7 13 2 24 1 1 11 11 0 0 3 2 2 0 14 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 8 9 1 29 0 1 14 14 0 0 3 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Stock symbols for companies: 1 10 9 2 33 1 2 16 17 1 1 4 3
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Noun

Forms: BPs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} BP (countable and uncountable, plural BPs)
  1. (medicine) Initialism of blood pressure. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: blood pressure
    Sense id: en-BP-en-noun-gkIGIrUh Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. Initialism of boiling point. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: boiling point
    Sense id: en-BP-en-noun-HLLmbh6v
  3. (biochemistry) Initialism of base pair. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: base pair
    Sense id: en-BP-en-noun-iQmCn~SA Categories (other): Biochemistry Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. (uncountable) Abbreviation of benzoyl peroxide. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: benzoyl peroxide Synonyms: BPO
    Sense id: en-BP-en-noun-jWHHKX96
  5. (business) Initialism of business plan. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: business plan
    Sense id: en-BP-en-noun-TuKSkDN4 Categories (other): Business Topics: business
  6. (machine learning) Initialism of backpropagation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: backpropagation
    Sense id: en-BP-en-noun-3pL20Bqe Categories (other): Machine learning
  7. (chiefly video games) Initialism of breastplate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: breastplate
    Sense id: en-BP-en-noun-fr3xekkG Categories (other): Video games Topics: video-games
  8. (Internet slang) Initialism of black pill (“the belief that genetics and appearance determine one's destiny”) Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: black pill (extra: the belief that genetics and appearance determine one's destiny)
    Sense id: en-BP-en-noun-dG80o4si
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