"BTK" meaning in English

See BTK in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop|-}} BTK (uncountable)
  1. (rail transport) Initialism of Baku–Tbilisi–Kars, a railway connecting Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Baku–Tbilisi–Kars (extra: a railway connecting Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey)
    Sense id: en-BTK-en-name-O1L4Rx9t Categories (other): Rail transportation, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey Disambiguation of Azerbaijan: 89 4 7 Disambiguation of Georgia: 86 6 8 Disambiguation of Turkey: 85 5 11 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: Initialism of bind, torture, kill. The nickname was first used by Dennis Rader in letters to the police and media. Etymology templates: {{initialism|en|bind, torture, kill}} Initialism of bind, torture, kill Head templates: {{en-prop|-}} BTK (uncountable)
  1. Dennis Rader, American serial killer. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-BTK-en-name-2P-gINcJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} BTK (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) Initialism of Bruton's tyrosine kinase. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Bruton's tyrosine kinase
    Sense id: en-BTK-en-noun-bA95S6Iq Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Individuals, Nicknames for individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 23 52 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 22 21 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 23 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 24 53 Disambiguation of Individuals: 14 12 74 Disambiguation of Nicknames for individuals: 10 9 81 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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