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BCG

noun

  1. US, abbreviation, initialism, plural, plural only, slang Initialism of birth control glasses, US military or prison issued eyeglasses, often regarded as ugly.

    Similar: BCGs

noun BCGs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of bacillus of Calmette and Guérin (“Bacille Calmette-Guérin”), a vaccine for tuberculosis developed by Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin.
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of brightest cluster galaxy
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of blue compact galaxy

    Similar: BCD

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Boston Consulting Group, a large US management consulting firm. BCG's role was more extensive than it had publicly described, according to people familiar with the project[…].

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noun bacillus of Calmette and Guérin

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@misc{bcg_2026,
  title = {BCG},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bcg},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}