bp

1. abbreviationinitialismbiologyInitialism of base pair.
2. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of basis point.
3. Stylised name of British Petroleum.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of British Petroleum.

   I was at the BP station, filling up my daddy’s Chrysler with gas, when I finally heard what I think was my mama’s voice in my ear.

   2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 203

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   BP (BP) revealed plans in August to slash its oil production by 40% and pour billions of dollars into clean energy as it attempts to deliver net-zero emission by 2050. […] The moves could make BP (BP) more appealing to ESG investors, at least compared with US oil companies.

   2020 October 19, Matt Egan, “The oil industry is in crisis. ConocoPhillips is doubling down”, in CNN Business

2. abbreviationinitialismpharmacyInitialism of British Pharmacopoeia.
3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Brazilian Portuguese.

plural BPs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of blood pressure.

   I was concerned to find the BP even higher when I took it.

   2002, Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife, Phoenix (2012), pages 81–82

2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of boiling point.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiochemistryInitialism of base pair.
4. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of benzoyl peroxide.

   Synonyms: BPO

5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of business plan.
6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemachine learningInitialism of backpropagation.
7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablevideo gamesInitialism of breastplate.

   RMBs still going for 1k pp on my server, Mith BPs for 900 - 1500pp ... wouldn't be surprised if the economy is similar on yours.

   2000 July 5, Anonymous Browser, “Trading Mithril Breastplate for 2 Runed Mithril Braces & Runed Circlet on Xegony”, in alt.games.everquest (Usenet)

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   Also, I haven't seen to[o] many people posting about the effect of body location. It makes more sense now that BPs are very expensive compared to gloves, for example. Many people look at the AF of their armour and have no clue what the quality field is for, now they know. So, (quested / player made) BPs / leggings seem to be important to get while some parts like boots / gloves don't matter so much.

   2001 November 26, dg, “Questions about armor”, in alt.games.dark-age-of-camelot (Usenet)

   With an AC system you are then saying that a magic breastplate +5 is silly because it can mean than a normal person proficient with a rapier (a precision weapon if ever there was one in DnD) can[’]t hurt someone without hitting a crit because the 10+4 for the BP +5 magic kicks the basic AC up to the level that needs a 20.

   2003 September 26, Tim Fitzmaurice, “Guns, lasers, my future D&D game”, in rec.games.frp.dnd (Usenet)

8. InternetabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of black pill (“the belief that genetics and appearance determine one's destiny”)

   "mewing" came to normies in like 2023 breaching BP containment and all they did was do rizzler faces and laugh as if it'll never affect them then 2026 comes around wake up ur BP aware & ur LTN because you've been mouthbreathing ur whole life should have listened to the "brainrot"

   2026 May 8, @wanted4mogging, X (post), archived from the original on 28 Sep 2026

1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablesciencesInitialism of Before Present, conventionally relative to radiocarbon dating in the 1950s.

   Later diversion of lake drainage between 11,000 and 10,000 BP, due to ice retreat, led to the discharge of Agassiz meltwaters into the western North Atlantic.

   2013, Alastair G. Dawson, Ice Age Earth: Late Quaternary Geology and Climate, Routledge, →ISBN, page 107

   Synonyms: YBP

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of bipolar.

1. abbreviationtitularAbbreviation of bishop.