BSCCO

B3S1C3C3O1
material/ˈbɪskoʊ/

A form of bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide — A high-temperature superconductor.

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Meanings

nounBSCCO (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide, a high-temperature superconducting material.

    BSCCO wires are typically made by putting a powder inside a tube of silver that is then heated and drawn out.

    2006, Graham P. Collins, “The Next Generation”, in Scientific American, 295(3): 22
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Balancing and Settlement Code Company, which administers the wholesale electricity balancing and settlement arrangements for Great Britain.
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Chicago

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