gc

plural gcs

1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of group chat.

1. InternetabbreviationinitialismvulgarInitialism of get cancer.

plural GCs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableastronomyInitialism of galaxy cluster.
2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablechemistryInitialism of gas chromatography.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableanatomyInitialism of germinal center.
4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecyclingInitialism of general classification.
5. Australiaabbreviationcountabledatedinitialismuncountablefilm classificationInitialism of general classification.
6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of garbage collection.
7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of garbage collector.
8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of good condition.
9. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiochemistryInitialism of glucocorticoid.

   short-term GCs

10. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiochemistryInitialism of guanylate cyclase.
11. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemolecular biologybiologyInitialism of guanine-cytosine.
12. InternetabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of group chat.
13. abbreviationcountableinformalinitialismuncountableInitialism of gender critical.

    That’s LITERALLY what trans activists say and what GCs are fighting against.

    2021 November 28, SophieXY (@SophieXY44), Twitter

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    GCs prove everyday they're actually just critical of trans people, not critical of gender

    2021 November 19, Yana (@lesbian_envy), Twitter

    When I pointed out the other day that prominent GCs had been pretty silent on #RoeVsWade or had tried deflecting onto trans people, I had this response from a GC.

    2022 June 26, Lee WilliamDesigns (@designs_william), Twitter

    Synonyms: FART, GCF, gendercrit, gendercritter, TERF, terven

14. abbreviationcountableuncountablemedicineAbbreviation of gonococcus; gonorrhea.

    An appointment with a clinician at which the patient or partner(s) can receive testing and care for all STDs and HIV is the preferred management strategy for CT [chlamydia] and GC treatment.

    2012, California Department of Public Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases Control Branch, California STD Controllers Association, “Executive Summary”, in Guidelines for the Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Cases and Exposed Sexual Partners by Health Department Staff in Non-Clinical Settings, page 3

15. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of gentleman cadet.
16. InternetabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of grandchild.

    Oldest GC is refusing to talk to me.

17. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of gated community.

1. AustraliaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Gold Coast.
2. abbreviationinitialismastronomyInitialism of General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters.
3. abbreviationinitialismastronomyInitialism of Boss General Catalogue.
4. UKabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of General Committee: the general management committee of a constituency party of the British Labour Party.
5. UKabbreviationinitialismInitialism of George Cross: a medal presented to civilians and military personnel of the United Kingdom for actions which are not in the face of the enemy.
6. video gamesNintendo GameCube

   Synonyms: GCN, NGC

7. abbreviationinitialismeducationInitialism of Google Classroom.

1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of garbage collect.

comparative more GC · superlative most GC

1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableusuallyInitialism of gender-critical.

   GC feminism wholly rejects the notion that gender maps onto sex.

   2020, Callie H. Burt, “Scrutinizing the U.S. Equality Act 2019: A Feminist Examination of Definitional Changes and Sociolegal Ramifications”, in Feminist Criminology, volume 15, number 4, page 25

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   One poster, who thanked her for signing the letter, commented, 'The secrecy with which GC women have to find each other is just absurd. […]

   2020, Sarah Pedersen, The Politicization of Mumsnet, page 123

   Meanwhile, GC groups continue to lobby against amendments to the GRA, and are also campaigning against existing rights that trans people enjoy.

   2021 June, Craig McLean, “The Growth of the Anti-Transgender Movement in the United Kingdom: The Silent Radicalization of the British Electorate”, in International Journal of Sociology